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We all know what it feels like to be emotionally manipulated. It can be extremely effective, which is why some unscrupulous individuals do it so much.

A few years ago, Facebook, in conjunction with researchers from Cornell and the University of California, conducted an experiment in which they intentionally played with the emotions of 689,000 users by manipulating their feeds so that some users only saw negative stories while others only saw positive stories.

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It later emerged that she could not comprehend evidence during the week-long case at Southwark Crown Court.

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In a stunning rebuke of the President-elect, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans favor keeping Air Force One and cancelling Donald Trump.

Respected South African referee Craig Joubert has retired from officiating 15s matches to take up a post as a ‘talent development coach’ for the game’s governing body‚ World Rugby.

Brad Pitt wants to re-edit the plotline in his increasingly contentious custody battle with Angelina Jolie.

The Russian Finance Ministry is expecting to receive about 1 trillion rubles (some $15.7 billion) in additional oil revenues in 2017 if the crude price will stay at $50 per barrel, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday.

Junaid Jamshed, a Pakistani pop star turned evangelical Muslim cleric, was on board an aircraft that crashed into a mountainside on Wednesday, a airline official told Reuters.

With Christmas only a few weeks away, it’s time to get in the spirit by watching all your favorite holiday movies. 

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BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Cassini has relayed the first images captured during its initial ring-grazing orbit.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits maker Brown-Forman Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell slightly as tough foreign exchange conditions and lost revenue from a couple of brands it shed offset gains in its bourbon, tequila and flagship Jack…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits maker Brown-Forman Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell slightly as tough foreign exchange conditions and lost revenue from a couple of brands it shed offset gains in its bourbon, tequila and flagship Jack…

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According to my long-time friend, Dan Gouré, “the U.S. military is a pale shadow of its former self.” Furthermore, it is now too small to succeed because the “demand for U.S. military forces continues to grow even as their overall capacity declines.” But if the U.S. military is too small to succeed, the core question is: Succeed at what?

Missions drive requirements and capabilities. If America’s responsibility is to be the world’s policeman and provide security in every region around the globe... Читать дальше...

Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Kezia Dugdale proposed on Wednesday to introduce a new political settlement, possibly a federal state, to consolidate the United Kingdom in the wake of the Brexit decision.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott is expected to play at least two games in the NBA Development League as he comes back from a knee injury that kept him out of training camp and the first 18 games of the season.

The fine food and wine business in the UK could be hit hard by Brexit and the business owners have already started to feel the impact of Britain's decision to leave the EU.

He won't be in Sweden for his Nobel Prize. Could his "pre-existing commitment" be in Hibbing?

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):

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Beer sales are taking a hit in states where marijuana is legal.

So far this year, beer volumes have dropped roughly 2% in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, which have all legalized recreational pot, according to Neilsen data cited in a recent report from Cowen & Co.

At the same time, marijuana consumption has grown in those states.

The data indicates that many beer drinkers are swapping their six-packs for marijuana instead, and that has major implications for the beer industry ... Читать дальше...

Just over two weeks before celebrating the birth of Jesus, Catholics will celebrate Thursday God enabling Jesus’ mother Mary to be conceived free of sin. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a major occasion in many countries throughout the world.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, has shared some useful tips on what you can do during natural disasters like cyclones and cold waves.

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William Hagen, the leader of the California Ku Klux Klan chapter, was arrested Saturday for stabbing another Klan member before a victory parade the white- supremacist group was holding in Roxboro, North Carolina, that day, to celebrate Donald Trump’s presidential election.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott is expected to play at least two games in the NBA Development League as he comes back from a knee injury that kept him out of training camp and the first 18…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott is expected to play at least two games in the NBA Development League as he comes back from a knee injury that kept him out of training camp and the first 18…