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There’s been a lot of (justified) outrage about anti-Semitism lately.

Over the past year, anti-Semitic tweeters have increasingly trolled journalists. Last week, Adam Yauch Park in New York City, named for a late Jewish member of the Beastie Boys, was defaced with swastikas. And on Monday, CNN hosted a TV news segment with a debate topic scrawled across the screen reading: “Alt-right founder questions if Jews are people.” Not to mention the countless other swastikas that have shown up across the country since the election. Читать дальше...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Authorities say two universities in South Florida were on lockdown for several hours following a shooting that injured a man.

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As Facebook continues to face intense pressure over its role in spreading misinformation during the U.S. election, the global nature of its platform means the so-called fake news problem is already infecting other parts of the world. From Rangoon to Manila to Sao Paulo, fake news is going viral on Facebook.

Brazil is currently experiencing an onslaught of online misinformation as a result of political upheaval that has seen the impeachment... Читать дальше...

One senior quarterback got back on the field Monday. Another continues to heal.

A lucky gambler won $941,411 on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.

As one of the NFL’s historically bad franchises, the Detroit Lions don’t usually have much on the line in their annual Thanksgiving game. That isn’t the case, however, in the 2016 season. Detroit can take a big step towards winning the NFC North when they host the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An international aid group has warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen's western city of Taiz, saying that corpses litter the streets and civilians are trapped.

Disney

Disney is looking to repeat the opening-weekend success of "The Force Awakens" with its first ever "Star Wars" standalone movie, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

The movie, opening December 16, is projected to earn over $130 million at the domestic box office its first weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

If it holds, that would be the second-highest opening of all time in December, with 2015's "The Force Awakens" still comfortably topping the list with its $247.9... Читать дальше...

The Liberal government says it will begin the process of buying 18 Boeing Super Hornet jet fighters to meet what it deems to be the urgent needs of the air force, but was unable to say Tuesday when the aircraft will be purchased and how much they will cost.

A former writer for Facebook’s trending section denounced the social media platform on Monday saying the company treated the team like “garbage.” The former employee, Mythili Sampathkumar, said the reason for Facebook’s fake news problem was firing the team earlier this year.

ENSCHEDE - Universiteit Twente zet in op een verdere versterking van de succesvolle studie Technische Geneeskunde. De universiteit wil door middel van zes nieuwe fellowships getalenteerde studenten de mogelijkheid bieden voor een tweejarige vervolgopleiding.

In a move to encourage cashless transaction following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, the government has waived off the service tax for online booking of train tickets via the IRCTC website.

The sugar factories in Belagavi began cane crushing for 2016-17 without waiting for the government to declare the support price for sugarcane. Authorities have not only failed in announcing support price for sugar cane but has also failed to recover pending cane bills of 2013-14.

Show business is not for the nervous investor

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out a series of attack on Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state killing many insurgents. In a statement by on its social media page, the air force confirmed that an aircraft was used to attack the terrorists who were having a meeting under a tree in the state […]

Donald Trump tweets that he is "seriously considering" Dr. Ben Carson for HUD secretary.

So far, the only promotions listed are free two-day delivery on in-stock items ordered by 5 p.m., and extended shopping hours.

Richard Spencer's National Policy Institute was described as one of the country's most influential purveyors of academic racism.

Comparing formations observed on Mars to an active geyser in northern Chile, Arizona State University researchers may have found new evidence that life once existed on Mars.

Moscow and New Delhi intend to develop cooperation in oil and gas sectors and in the sphere of renewable energy, the Russian Energy Ministry said Tuesday.

Bob Lee (Ryan Phillippe) gets the rundown while entering jail in this clip from tonight’s all-new Shooter, given exclusively to JustJared.com. In “Exfil,” Bob Lee struggles to protect his family from inside the walls of SeaTac Federal Detention Center while Isaac (Omar Epps) tries to figure out how to silence him. Meanwhile, Nadine (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) [...]

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Kate Middleton had a dino-mite morning! The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Natural History Museum in London where she hung out with twenty child "dino-scientists" as a...