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Were your passwords caught in the largest data breach ever?

A database that contained almost 773 million email accounts and more than 21 million unique passwords was recently leaked to an online hacking forum in a breach called “Collection #1” that has ...

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Lunar eclipse tonight is sight not to miss

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Whoever staged the celebrations around tonight’s AFC Championship game between the Chiefs and the Patriots did a great job. Enter…the lunar eclipse. As seen from Kansas City, the Moon will be high ...

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Teen sold kidney for iPhone, now bedridden for life

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A Chinese teen who sold his kidney for an iPhone a few years ago is reportedly bedridden for life. Wang Shangkun, who was 17 years old when he sold the organ, began ...

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Netflix raising prices in biggest increase ever

Enjoy Netflix? It’s gonna cost you more. The streaming giant is increasing prices for customer anywhere from 13 percent to 18 percent. It will be the biggest jump in prices since the ...

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Cable prices going up in 2019

If you are not one of the tens of millions of Americans abandoning cable and satellite, you may be joining them soon.  Cable and satellite prices are going up in 2019 in ...

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Israel Moon landing to make history

Israel is set to join an exclusive club in February with the launch of an unmanned spacecraft that will land on the Moon. If successful, Israel would become the world’s fourth nation ...

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Is China’s control of 5G speeds a Pearl Harbor for US?

Communist China is determined to control fifth-generation wireless technology (5G) networks, posing a threat to American telecommunication firms and raising national-security concerns. To win the next-generation mobile race, the U.S. government has ...

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These are the worst passwords you could have this year

For what seems like the umpteenth time, “123456” and “password” are the most commonly used passwords this year. Those combinations sit in the number one and two spots respectively, according to SplashData, who ...

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Solar-powered Bible makes God’s word available to billions

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Leading The Way’s solar-powered Navigator audio devices are reaching young people for Christ in the world’s largest Muslim nation. Founded and led by Christians, Harapan Children’s Centre* is seeing a remarkable response among their pupils ...

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Missouri hopes to totally ban texting and driving

Missouri may join other states that completely ban texting and driving. State Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, wants to join most U.S. states by enforcing a total ban on the dangerous habit. Hansen ...

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Teen electrocuted to death by earbud as phone charged

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Returning home to check on her teen son whom she thought was ill, the mother of Mohd Zahrin found her 16-year-old lying as she left him in the morning. When she moved ...

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Free meals for kids if they put phones away

Frankie and Benny’s, a UK-based restaurant chain, wants families to have quality time together when dining out in its restaurants, so they decided to give parents a break.  If they put down ...

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Google says discussions among staff to censor conservative news are real

Google has admitted the authenticity of internal chats showing Google employees debated demoting conservative media outlets in its search results after President Donald Trump won the 2016 election over Hillary Clinton. The ...

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Alert: Clever Cyber Monday scam is after your money and identity

Cyber Monday is here! If you avoided the retail stores and skipped their Black Friday deals, don’t worry, you’ll get another chance for major savings today. From clothing to travel to exclusive ...

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Apple admits faulty iPhones, offers free repairs

Apple Inc said last week it had found serious issues affecting some of its iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook pro products and said the company would fix the faulty products free of ...

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Schools contribute to identity theft of children

Identity thieves love to steal children’s identities. Nobody thinks to check their child’s credit report because there’s no reason to expect them to have one. Criminals can exploit the stolen identity undetected ...

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Love of the typewriter shows in ‘Type-Out’

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Kevin Kittle states that his love of the venerable typewriter began early.  “I didn’t like handwriting as a boy,” he begins.  “And because my parents owned a print shop, typewriters were readily ...

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Ozark, MO man central to spaceflight program

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Although he never left the ground, an Ozark, Missouri man had a front row seat to the glorious history of American spaceflight. While the astronauts got all the attention, thousands of technicians ...

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Hyperloop between Kansas City and St. Louis possible?

Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the results of a feasibility study on a planned route connecting Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis. The study, which has yet to be published in full, purports that ...

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New Apple watch will track you “all day”

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Consumers increasingly pay big bucks to give away their privacy. Mesmerized by consumerism and shiny new electronic gadgets, do they know what they’re giving up? Now Apple wants you to purchase their ...

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New clever bank phishing scam is spreading and it’s duping even the experts

Crooks are getting sophisticated and they are polishing their techniques constantly, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. And you won’t believe the latest phone phishing scam that’s going around. It’s so clever ...

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Windows Update halted by Microsoft, cites “Major Problems”

The big Windows 10 October 2018 Update was officially released publicly last week and it brings a few updated features like improved Storage Sense, a Your Photos desktop pin, an updated Emoji ...

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Top 5 uncommon phone apps every Christian needs

Are you looking for the best Christian apps for your smartphone or tablet? If yes, then you came to the right place. I personally use different applications that help me with my ...

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How teens and parents navigate screen time and device distractions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Roughly half (54%) of U.S. teens are worried they spend too much time on their cellphones, according to a new Pew Research Center report released today. Some 52% of ...

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Tech giants to face Congress, this time over privacy

Sparks could fly next week between six major Web companies and a Congressional Panel investigating privacy. The tech giants and internet-service providers, including AT&T Inc, Twitter Inc, and Alphabet Inc’s Google, will ...

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