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Protesters Disrupt DeVos School Visit
Protesters on Friday morning attempted to thwart a visit to a District of Columbia middle school by newly confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
"Stop DeVos and fund black futures," a group of around two dozen demonstrators chanted outside Jefferson Academy.
Demonstrators r... | 0legit |
_Impossible Foods to supersize production of lab-grown burger
It's not easy to sink your teeth into one of Impossible Foods' lab-grown meatless hamburgers. After all, you can only get them at eight US restaurants.
On Wednesday, though, the company said it will bring its Impossible Burger to 1,000 eateries by year's e... | 0legit |
What to expect from Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' public memorial
On Saturday the public gets a chance to say a final farewell to Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds who died one day apart late in December. The memorial will be held at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Cemetery Hollywood Hills at 1 ... | 0legit |
Elton John celebrates 70th birthday with star-studded party
Elton John knows how to throw a party and he didn't disappoint when he turned 70 on Saturday night. The English singer gathered his friends family and many A-listers to fete him inside Red Studios in Los Angeles. The evening was hosted by Rob Lowe and feat... | 0legit |
Indian Wells: Roger Federer beats Stan Wawrinka to win BNP Paribas Open
Australian Open champion Roger Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 in an all-Swiss final to win the BNP Paribas Open - his fifth Indian Wells triumph. World number 10 Federer claimed the first set before being broken for the first time at this yea... | 0legit |
White House attacks Clintons in pushback against Manafort allegations
White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacked former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in response to a report raising concerns about former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's connections to Russia.
"So a... | 0legit |
No
you can't pay your interns with free food "Finding people to work is challenging particularly for restaurants. Pret a Manger a U.K. based sandwich shop chain is no different. To meet this challenge executives there decided to try something new: a one-week internship for about 500 teenagers to according to a c... | 0legit |
Russia Can Wait for $70 Oil Before Returning to Arctic Waters
Russia can wait for a sustained recovery in oil prices before drilling again in Arctic waters relying for now on less costly regions even as rival producer Norway accelerates development of its northerly fields. "We estimate production costs for the Russia... | 0legit |
Doping in sport: Drug use 'fast becoming a crisis'
Drug use at every level of sport is "fast becoming a crisis" according to UK Anti-Doping - responding to a BBC poll into doping in amateur sport. It found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who has doped and 8% said the... | 0legit |
Bruno: Convicted of murdering ex-girlfriend
goalkeeper makes controversial return to soccer After serving seven years in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and feeding her to dogs Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza is controversially back in the game signed by Boa Esporte for two years. Fans and spons... | 0legit |
Supreme Court Expands Rights for Students with Disabilities
In a unanimous decision with major implications for students with disabilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that schools must provide higher educational standards for children with special needs.
The 8-0 ruling in the Endrew F. v. Douglas County ... | 0legit |
Liverpool hire jet for return of Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino
Liverpool are taking no risks in their preparations for Saturday's Merseyside derby by hiring a private jet to return Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino from international duty in Brazil. The influential attacking duo are preparing to play in B... | 0legit |
Toyota teams up with Microsoft to bring voice recognition to cars
Toyota owes Microsoft a big ol' "thank you" when it comes to the future of the automaker's connected cars.
Microsoft will license a good deal of its connected car patents to Toyota, Automotive News reports. Toyota will have access to a number of inte... | 0legit |
Congress Moves to Strike Internet Privacy Rules From Obama Era
WASHINGTON - Republican senators moved Thursday to dismantle landmark internet privacy protections for consumers in the first decisive strike against telecommunications and technology regulations created during the Obama administration, and a harbinger of... | 0legit |
Wilfried Zaha hits back at Southgate's 'timescale' claim over England selection
Wilfried Zaha has rejected Gareth Southgate's suggestion that he had imposed a timescale to be selected again by England effectively holding the national team to ransom and has defended his right to instead represent the country of his ... | 0legit |
Mo Farah: Doctor who gave controversial supplement infusion to face MPs
The doctor who treated Mo Farah with a controversial infusion has been summoned to give evidence to MPs. The infusion of the legal supplement L-carnitine given to Farah in 2014 before a major race is being looked at by the US Anti-Doping Agency ... | 0legit |
Phone device tests male fertility with 98% accuracy, study shows
A new smartphone attachment can evaluate a man's semen and determine his level of fertility with up to 98% accuracy, a new study has showed.
