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Gen Z regret, Albania protests, Yamato data leak

Albania's capital has had months of protests by the anti-government Flamingo movement, and this week's violence was on a different scale from anything before.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington tonight, NPR reports that young voters who backed Donald Trump say everything got worse, and some now describe real regret.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRegret I understand. Most stores give you thirty days and a receipt.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBallots carry no receipt, Hank.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tirana, the BBC reports that weeks of demonstrations against the government by the Flamingo movement escalated into violence this week.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlamingos?

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the movement's name. Not the birds. Though I have seen birds run a ministry more calmly.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd in Japan, Yamato Transport confirmed Friday that about five point three one million customer records, with names and addresses, leaked after unauthorized access.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo a delivery company now knows where everyone lives, and so does a stranger. I want my vote, my flamingo and my address back.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe receipt is in the leak.

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