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TRUE | Jake Gyllenhaal opens up about 'Life' and his friendship with Ryan Reynolds
The Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal opened up about his role in the new sci-fi thriller "Life" in an interview with "Good Morning America" anchor Michael Strahan that aired today and also spoke out about his friendship with co-star Ryan... |
TRUE | We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren
Conservative darling-turned-pariah Tomi Lahren is getting a crash course on what the right thinks of women. Lahren a 24-year-old known for her video monologues delivered in a brash self-aggrandizing tone rose to quick prominence within right-wing media. She's young ... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | NASA Finds Water on Mars
In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA astronomers announced today they have found strong evidence that water flows on the surface of Mars. The finding makes it much more likely that life may exist or could have existed on the planet.
"We see features that look like gullies formed by flowing wat... |
TRUE | Exchange students say U.S. high schools easier and puzzle over all the sports
A funny thing happened on the way to making U.S. high schools harder: The rest of the industrialized world made theirs even harder.
A new survey of foreign exchange students who spent time in U.S. high schools last year finds that nine in ... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | Back Channel to Trump: Loyal Aide in Trump Tower Acts as Gatekeeper
In business, as a candidate and now as president, Mr. Trump has valued loyalty as the defining attribute in family, aides or Republicans in Congress. He does not always get it, as the defection of the Freedom Caucus last week on the health bill he wa... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | AT&T pulls ads from YouTube, other Google sites
AT&T doesn't want its name showing up next to videos promoting intolerance and hate. As a result, the carrier on Wednesday said it's pulling ads from YouTube and other Google "non-search platforms."
"We are deeply concerned that our ads may have appeared alongside YouTu... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | The House just voted to wipe away the FCC's landmark Internet privacy protections
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 o... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | President Trump climbs into an 18-wheeler and pretends to be a trucker
That's the role the president briefly assumed Thursday when he climbed into the drivers seat of a Mack 18-wheeler parked on the South Lawn of the White House.
Trump, who wore an "I Love Trucks" button on his lapel, tried his best to emulate a tru... |
TRUE | Girls Who Code Closing Computer Science Gender Gap
It's time to close the gender gap. One of the largest gaps is in one of the most high-demand and well-paid careers: computer science. Girls Who Code is a club dedicated to evening out the playing field and now it is coming to Coos Bay.
"Currently women pose only 18 ... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 6-year-old got gun at LA-area school; families kept in dark
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Authorities learned a 6-year-old brought a gun to an elementary school outside Los Angeles, but parents of other students didn't learn about it for nearly two weeks.
The student's grandmother found the firearm in his backpack earl... |
TRUE | _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... |
TRUE | A Google computer victorious over the world's 'Go' champion
On Saturday, a Google computer clocked its third consecutive victory over Lee Se-dol, the long-reigning global champion of the world's most complex board game. That win makes the machine the clear winner in a best-of-five series.
The achievements of the Goog... |
TRUE | Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned on all U.S. flights due to fire hazard
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones will be banned from all airline flights after nearly 100 incidents of the devices overheating and sometimes injuring owners, the Transportation Department announced Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration previously u... |
TRUE | Ford to invest $1.2bn in Michigan plants
Ford has said it will spend $1.2bn (£1bn) as part of a planned upgrade of three Michigan plants. It said $850m will be spent on retooling its factory in Wayne where Ford plans to build Bronco and Ranger models. In addition Ford will create 130 jobs at its Romeo engine parts p... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Schools in rural areas shifting toward a 4-day week
For once, both teachers and their students agree that less school is a good thing. Or at least less frequent school.
A dynamic shift has begun in rural school districts across the United States, with many considering -- and in some cases implementing -- a four-day s... |
TRUE | Tax reform the next big ticket item on Trump's legislative agenda
The morning after President Donald Trump failed to deliver on his campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, he reassured the country a new plan will be on the way.
"ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great... |
TRUE | Fruit-shaped sensor 'can improve freshness'
A new fruit-shaped sensor could help cargo companies to keep fruit fresher in transit, researchers say.
The device - which mimics the size, shape and composition of real fruit - is packed in with produce in transit and closely monitors its temperature.
It comes in orange, ap... |
TRUE | This is how badly Saudi Arabia needs its big oil IPO to go well
Saudi Arabia gave Saudi Aramco a huge gift this week by slashing the tax rate on the national oil company to 50% from 85%. The kingdom stressed that the drastically reduced tax rate which is retroactive to the start of 2017 would be offset by dividends... |
TRUE | Harvard Law, Moving to Diversify Applicant Pool, Will Accept GRE Scores
Harvard Law School, moving to open its doors to a larger, more diverse pool of applicants, said on Wednesday that it would accept the graduate record examination, known as the GRE, for the admission of students entering its fall 2018 class.
The ... |
TRUE | Trump targets tech's H-1B visa hiring tool
SAN FRANCISCO - President Trump's relationship with Silicon Valley has always been volatile at best, but it seems things soon may get even more contentious.
The CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb and Tesla Motors noted the policy was affecting their own employe... |
TRUE | In Second Debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Spar in Bitter, Personal Terms
Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton collided in an almost unremittingly hostile debate on Sunday night, a 90-minute spectacle of character attacks, tawdry allegations, and Mr. Trump's startling accusation that Mrs. Clinton had "tremendo... |
TRUE | Brexit boost: Qatar will invest another $6 billion in U.K.
The gas-rich Gulf state has already invested about £40 billion ($50 billion) in Britain where it owns a string of trophy assets including the Harrods department store and the Shard -- western Europe's tallest building. Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nass... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Snapchat 'will be bigger than Twitter
Yahoo and AOL with advertisers' "Snapchat could become more popular with advertisers than Twitter Yahoo and AOL within three years with the messaging app company forecast to be bring in revenues of more than $3bn (£2.4bn) a year by the end of 2019. That bullish forecast is bas... |
TRUE | Educators Prepare for Immigration Agents at the Schoolhouse
In January, New York City's schools chancellor, Carmen Fari�a, sent a letter home to students' families, reassuring them that the city was not keeping records of their immigration status and that immigration agents would not be roaming schools unfettered.
B... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | Netflix is testing a 'Skip Intro' button, and viewers love it
No more watching the same minute-long intro song and credits before every episode of "Orange is the New Black." Netflix told CNNMoney Friday that some Netflix members recently began seeing a "Skip Intro" button while streaming, but wouldn't say when it firs... |
TRUE | Miami Open: Novak Djokovic joins Andy Murray in pulling out with elbow injury
World number two Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week's Miami Open because of an elbow injury. The 29-year-old Serb is the second big name to withdraw from the event after world number one Andy Murray did likewise for the same reason... |
TRUE | State of Sport: Amateur doping findings 'concern' sports minister
The extent of doping in amateur sport - revealed by a poll for the BBC - is a "concern" says sports minister Tracey Crouch. A BBC State of Sport investigation found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who ... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Jeff Bezos tests giant robot suit
The Amazon (AMZN Tech30) CEO tweeted a photo of himself testing out a giant mechanical robot suit at the company's exclusive MARS conference late Sunday night. The conference focuses on machine-learning home automation robotics and space. "Why do I feel so much like Sigourney Weav... |
TRUE | 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,... |
TRUE | Federal judge sides with Trump administration in travel ban case
(CNN)A federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of the Trump administration Friday, declining to join other federal courts that halted the President's revised travel ban last week.
Two federal judges -- one in Maryland and one in Hawaii -- have blocked... |
TRUE | Samsung's new AI assistant will take on Siri and Alexa
Samsung is preparing to launch a digital assistant called "Bixby," the latest product to result from the tech industry's obsession with artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
Bixby will be featured on the new Galaxy S8, Samsung's head of research and... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | You've Been Accepted to Columbia. Oops, Our Error.
When an applicant to the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health got an email on Wednesday saying it was "delighted to welcome" her, she said she was overcome with euphoria.
She began sobbing, and her body shook.
"I couldn't even control my body," said t... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Google commits $50 million to close the education gap
There are 130 million students around the world who haven't learned basic math or reading, even after being in school for several years, according to UNESCO.
Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, wants to whittle down that number. Over the next two years, it's ... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | Lauren Jeska jailed for Alexander Stadium stabbings
A fell-running champion has been jailed for 18 years for stabbing three UK Athletics staff at a major arena. Lauren Jeska a transgender athlete admitted trying to murder Ralph Knibbs at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. The "cool calculated attack" came amid a disp... |
TRUE | Reese Witherspoon posts heartfelt message on 6th wedding anniversary
Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon took to Instagram on Sunday to post a heartfelt anniversary message to her husband of six years agent Jim Toth. "Six years ago I was lucky enough to marry this wonderful man. He makes me laugh everyday and supports me ... |
TRUE | 'Bates Motel' slashes into 'Psycho' in final season
There's a fine line between creative risk-taking and sacrilege when dealing with well-known properties. While "Bates Motel" might not have committed the latter it has seemingly sacrificed the right to bill itself as a prequel to "Psycho." The A&E series always appe... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Maria Sharapova claims she 'fought for truth' as tennis doping ban return nears
Maria Sharapova said she feels vindicated by the reduction of her doping suspension adding that she "fought hard for the truth" as she prepares to return to tennis after a 15-month ban . Russia's former world No1 was initially barred for... |
TRUE | Baseball Is Practically a Water Sport to the Mets' Granderson
Even for 10 minutes Curtis Granderson can't restrain himself. On a recent morning here in spring training before the start of his 12th full major league season he was talking about how at age 36 he will handle the rigors of chasing down balls in center... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | In age of Trump, Obama is the new tabloid darling
Donald Trump might be the original tabloid president, but while he works long hours in Washington making phone calls from the Oval Office and wreaking havoc on Twitter, the gossip pages and fashion blogs are spilling a lot of ink chronicling his predecessor.