The new technology -- consisting of an external accessory in which sperm samples are inserted and an app that a... | 0legit |
Betsy DeVos's Education Hearing Erupts Into Partisan Debate
WASHINGTON - At her confirmation hearing on Tuesday to be education secretary, Betsy DeVos vigorously defended her work steering taxpayer dollars from traditional public schools, arguing that it was time to move away from a "one size fits all" system and tow... | 0legit |
Healthier Cereals Snare a Spot on New York School Menus
The New York City public school system has quietly replaced breakfast cereals made by the Kellogg Company, the titan whose name is virtually synonymous with cereal, with those from a small California upstart called Back to the Roots.
The switch, which follows a... | 0legit |
Facebook Messenger gets Reactions and Mentions
Facebook Messenger users can now show how they feel about individual messages with new Reaction emoji.
Like the emoji available when reading posts on the social network, the Messeger Reactions announced Thursday just require you to press and hold any message to access a... | 0legit |
Broncos helmet found with Tom Brady's missing jerseys could belong to Von Miller
MVP Von Miller's Super Bowl 50 helmet may have been discovered alongside Tom Brady's missing jerseys in Mexico according to Miller's team the Denver Broncos. The NFL announced on Monday that Brady's jersey from last month's Super Bowl L... | 0legit |
Neil deGrasse Tyson goes supernova on Trump budget
(CNN)Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson believes President Donald Trump's first proposed budget could make America "weak," "sick" and "stupid."
"The fastest way to Make America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it," he tweeted Sunday as part... | 0legit |
Ban aimed at electronics in cabins of some US-bound flights
The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday.
The reason for the ban was not immediately cl... | 0legit |
Yahoo Reveals Massive Breach of Data from 500M Accounts
Popular web portal Yahoo said today that it believes a "state-sponsored actor" stole information relating to some 500 million user accounts from its network at the end of 2014.
But Yahoo only learned about the breach "in the last few weeks," a source familiar wi... | 0legit |
F1: Resurgent Ferrari finally takes fight to Mercedes
The champagne flowed cheers rang out and "il Tricolore" flags were enthusiastically waved. But behind the scenes there was probably a huge collective sigh of relief. Sebastian Vettel's win at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix has been a long time coming for Ferrari ... | 0legit |
Benedict Cumberbatch welcomes 2nd son
People confirmed that the couple welcomed a second son Hal Auden Cumberbatch on March 3. Cumberbatch has not yet commented on the birth and his rep has not responded to a request for comment from ABC News. The "Doctor Strange" star announced in October that he and his wife a t... | 0legit |
China's Tencent buys 5% stake in Tesla
Chinese tech giant Tencent has spent $1.78bn (£1.4bn) on buying a 5% stake in electric carmaker Tesla. Tencent best known for its WeChat mobile app has been investing in a number of sectors including gaming entmt cloud computing and online financing. Tesla said the stake wa... | 0legit |
Chrissy Teigen
Patricia Arquette and more react to United Airlines leggings incident "After United Airlines barred two girls from boarding a flight this weekend because they were wearing leggings which the company said is part of their policy for relatives and friends of employees who travel for free on standby act... | 0legit |
Clinton's emotional concession: This is 'painful and will be for a long time'
Hillary Clinton ended her historic presidential campaign Wednesday, saying it is "painful and will be for a long time," as she urged for a peaceful transfer of power.
"Donald Trump is going to be our president," she said in her concession ... | 0legit |
WWE star Paige reveals self-harm thoughts after leaked video scandal
WWE star Paige has revealed she wanted to physically harm herself after explicit images and videos of her were leaked online. The two-time Divas champion real name Saraya-Jade Bevis admitted she thought of hurting herself during the period of contr... | 0legit |
Rory McIlroy: Muirfield women membership saga was 'obscene'
hey finally voted to accept women as members but Rory McIlroy says the need for Muirfield golfers to have a second ballot on the issue was "obscene" and "horrendous." The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers the club based at the East Lothian links vote... | 0legit |
Roger Federer beats Frances Tiafoe on return to Miami Open
Roger Federer beat American teenager Frances Tiafoe in his first match at the Miami Open for three years. The Swiss 35 defeated the 19-year-old qualifier 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 to take his 2017 record to 14 wins and one loss. Federer who won has won the Australian ... | 0legit |
House sends bill rolling back Internet privacy protections to Trump
Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump on Tuesday that wipes away landmark online privacy protections the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican d... | 0legit |
Sweden Warned Not to Return to High-Tax 70s as Incomes Squeezed
Don't return Sweden to the high taxes of the 1970s and 1980s. That warning comes from Sweden's state-funded economic think tank as the Social Democratic-led government has been raising taxes on workers while planning to cut levies on pensioners and those... | 0legit |
Uber to shut down Denmark operation over new taxi laws
Uber will shut down its operation in Denmark next month following the introduction of new taxi laws the company has said marking the latest European setback for the US ride-booking service. A company spokesman Kristian Agerbo said on Tuesday Uber "must take t... | 0legit |
London Stock Exchange 'working hard' on Deutsche Boerse merger
The London Stock Exchange has said it is continuing to "work hard" on its planned merger with Deutsche Boerse. Earlier this week the LSE said the deal could collapse as it was unlikely to get European Commission clearance. The commission had ordered the ... | 0legit |
BrewDog threatened lawsuit against plan for bar with 'punk' in name
BrewDog threatened legal action to prevent a bar from using the term "punk" in its name it has emerged a day after the brewer blamed "trigger-happy" lawyers for a similar dispute that sparked a social media backlash. The brewer which has been a vo... | 0legit |
Renegotiate Nafta? Mexicans Say Get On With It
For more than two decades free trade has been at the heart of Mexico's relationship with America responsible for pumping a stream of vehicles audio components and avocados north and cheap corn cattle and software south. To the nation's leaders it was central vital ... | 0legit |
Chelsea make Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez their No1 summer transfer target
Chelsea have made Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez their main summer transfer target and Antonio Conte has discussed the possibility of bringing the Chilean to Stamford Bridge with the club's hierarchy. The Italian manager is in talks with Chelsea over a ... | 0legit |
Pence: Congress wasn't ready to repeal, replace Obamacare
Vice President Mike Pence said Congress "just wasn't ready" to repeal and replace Obamacare, joking that supporters of the House Republican health care plan could have used some WWE superstars.
Speaking in Charleston, West Virginia, following a listening sess... | 0legit |
YouTube automates sound effect captions with AI
YouTube has used algorithms to automatically caption speech for eight years now in an effort to make its billions of videos more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing. While the feature was pretty rough at first, it has significantly improved it over time, getting... | 0legit |
Why Silicon Valley isn't fighting to save the Internet (yet)
We thought we'd never have to pull this out again one member of the singing activist group said at a tech industry rally against President Trump in San Francisco earlier this month. Then the Grannies launched into their protest song: Say to Comcast to Veri... | 0legit |
A Tumultuous Beginning
It's been a rocky start for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos but Trump supporters see success. Newly-minted Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has had a tumultuous start to her tenure in the Trump administration.
As the president's most protested cabinet pick, DeVos botched her way through a Sen... | 0legit |
US leads boycott of UN talks to ban nuclear weapons
United Nations, New York (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Monday that the United States and almost 40 other nations would not participate in the first-ever talks on an international treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Flanked by ambassadors... | 0legit |
Former IndyCar and Nascar driver David Steele killed during Florida race
Sprint car veteran David Steele has died during a race in Florida. Desoto Speedway officials said in a Facebook post on Saturday night that track owners and staff were saddened by the crash. The statement says Steele was trying to win his 100th ... | 0legit |
Shanghai Shenhua: Fire erupts at big-spending Chinese club's stadium
A blaze has ripped through part of big-spending Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua's home stadium. Black smoke billowed from the Hongkou Stadium Tuesday as fire tore through one end of the 33 000-seater arena. No injuries were reported by loc... | 0legit |
Scarlett Johansson opens up about 'Ghost in the Shell'
Actress Scarlett Johansson opened up about her new film "Ghost in the Shell addressing the controversy surrounding her being cast as the heroine and discussing the difficulties of being a woman in Hollywood, in an interview with Good Morning America" anchor Mic... | 0legit |
Nintendo Switch game console to launch in March for $299
The Nintendo Switch video game console will sell for about $260 in Japan, starting March 3, the same date as its global rollout in the U.S. and Europe. The Japanese company promises the device will be packed with fun features of all its past machines and more. N... | 0legit |
Alex Jones Apologizes for Promoting 'Pizzagate' Hoax
Alex Jones a prominent conspiracy theorist and the host of a popular right-wing radio show has apologized for helping to spread and promote the hoax known as Pizzagate. The admission on Friday by Mr. Jones the host of "The Alex Jones Show" and the operator of the... | 0legit |
Hillary Clinton's Team to Join Wisconsin Recount Pushed by Jill Stein
WASHINGTON - Nearly three weeks after Election Day, Hillary Clinton's campaign said on Saturday that it would participate in a recount process in Wisconsin incited by a third-party candidate and would join any potential recounts in two other closel... | 0legit |
Dai Young tells Wasps backline to raise work rate against Leinster
Wasps' star-studded backline have been urged to show more "belly for the fight" if they intend to transform the club from great entertainers into title winners. No team in England has scored more tries than the Premiership leaders but the head coach ... | 0legit |
School Starts Too Early In The Morning, State Lawmaker Says
If Senator Anthony Portantino gets his way, California will be the first state in the nation to ensure that teenagers can go to school without sacrificing a good night's sleep. This week he introduced SB328, a bill that would require California school distric... | 0legit |
Poll: Trump's approval rating dips to new low of 37 percent
President Donald Trump's approval rating has dipped to a new low of 37 percent in the Quinnipiac University poll.
A majority of American voters surveyed by Quinnipiac between March 16 and 21 - 56 percent - said they disapprove of the president's job performa... | 0legit |
Trump calls Democrats 'losers' after GOP health bill failure
President Donald Trump spoke out Friday afternoon after Republicans pulled the Obamacare overhaul he had endorsed, criticizing Democratic opposition to the bill and passing off the responsibility for its failure.
"I've been saying for the last year and a h... | 0legit |
California Upholds Auto Emissions Standards
Setting Up Face-Off With Trump "California's clean-air agency voted on Friday to push ahead with stricter emissions standards for cars and trucks setting up a potential legal battle with the Trump administration over the state's plan to reduce planet-warming gases. The vot... | 0legit |
Slaven Bilic still has support of West Ham's owners
West Ham's owners still have faith in manager Slaven Bilic despite his team winning only three of their 11 games this year according to Sky sources. Bilic's contract runs out in the summer of 2018 and recent results have made it less likely that he will be offered ... | 0legit |
Toshiba's Westinghouse files for US bankruptcy
Westinghouse Toshiba's US nuclear unit has filed for US bankruptcy protection. The US firm has struggled with hefty losses that have thrown its Japanese parent into a crisis putting the conglomerate's future at risk. Westinghouse has suffered huge cost overruns at two... | 0legit |
Super Mario Run makes leap to Android
The wildly popular Super Mario Run smartphone game is now available for play on Android devices, Nintendo said Wednesday.
Nintendo said in a tweet that it made the game available for download at the Google Play store a little earlier than it expected.
The release comes about thr... | 0legit |
Google Maps can tell your friends exactly where you are
If you've ever tried to meet up with friends at a big expanse like Central Park or Golden Gate Park, you know it can be a pain to find the exact spot where they're hanging out.
Google wants to help.
The search giant on Wednesday unveiled a new feature for Googl... | 0legit |
Texas Must Broaden Death-Penalty Exemption, High Court Says
A divided U.S. Supreme Court said Texas must broaden its death-penalty exemption for people who are intellectually disabled, ruling that the state was violating the Constitution by using outdated medical standards.
