LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Liebermanon Facebook is revamping its fight against fake news by announcing Thursday it will get more aggressive in tracking dubious reporting. The social media service turned tech conglomerate originally announced in April that it was improving its “Related Articles” system in which different content from various outlets on the same…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch A Boston-based news network fired a science reporter after colleagues raised concerns her views on vaccines and man-made global warming challenged the scientific consensus on those issues. WGBH recently announced Misha Michaels “is not a good fit” and would not be working for the network. Michaels, a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cut off state funds to a county that provides sanctuary to illegal immigrants Wednesday, following through on an earlier pledge to punish such sanctuary cities and localities. Travis County will no longer have access to $1.8 million in state criminal justice grants, Abbott announced…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is attracting older white Americans through his polite demeanor, catered plans such as his “Gray New Deal,” and a deluge of television ads. The 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, mayor found unexpected success with baby boomers as he struggles to build support among black voters and young voters, enabling him…
By Saagar Enjeti Lockheed Martin will delay components of the F-35 program for seven months, costing nearly $500 million, after assuring President-elect Donald Trump it would do all it could do to drive costs down. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain revealed the delay in the historically expensive program after a letter from a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall New York police released surveillance footage Friday that reportedly shows a man allegedly climbing in a woman’s bedroom to assault her. The surveillance video reportedly shows the moments after he tried to expose himself to her, reports NBC 4 New York. In the video, the man believed to…
