Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact checking training, warns Unesco

The Biggest Travel Debate: Check In or Carry On?

Check in or carry on? Amy Virshup, the Travel editor at The New York Times, and Christine Chung, a Times reporter covering consumer travel, have a debate.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Checking the roads the day before Thanksgiving

AAA says more than 71 million people will take road trips to their destinations for Thanksgiving this week. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has a report from I-95 near ...

Checking in on Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago and Boston

CBS News Chicago reporter Mugo Odigwe and CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt have reports from their local airports where travelers are trying to make it to their destinations for Thanksgiving. ...

The Future of Political Influencers

Republicans now see the value in collaborating with influencers and content creators. Their plan? Bring them under their red tent for many elections to come.

Tech - Wired - November 7

Elon Musk’s Political Influence

We explore Musk’s agenda and ideology.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgent

This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional core. This 1989 movie from Turkish director Tunç Basaran is a gentle and ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

Matt Hancock says he ‘reluctantly’ stopped non-urgent treatment during pandemic

Former health secretary also pressed at Covid inquiry on the ‘slowness’ of the resumption of elective care. The former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he “reluctantly” approved of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’

Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with data

World - Financial Times - November 2

Facts vs. Feelings: Week 10 roster-setting time

Liz Loza waxes philosophical on the halfway point of the season and "falling back" into standard time.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Democrats confront fact that Trump’s dark vision prevailed as result sinks in

Trump world was jubilant after his election win, while confusion and foreboding reigned on the other side of America. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Fact or Fiction: Is home-court advantage in the NBA's regular season dead?

Let's take a deeper dive into the decline of home-court advantage in the NBA.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

Sherm drops matter-of-fact take on Deebo-Pepper sideline scuffle

Richard Sherman believes San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was totally justified in telling kicker Jake Moody to "lock in" Sunday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Facts vs. Feelings: Starts, sits and stashes for Week 11

Liz Loza lays down the facts that should lead you to setting a lineup you can feel good about.

Sports - ESPN - November 14

5 important reverse mortgage facts seniors should know

Seniors contemplating a reverse mortgage should familiarize themselves with these five facts before getting started.

Facts vs. Feelings: Stars to trust and under-the-radar plays for Week 12

The formula for success in fantasy involves weighing facts versus feelings to make those Week 12 decisions.

Sports - ESPN - November 20

Fact or Fiction: The NBA's 2024 free-agency class was a dud

Let's take a deeper dive to see if teams are salvaging some value from their underwhelming offseason signings.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 22

Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Is Jaylen ... Waddle-ing to WR1 in Miami?

Are these "No. 2" fantasy football assets taking over their respective offenses? Are some of these No. 1's doomed to perform like No. 2's from here on out? Analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Facts vs. Feelings: Hope for Young, frustration with Harrison, fading Kelce

Liz Loza serves up advice on starts and sits alongside a heaping helping of Thanksgiving-themed puns.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Kiffin, SEC loyalists must face facts — the league's dominance is over

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin popped off this week in mocking the ACC and Big 12, and claiming the SEC is still the best.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 20 hours ago

Celtic slip into their 'A-game' as Aberdeen get reality check

Brendan Rodgers says Celtic "had to bring our A-game" to deliver the first defeat of Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen reign with a resounding 6-0 win that seals a place in the Scottish League Cup final.

Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Former students urged to check for loan refunds

New figures show university graduates could be eligible for refunds worth nearly £200m.

Franco weapons charge: Court mandates check-ins

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco on Wednesday was assigned monthly check-ins as he awaits a court date to face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest Sunday ...

Sports - ESPN - November 13

Messi held in check as Paraguay shock Argentina

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina in the South American World Cup qualifiers on ...

Sports - ESPN - November 15

Donald Trump gets a brutal reality check

The implosion of Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general reveals the president-elect isn’t all-powerful despite the Republican trifecta in government.

Politics - Politico - November 21

Gaetz failure suggests Senate Republicans may resist Trump extremes

President-elect’s strategic retreat over attorney-general nominee is sign of his political limitations

Business - Financial Times - November 22

Luxembourg's Juncker calls for end to border checks in EU

World - Yahoo News - November 23

F.B.I. Checks of Trump Nominees Are Critical for the Nation’s Security

With fewer and fewer checks on presidential power, we need rigorous congressional consideration of the incoming president’s team.

Top stories - The New York Times - 21 hours ago

Checking the forecast for the trip home after Thanksgiving

Will the weather cooperate for the millions of travelers making their post-Thanksgiving return trips? The Weather Channel's Kelly Cass has more on the post-holiday forecast.

Martha Stewart Documentary Says She Was the Original Influencer. Was She?

The new Netflix documentary “Martha” examines the homemaking diva’s illustrious, and complicated, career and personal life.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 10

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