The 5-3 ruling could mean a new sentencing... | 0legit |
Will Smith reunites with Fresh Prince of Bel-Air pals
Will Smith has reunited with the cast from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - more than 20 years after the show ended its six-year run. Six members of the show posed for a photo which was shared by Alfonso Ribeiro who played Carlton in the hit 90s US show. In the Inst... | 0legit |
Students Experiment With Drones for 4-H National Youth Science Day
More than 100,000 K-12 students across the country experimented with engineering, coding and design in the 4-H National Youth Science Day "Drone Discovery Challenge" Wednesday.
Students worked in groups overseen by volunteers to explore the science b... | 0legit |
Planet Earth leads field with nine Bafta Craft nominations
Planet Earth II was a hit with viewers when it aired last year - and now it seems to have wowed Bafta as well. The BBC One nature documentary has received nine nominations ahead of its annual Craft Awards which celebrate behind the scenes talent in televisio... | 0legit |
On 'Day Without Women,' Two Districts Cancel School
School districts in Virginia and North Carolina are telling students to stay home on Wednesday, on a nationwide day of protest called "A Day Without Women," because so many staff members do not plan to show up for work.
In Alexandria Public Schools in Northern Virg... | 0legit |
Demi Lovato does a perfect teen impression
Demi Lovato does like a totally legit impression of a teen. Lovato appeared on "The Tonight Show" Monday night an took part in Jimmy Fallon's reoccurring "Ew!" skit. The requirements included wearing a ridiculously sparkly top pigtails and locking lips with a pillow plast... | 0legit |
Tomb Raider: First pic of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft released
It's dusty work being a Tomb Raider as the first picture of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft reveals. The Swedish Oscar-winner takes over from Angelina Jolie in the latest film to be drawn from the popular video game franchise. Described as a reboot the f... | 0legit |
Chris Pratt responds to body shamers telling him he's too thin
Big or small Chris Pratt has heard it all. These days the "Guardians of the Galaxy" star 37 is taking flak for being too thin but he's not taking it lying down. Pratt who has been documenting the healthy snacks he's eating while filming "Jurassic Wor... | 0legit |
How a Red State City Fell in Love With Muslim Immigrants
Every week hosts Dan Moss and Scott Lanman bring you a jargon-free dive into the stories that drive the global economy. Post-industrial Midwestern America helped propel Donald Trump to the nation's top job. You've heard that a hundred times. But did you hear a... | 0legit |
Sean Spicer tells reporter to 'stop shaking your head'
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told a reporter to "stop shaking your head" during an exchange at his daily press briefing Tuesday. Spicer appeared annoyed by April Ryan Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks when she asked what Presi... | 0legit |
London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse deal blocked by EU
EU regulators have blocked London Stock Exchange's £21bn merger with German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse. The European Commission said the deal would have created a "de facto monopoly" for certain financial services. The merger would have combined Europe's tw... | 0legit |
GPS device to prevent false Everest claims by climbers
Nepal will provide GPS tracking devices to some mountaineers who attempt to scale Mount Everest this year to prevent them from making false summit claims and to track climbers in distress, an official said on Monday.
Climbers who reach the 8,850-metre (29,035-fee... | 0legit |
EU Blocks Deutsche Boerse's $14 Billion Takeover of London Stock Exchange
European Union regulators dealt a final blow to Deutsche Boerse AG's planned takeover of London Stock Exchange Group Plc a symbolic block on EU-U.K. integration on the same day Britain formally serves notice of its decision to quit the EU. The... | 0legit |
Ex-US Attorney Barbara McQuade will teach law at Michigan
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade will teach at University of Michigan law school.
The school said Tuesday that McQuade will teach criminal law, criminal procedure and national security law. She has undergraduate and law degrees from Michigan.
McQuade says... | 0legit |
How 'Bones' bred a new generation of female scientists
Fox's "Bones" is coming to an end on Tuesday having produced 246 episodes of often-gory crime cases cracked by a team led by the brilliant Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel). For some female viewers of the long-running series the show has been about much m... | 0legit |
Jimmy Anderson hopes for injury-free England Test summer in runup to Ashes
England's all-time leading wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson remains confident his body can withstand the rigours of seven Tests in two months this summer but as he turns 35 in July accepts he has to take things "step by step". As a result the Lan... | 0legit |
Homeland Security suspends travel ban
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's government moved swiftly Saturday to comply with a federal judge's order halting his travel ban -- even as Trump himself denounced the judge -- but readied its legal defense of the controversial executive action.
The Department of Homelan... | 0legit |
First reactions to 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' at CinemaCon
The Walt Disney Studios unveiled the fifth installment in their "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise "Dead Men Tell No Tales" Tuesday night at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Initial reactions from those in attendance including press theater owners and exhibitors ... | 0legit |
Scientists Bristle at Trump Budget's Cuts to Research
Before he became president, Donald J. Trump called climate change a hoax, questioned the safety of vaccines and mocked renewable energy as a plaything of "tree-huggers."
So perhaps it is no surprise that Mr. Trump's first budget took direct aim at basic scientifi... | 0legit |
School Choice Fails to Make a Difference
This is the kind of news that school-choice advocates and skeptics alike need to pay attention to: The Economist magazine reports that a team of academic economists found that students who won a lottery in Louisiana to receive vouchers to go to the public or private school of t... | 0legit |
Woman arrested three times as she tries to see President Trump
(CNN)A woman arrested late Tuesday night after she allegedly attempted to gain entry to the White House has been arrested two more times nearby. Police said she has told them she was there to speak to President Donald Trump.
Marci Anderson Wahl, 38, of E... | 0legit |
Eddie Lacy joins Seattle Seahawks on one-year deal
Seattle Seahawks have confirmed the capture of former Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy with Jamaal Charles also scheduled to visit. Seattle have been linked with a host of running backs since free agency began last Thursday and NFL Insider Ian Rapoport has confirmed... | 0legit |
U.S. Travel Industry Fears a 'Lost Decade' Under Trump
Like many Washington lobby groups, the U.S. Travel Association was quick to congratulate the new president on his victory last November.
"We are encouraged that Mr. Trump's extensive business and hospitality background ...will make him a ready and receptive ear,... | 0legit |
LeBron James tried to wear silly-looking sunglasses against Wizards
LeBron James who suffered a scratched cornea against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday nearly made a bold - and apparently illegal - decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Washington Wizards. To protect his eye which was reportedly sensitive ... | 0legit |
Real Madrid may not be willing to pay £100m for Eden Hazard
says Ramon Calderon "Real Madrid are in a "very good situation" financially but may not be willing to pay £100m to sign Chelsea's Eden Hazard says former president Ramon Calderon. The Spanish giants want to sign Hazard according to Sky sources but talks ... | 0legit |
A Value Is Assigned to Tom Brady's Missing Jersey: $500
000 "How much is that missing Tom Brady Super Bowl jersey worth anyway? According to the official police report half a million dollars. The jersey Brady wore in the game vanished after the Super Bowl leading to a deluge of press attention and a promise from ... | 0legit |
Pharrell the musical: Coming to a screen near you
He's familiar as an award-winning music producer and singer-songwriter but what is known about Pharrell Williams' early life? If the answer is "not much" that could soon change as Williams' youth is to inspire a big-screen musical according to The Hollywood Reporter... | 0legit |
First lady Melania Trump touts equality at International Women's Day luncheon
Washington (CNN) First lady Melania Trump spoke about equality, freedom and the responsibility women have to help each other achieve success at an invitation-only luncheon honoring International Women's Day Wednesday at the White House.
"A... | 0legit |
Sources: FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization
(CNN)Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN... | 0legit |
No new threat led to airline laptop limits, officials say
U.S. and British officials said Tuesday the decision to bar laptops and tablets from the cabins of some international flights wasn't based on any specific threat but on longstanding concerns about terrorists targeting jetliners.
Unimpressed, some travelers and... | 0legit |
Fossil has a ton of new smartwatches coming out later this year
Fossil Group is going all-in on connected watches. The company previously announced that it planned to release 300 new smartwatches, hybrid watches and fitness trackers across multiple brands in 2017. Fossil is now making good on that promise and has show... | 0legit |
White House keeps up sanctuary cities pressure with funding threat
Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined Monday how the Trump administration will use federal funds to crack down on "sanctuary cities" and states that choose not to comply with federal immigration laws, as it has threatened to do since... | 0legit |
Instagram adds two-factor authentication, security features
Instagram just made your account harder to hack.
On Thursday, Instagram added two-factor authentication to the photo- and video-sharing social network, increasing security measures for its 600 million active users.
You can activate two-factor authentication... | 0legit |
Millions of UK workers at risk of being replaced by robots
study says "More than 10 million UK workers are at high risk of being replaced by robots within 15 years as the automation of routine tasks gathers pace in a new machine age. A report by the consultancy firm PwC found that 30% of jobs in Britain were potenti... | 0legit |
Lawrence Okolie: Olympian wins in 20 seconds on professional debut
Rio 2016 Olympian Lawrence Okolie took just 20 seconds to score a knockout win on his professional debut. The 24-year-old British cruiserweight caught compatriot Geoffrey Cave with two solid right hands. The bout followed Anthony Crolla's points defea... | 0legit |
Friedman confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel
President Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, overcoming strong opposition from Democrats.
Friedman was approved 52-46 in a roll call vote, an unusual step. U.S. ambassadors to Israel, a country that ... | 0legit |
Wells Fargo profits hit by legal costs
US bank Wells Fargo has reported a fall in quarterly profits after setting aside funds for potential costs related to its fake accounts scandal. Third quarter profit fell 2% to $5.64bn (£4.6bn) from $5.8bn the year before. The scandal saw bank employees open as many as two milli... | 0legit |
Olivia Newton-John hints at possible reunion with John Travolta for 40th anniversary of 'Grease'
Good news for fans hopelessly devoted to "Grease" stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Newtwon-John told Britain's The Mirror that a reunion could be in the works next year to mark the 1978 film's 40th anniversary.... | 0legit |
Millie Bobby Brown taking a 'rest' between appearances and 'Stranger Things' filming
Millie Bobby Brown has been promoting "Stranger Things" seemingly nonstop lately and is now taking some time for herself. Brown who plays the mysterious Eleven on the hit Netflix series posted an apology to fans on Instagram after h... | 0legit |
Brexit talks will fail without compromise: José Manuel Barroso
Brexit negotiations are on course to fail unless both Britain and the European Union ditch their winner-takes-all approach to the coming talks the former president of the European commission José Manuel Barroso has said. With just days to go before Theres... | 0legit |
Study: Inclusive Environment Key to Closing STEM Gap
In order to tighten the gender gap in certain male-dominated science, technology, engineering and math fields, educators must develop a more inviting culture, according to a study published in the October issue of Psychological Bulletin.
The study, "Why Are Some S... | 0legit |
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Fake News Dataset
Dataset Description
From, Rada Mihalcea, the dataset curator's website: 'A dataset of fake and legitimate news, covering several domains (technology, education, business, sports, politics, entertainment and celebrity news). It consists of nearly 1,000 news, split evenly between fake and legitimate, collected through crowdsourcing or from web sources.' This is the fakeNewsDataset portion of the data-set. A celebrityDataset will be added separately.
Source Data
The original data-set can be downloaded as a Zip from Rada Milhacea's website. See the paper cited below for more information.
Dataset Structure
Data Fields
text: Value(dtype='string', id=None)
label: ClassLabel(names=['legit', 'fake'], id=None)
Data Splits
train: 480 examples
Dataset Author/Creator
Rada Mihalcea
Licensing Information
This data is licensed by its author under the GNU General Public License.
Citation Information
If you use this dataset, please cite:
Veronica Perez-Rosas, Bennett Kleinberg, Alexandra Lefevre, Rada Mihalcea, Automatic Detection of Fake News, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING 2018), New Mexico, NM, August 2018. https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~mihalcea/papers/perezrosas.coling18.pdf
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