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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are scheduled to attend the launch announcement on Thursday. Also present will be Sloane Stephens, a Black U.S. tennis player who has faced a torrent of racist abuse after losing matches. Senior Biden administration officials say the task force is expected to issue recommendations in 180 days. The new effort comes as the United States reels from shooting massacres in Texas and New York that were predated by misogynist and racist commentary online.
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