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Peering under the hood of fake-news detectors

New work from MIT researchers peers under the hood of an automated fake-news detection system, revealing how machine-learning models catch subtle but consistent differences in the language of factual and false stories. The research also underscores how fake-news detectors should undergo more rigorous testing to be effective for real-world applications.

Popularized as a concept in the United States during the 2016 presidential election, fake news is a form of propaganda created to misl...

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Yakuza Kiwami 2

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Sega's Yakuza Kiwami 2 is about history, how it shapes our lives and how its cruel absence can leave an all-consuming void that pulls us to our fates. This remake of 2006's Yakuza 2 acknowledges the potential that history has for pain and heartbreak, but it argues that we live fuller lives when we turn to face the things we've put behind us. It doesn't, then, cheapen the intended swan song for longtime protagonist Kazuma Kiryu in

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Met Opera Offers Free Tickets to Federal Employees During Government Shutdown

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Federal government employees affected by the government shutdown can get some free entertainment in New York.

The Metropolitan Opera says it is offering free tickets to people with government IDs from Saturday through the end of the month. A pair of tickets per performance can be reserved in advance by telephone or in person at the Met box office.

Twelve performances are available: for Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Debussy’s Pell...

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TVLine Items: Ugly Betty Reunion on Superstore, Sandlot Series and More

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Ugly Betty‘s sisters are going head-to-head: Ana Ortiz will reunite with her TV sibling America Ferrera on the latter’s NBC comedy Superstore.

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Clark Gregg Teases New Character in Season 6

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Sorry S.H.I.E.L.D. fans, Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) is dead -- no, really!

When Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns for Season 6 this summer, Clark Gregg may be back in action with the rest of the cast, but it's not going to be as Phil Coulson. After being infected with odiu...

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Coachella 2019: YouTube to Live Stream Second Weekend, Including Kanye West's Easter Service

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For those who can't make it the second weekend of Coachella 2019, YouTube will be offering a first-ever curated live stream of performances from April 19-21, including Kanye West's highly anticipated Easter Sunday Service.

West's gospel-inspired performance will take place at "The Mountain" inside th...

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The Passage Season 1 Episode 2: Henry Ian Cusick on the Relationship Between Dr. Lear and Fanning

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Episode 2 of The Passage, "You Owe Me a Unicorn," filled in some of the backstory of how the shady Project Noah program came into existence. The Department of Defense-overseen program, where scientists study a virus that gives its carriers regenerative powers but also turns them into vampire-like creatures called "virals," was the brainchild of Dr. Jonas Lear...

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Is Mike Pence Slated to Resign at the Request of President Trump?

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On 26 December 2018, the website America’s Last Line of Defense (LLOD) ran this “breaking” news item under the headline “Mike Pence will Resign ‘At The Request of the President’”: