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• FACTCHECK - Trump Dominates 2016 Whoppers
  on Dec 20, 2016 in FactCheck.org fake news Hillary Clinton politics presidential elections Trump U.S.A.
  "The Whoppers of 2016" by Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, and Robert Farley; FactCheck.org 12/19/2016ExcerptDonald Trump again dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.SummaryA year ago, we broke with past practice and named Donald Trump our...
• NEWSHOUR SHARES - The TSA
  on Dec 19, 2016 in NewsHour Shares PBS-Newshour TSA U.S.A.
  "The one place people 'like' the TSA" PBS NewsHour 12/16/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  In our 'NewsHour Shares' moment of the day: A surprisingly popular Instagram account.  The Transportation Security Agency is not typically considered a source of...
• BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR - Investing in Others
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Brief But Spectacular human dignity PBS-Newshour philanthropy
  "How this CEO invests in the dignity of others" PBS NewsHour 12/15/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  From a young age, Jacqueline Novogratz wanted to be a force for good in the world.  Now she is combating poverty by bringing business to communities tha...
• SUPER 'MARY JANE' - Is It Safe?
  on Dec 19, 2016 in marijuana mental health PBS-Newshour research states
  "How safe is super-concentrated marijuana?" PBS NewsHour 12/15/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  Now legal in eight states, there are unanswered questions about the impact of recreational marijuana on public health.  To maximize potency, pot can be puri...
• MEDIA - Facebook vs Fake News
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Facebook FactCheck.org fake news PBS-Newshour PolitiFact.com Slate Magazine Snopes
  "Will new tools help Facebook users get the facts on fake news?" PBS NewsHour 12/15/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  During the last three months of the campaign, fake news headlines drew more engagement than real reporting, and social media platforms were...
• RANKING AMERICAN SCHOOLS - International Teens' Opinion
  on Dec 19, 2016 in education Hong Kong international PBS-Newshour U.S.A.
  "What international teens think about school in America" PBS NewsHour 12/13/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  International education tests offer one measure for how countries around the world compare academically.  But test scores aside, how do academi...
• MENTAL HEALTH - The New Biomedical Bill
  on Dec 19, 2016 in biomedical mental health PBS-Newshour U.S. Congress U.S.A.
  "How the big biomedical bill advances U.S. mental health care" PBS NewsHour 12/13/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  Most of the attention around the biomedical bill President Obama signed on Tuesday has focused on faster drug approval and new money for resea...
• RUSSIA - The Hack Attack on U.S. Elections
  on Dec 19, 2016 in cyber attack PBS-Newshour presidential elections Russia U.S.A. WikiLeaks
  IMHO:  With the complicity of WikiLeaks (International Anti-U.S. Spy Agency)."In debate on Russian interference and disinformation, there's a lot we still don't know" PBS NewsHour 12/12/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  The CIA has concluded that pre-el...
• CULTURE AT RISK - Nashville's Music Spaces
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Culture at Risk Greed Files music Nashville PBS-Newshour Tennessee U.S.A.
  "Nashville's storied music spaces threatened with silence" PBS NewsHour 12/12/2016aka "Greed Assaults Culture"ExcerptSUMMARY:  Downtown Nashville has been a backbone of the nation's music industry for more than six decades, giving the nation sta...
• OPINION - Shields and Ponnuru 12/16/2016
  on Dec 19, 2016 in cyberattack Democrats DNC opinion PBS-Newshour politics presidential elections Republicans Russia Trump
  "Shields and Ponnuru on the ‘dark cloud' of Russian cyberattacks" PBS NewsHour 12/16/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  Reports emerged this week that the CIA is confident Russia attempted to sway election results through cyberattacks.  Syndicated colu...

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