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Politico ‘stealth edits’ headline on its Ben Carson-West Point story

Busted. Politico changed the headline on its problematicBen Carson — West Point story from “Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship” to “Exclusive: Carson claimed West Point ‘scholarship’ but never applied,” but there’s no Editor’s note in the story to alert readers to the change: Here are screenshots comparing the two headlines, via the Washington…

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Piers Morgan driven to paper-crumpling outrage by Dana Loesch

http://twitter.com/#!/kiradavis422/status/291737504682479619 CNN’s Piers Morgan and Dana Loesch have already clashed over the Second Amendment via Twitter, so many were looking forward to fireworks when Loesch appeared on “Piers Morgan Tonight” Wednesday. I tried guys. I wanted to see @danaloesch on @piersmorgan, but I made less than 2 minutes.I can’t stand him.Go Dana! Get im’! —…

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Medals for 948 police personnel

Three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were awarded the top honour of the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) and seven others Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) for thwarting ter Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/medals-for-948-police-personnel/article8989566.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

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FTC Chairman Says Facebook's Plan to Merge Brands May Make It Harder to Split: FT

FTC Chairman Says Facebook’s Plan to Merge Brands May Make It Harder to Split: FT Facebook Inc’s plan to integrate Instagram and WhatsApp more closely could hinder any attempts to break up the social media giant, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told the Financial Times on Monday. Read More…

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Athlete data stolen by Russian group: WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that hackers stole confidential medical information about U.S. Olympic athletes and published it on the internet, blaming a Russian group for the attack.Th Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/athlete-data-stolen-by-russian-group-wada/article9106991.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

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Many Michael Phelps fans won’t take home the gold for spelling

http://twitter.com/#!/thisislocks/status/229236825946988544 Biggest Olympics loser so far? Spelling. Sadly, enough fans of Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps are unable to spell his name that “Micheal Phelps” became a trending topic on Twitter this morning. “Micheal” is especially popular among advocates of pot legalization. Thank you micheal phelps for showing us you can smoke weed and be in the…

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