Tag: UCR

Guest Writer Spotlight: Fake news can’t fool new algorithm

From Holly Ober, University California Riverside/UCRToday RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — A University of California, Riverside, computer scientist has received reinforcements in his battle against fake news. Snap Research, the research division of Snap, Inc., has made a $7,000 donation for Evangelos Papalexakis, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the Bourns College of Engineering, to continue improving an algorithm […]

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RIVERSIDE: Man killed by UCR PD was armed with multiple weapons

RIVERSIDE — A man officials say was discharging a weapon while carrying “two firearms and an improvised firearm” was fatally shot by UCR campus police officers early Sunday morning, July 22. According to officials, the man had been discharging a firearm in the area of the 600 block of West Blaine Street. The neighborhood where the gunshots were heard is […]

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UPDATED: RIVERSIDE: Man fatally struck and left dead on busy MLK Blvd remains unidentified

UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 27, 11 p.m. RIVERSIDE — In spite of life-saving efforts made by both law enforcement and fire officials, a pedestrian – believed to have been struck by a vehicle – died at the scene, Wednesday, Aug. 23. The deadly incident was reported in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard, west of Canyon Crest Drive, in Riverside. According to […]

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Man shot, woman seriously injured in Riverside attempted murders near UCR

RIVERSIDE – Two people were seriously injured and one is in critical condition after a shooting and assault in the 1400 Block of University Avenue in Riverside Sunday, August 7. The location of the attempted murders is only two-tenths of one mile from the University of California Riverside campus. The Riverside Police Department’s Communications Center received several calls at about 2:37 […]

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UPDATED: Black Lives Matter IE claims no affiliation with Saturday’s planned protest in Riverside

UPDATED: 07/14/2016 10:30 With a letter/post from Black Lives Matters member Matthew Young and my response to him. SEE ORIGINAL POST BELOW SEE ALL E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE BELOW AFTER ORIGINAL REPORT From Mr. Young: ATTENTION! A WORD OF WARNING FROM BLACK LIVES MATTER IE CONCERNING SATURDAY’S PROTEST! We have already expressed concern about the apparent planned action this Saturday involving shutting down […]

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