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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people. And you can't blame bots; it's us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign. Читать дальше...

In Alabama, religiously-affiliated private adoption agencies can legally discriminate against same-sex couples, but the law may be having the opposite effect.

NAIA Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) leads seven Mid-South Conference institutions in the latest Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics officials announced on Thursday.

Lindsey Wilson sits atop the Directors' Cup standings with 565.5 points after the completion of five winter sports. Lindsey Wilson boasts 327.5 points this winter -- the most points scored by any institution in the winter season. Читать дальше...

The federal government has said the Department of Petroleum Resources and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory will soon be scrapped. The disclosure was made by the minister of state for petroleum resources.

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Just days before heading to a West Wing job, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was secretly engaged in talks to sell his struggling news organization, the New York Observer, to Clinton megadonor and Univision chair Haim Saban and Hillary Clinton ally David Brock — a progressive media figure with aspirations to turn the news outlet into “the Breitbart of the left.”

After the 2016 election, Kushner and Observer Media chair Joseph Meyer reportedly... Читать дальше...

James Lawler Duggan / Reuters

Just days before heading to a West Wing job, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was secretly engaged in talks to sell his struggling news organization, the New York Observer, to Clinton megadonor and Univision chair Haim Saban and Hillary Clinton ally David Brock — a progressive media figure with aspirations to turn the news outlet into “the Breitbart of the left.”

After the 2016 election, Kushner and Observer Media chair Joseph Meyer reportedly... Читать дальше...

Unity has always been a challenge for the women's movement.

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Pamela Anderson has weighed in on the drama unfolding between her ex-husband Tommy Lee and their son Brandon, saying that the former Motley Crue drummer is “a disaster spiraling out of control.” In a blog post Thursday, Anderson also called Lee’s actions “desperate and humiliating” and accused him of engaging in a “Trump style” rampage. In the post, titled “Alcoholism Is the Devil,” Anderson says that their son was “putting together an intervention (along with friends and people Tommy works with and admired).” Anderson also said... Читать дальше...

Santé Canada lance un appel à la vigilance aux Canadiennes qui prennent des pilules anticonceptionnelles Alysena 21 et Alysena 28.

La cour a statué qu'il y avait suffisamment de preuves pour que Sofiane Ghazi soit cité à procès. Il est accusé d'avoir poignardé à de multiples reprises son ex-conjointe enceinte de huit mois, le 24 juillet 2017, dans un appartement de Montréal Nord, entraînant la mort de son enfant à naître.

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• L.L.Bean has long been known for its lifetime return policy, which it ended in February.
• The store now offers a still-generous one-year window for returns. 
• It's not the only US retailer with an extremely generous return policy.

In February, L.L.Bean ended its legendary lifetime return policy to clamp down on customers who were taking advantage and using it to replace heavily worn products.

"Increasingly, a small, but growing... Читать дальше...

Just before President Trump is set to sign orders on protective tariffs for steel and aluminum imports, 11 U.S. allies signaled their commitment to free trade by signing the Trans Pacific-Partnership trade deal. The U.S. was not among the signatories, having backed out of negotiations last January.

Londres, 8 mar (dpa) - El ataque con gas nervioso contra el ex espía ruso Serguei Srkipal y su hija Yulia afectó a 21 personas en Reino Unido, que tuvieron que recibir atención médica, informó hoy la policía británica. Entre los afectados se cuentan el ex agente, su hija y un agente que llegó al lugar para auxiliarlos, indicó la Policía de Wiltshire, según la agencia PA.Skripal, de 66 años, y su hija, de 33, fueron encontrados el pasado fin de semana con síntomas de intoxicación en un banco en un... Читать дальше...

img style=float: left; margin-right: 10px; src=http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/photo/2018/0308/r337985_1296x729_16-9.jpgamp;w=100amp;h=80amp;scale=cropamp;site=espnfc /Arsene Wenger and Laurent Koscielny are looking ahead to Arsenal's first leg of the Europa League last 16 tie against Milan. David Seaman, Ian Wright and Sol Campbell have their say on the importance of Arsenal's Europa League last-16 clash with AC Milan. Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop predict the biggest ties in the last 16 of the Europa League... Читать дальше...

Accepting a simple dare — eat a garden slug — had devastating consequences for one teenage rugby player in Australia, according to news reports. After the teen swallowed the slug, he developed a parasitic infection that caused a serious brain disease that paralyzed him from the neck down. Sam Ballard was 19 years old in 2010 when he swallowed the slug, which was carrying the roundworm parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as rat lungworm, according to the Australian news site News.com.au.... Читать дальше...

A second republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed and the former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rufai Ahmed Alkali, have joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He criticises APC government.

A person of interest in the death of a Nebraska woman who disappeared after a Tinder date last year allegedly admitted to accidentally strangling her during a sexual encounter that also involved two other women, PEOPLE confirms.

After a long winter without a team for the 2018 season, Alexey Vermeulen has signed a contract with Japanese Continental team Interpro Stradalli.

Chris Paul converted a spin move in the paint to help stave off a rally and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 17 games with a 110-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at BMO Harris Bradley Center. With the Bucks riding a 7-0 run that cut the Houston lead to five points, Paul made a short jumper over Jason Terry to reestablish control. After an empty possession by Milwaukee, Paul sank two free throws to seal the win. Paul finished with 16 points and 11 assists as Houston... Читать дальше...

JONESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia sheriff says an 8-day-old baby has died after being mauled by a dog. Lee County Sheriff Gary Parsons tells the Kingsport Times-News that deputies were told a “large shepherd-type” attacked and mauled the girl while she lay in a bassinet. The sheriff says the infant’s upper body and head were primarily injured. He says his department was responding to a call about the mauling Wednesday morning, but the baby was already on the way to a hospital […]

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first Arsenal goal as his new club rebounded from a run of four successive losses with a 2-0 win at AC Milan in the first leg of the Europa League last 16

Over a year ago, when Hulu first previewed its live TV service, the company’s video teaser revealed a feature that still hasn’t arrived: mobile notifications. In that demo, a user got an alert about a basketball game with a tight score heading into the final minute of play. But months later, Hulu has yet to actually build mobile alerts — something that could help it stand out against Sling TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Now, and PlayStation Vue — into the live TV service. That’s changing with this month’s March Madness tournament. Читать дальше...

Magazines, you better put down that airbrush right now or you are in for a world of hurt courtesy of Lili Reinhart. The “Riverdale” actress slammed Cosmopolitan Philippines on Thursday for altering her and co-star Camila Mendes bodies following their February cover shoots. In a series of images published to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, Reinhart called out the magazine for its photoshopping. “Today is International Women’s Day,” Reinhart wrote. “Over the last year, we’ve seen an unprecedented movement for women’s rights... Читать дальше...