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The UK and Canada summon Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face questions on fake news; the US and UK seek a ceasefire in the Yemen war.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Stavros Agorakis. TOP NEWS Zuckerberg summoned to London Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images Britain and Canada joined forces Tuesday to summon Mark Zuckerberg to a joint hearing on disinformation and fake news at a November event in London. [ Independent / Andrew Griffin ] The Facebook founder appeared before the US Senate in the spring to face similar questions about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which pointed to the company's extraction of personal data from millions of Facebook profiles to use it for political purposes. [ Vox / Alvin Chang ] Zuc

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - The Day's Most Fascinating News from Dave Pell Wednesday, October 31, 2018 1 THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG "On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged 'nationalist', you played his song Happy to a crowd at a political event in Indiana. There was nothing 'happy' about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday and no permission was granted for your use of this song for this purpose." With that letter sent by his lawyer, Pharrell Williams became the latest in a long list of musicians who have told politicians to cease and desist using their songs at political rallies. But like those before him, Pharrell might find that his efforts to hit the mute button will not have a happy ending. From The Guardian : Can't always get what you want: why artists st