The girl around the house casually dressed “as a Jacobite.”

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First Evidence That Social Bots Play a Major Role in Spreading Fake News

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Judge orders Montana congressman who assaulted a reporter to be formally booked on assault charge, months after his election

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Shakespeare on Eclipses

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Verify or Duck! Journalists should confirm all details they didn’t witness.

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My English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.

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