Buoyed b... |
TRUE | Schwarzenegger taunts Trump over approval rating
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger continued his very public feud with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, releasing a video taunting the president over his falling approval ratings.
"The ratings are in, and you got swamped," Schwarzenegger said. "Wow, now yo... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Lewis Hamilton believes he can beat Sebastian Vettel to world title
Britain's Lewis Hamilton says he is confident he can beat Sebastian Vettel to the world title this year despite defeat at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finished second to the German in the season opener in Melbourne after losing the lead followi... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Brazil 3-0 Paraguay: Philippe Coutinho and Neymar book World Cup spot
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored as Brazil qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a dominant 3-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday. Liverpool's Coutinho who was due to fly back on a private jet after the game with Roberto Firmino ahead of t... |
TRUE | Solar-powered 'skin' could make prosthetics more real
Many people try to stay out of the sun. But if a new type of solar-powered electronic skin makes its way onto prosthetics, wearers will definitely want those rays shining on their limbs.
Researchers are already working to create smart skin that embeds sensors that... |
TRUE | Gold Set to Soar to $1
500 as Inflation Makes a Comeback "Gold is poised to rally to levels last seen four years ago as rising inflation and negative real interest rates combine to boost demand according to Incrementum AG which says that the precious metal may be in the early stages of a bull market. Prices may cl... |
TRUE | Judge rejects Stein's request for hand recount in Wis.
MADISON, Wis. - Green Party candidate Jill Stein paid $3.5 million Tuesday to clear the way for Wisconsin's presidential vote recount but had a judge reject her lawsuit to require all Wisconsin counties to do the recount by hand.
Dane County Circuit Judge Valeri... |
TRUE | George Michael portrait by Damien Hirst sells for $580
000 "A portrait of the late George Michael by artist Damien Hirst has sold for just under half a million pounds at a charity auction. The money raised from the sale of Beautiful Beautiful George Michael Love Painting will go to HIV/Aids charity The Goss-Michael ... |
TRUE | First on CNN: Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration wants the first $1 billion of border wall funding to cover 62 miles -- including replacing some existing fencing along the southern border.
The documents describe exactly where the administration hopes to put its first i... |
TRUE | Machine Learning Opens Up New Ways to Help Disabled People
CC rules require TV stations to provide closed captions that convey speech, sound effects, and audience reactions such as laughter to deaf and hard of hearing viewers. YouTube isn't subject to those rules, but thanks to Google's machine-learning technology, ... |
TRUE | Ivanka Trump Set to get West Wing Office as Role Expands
Ivanka Trump, who moved to Washington saying she would play no formal role in her father's administration, is now officially setting up shop in the White House.
The powerful first daughter has secured her own office on the West Wing's second floor - a space ... |
TRUE | Uber Self-Driving Car Tests Resume Three Days After Crash
Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving cars were back on public roads Monday, three days after a crash in Arizona put the company's testing program on hold.
The ride-hailing company resumed testing in San Francisco Monday morning, and planned to restart the p... |
TRUE | Jason Witten signs new four-year deal with Dallas Cowboys
Dallas tight end Jason Witten has signed a four-year contract extension that virtually guarantees the 14-year veteran will spend his entire career with the Cowboys. The deal Witten signed on Tuesday runs through to 2021 and leaves the final year of the two-time... |
TRUE | 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... |
TRUE | Let there be light: German scientists test 'artificial sun'
Scientists in Germany flipped the switch Thursday on what's being described as "the world's largest artificial sun," a device they hope will help shed light on new ways of making climate-friendly fuels.
The giant honeycomb-like setup of 149 spotlights - offi... |
TRUE | 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 ... |
TRUE | Elon Musk creates Neuralink brain electrode firm
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has launched Neuralink a start-up which aims to develop technology that connects our brains to computers. A report from the Wall Street Journal later confirmed in a tweet by Mr Musk said the company was in its very early stages and re... |
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