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The NRA nearly doubled its ad spending on Facebook for 3 weeks after the El Paso and Dayton shootings

The National Rifle Association doubled its Facebook ad spending after the mass shootings in El Pass, Texas and Dayton, Ohio last month, the Intercept reported. Only a day after...
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Man flees after putting bag over girl's head in possible kidnapping attempt: cops

3 hours ago | New York Post

A 6-year-old girl avoided a possible abduction attempt in New Jersey Sunday evening after creep covered her head with a paper bag before fleeing, according to police. The...
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Texas girl dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba

3 hours ago | NY Daily News | 2 articles

The young Texas girl who contracted a brain-eating amoeba over Labor Day weekend died Monday. Lily Mae Avant, 10, was diagnosed with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis after...
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The new iPhone software update is already catching apps like Facebook being shady

5 hours ago | Business Insider

Users who download iOS 13 , the latest iPhone software update, are getting notifications that apps like Facebook are harvesting their data using Bluetooth and other background...
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The Technology 202: Facebook and YouTube content pushing steroids raises more platform policing questions

7 hours ago | The Washington Post

Washington is watching.
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California woman eats engagement ring in sleep while dreaming about it

19 hours ago | NBC News | 2 articles

"I popped that sucker off, put it in my mouth and swallowed it with a glass of water," Jenna Evans wrote in a Facebook post about the ordeal.
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Muslim American New Jersey Mayor Says CBP Wrongfully Detained Him for Almost 3 Hours

23 hours ago | Time

The Muslim American mayor of a New Jersey town accused U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials at New York's JFK airport of “flat out profiling”, wrongfully detaining him and...
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California woman swallows engagement ring in her sleep, believed it was part of dream

1 day ago | NY Daily News

A California woman "dreamed" about swallowing her engagement ring - except it was no dream at all. Jenna Evans wrote in a humorous and touching Facebook post how she believed...
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California woman eats engagement ring in sleep while dreaming about it

1 day ago | NBC News

"I popped that sucker off, put it in my mouth and swallowed it with a glass of water," Jenna Evans wrote in a Facebook post about the ordeal.
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10-year-old Texas girl contracts brain-eating amoeba after swimming in river

1 day ago | NY Daily News

A young Texas girl remains hospitalized after she contracted a brain-eating amoeba over Labor Day weekend. Lily Mae Avant, 10, was diagnosed with primary amoebic...
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Former NASCAR New England series champ killed in plane crash

Modified stock car great Michael Stefanik has been killed in a single-engine plane crash. He was 61. Read more ...

Police: Man threatened mass shooting at LA County Fair because he didn't...

The 22-year-old believed the threat would give him an excuse to not go to the fair, police said. Read more ...

Dems call for Kavanaugh's impeachment after new sexual misconduct claims arise

Several Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday lined up to call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated... Read more ...

Yankees legend Mariano Rivera receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Make that five World Series rings - and one Presidential Medal of Freedom. Legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor by President... Read more ...

Top Progressive Group Endorses Elizabeth Warren For President

The Working Families Party endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election cycle. Read more ...

The New York Times' new bombshell allegations against Brett Kavanaugh left...

A weekend report from The New York Times containing a new sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh originally left out a key piece of... Read more ...

The focus of the NFL turns to Mason Rudolph, Teddy Bridgewater

The balance of power shifted significantly in the NFL on Monday as news of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being lost for the season with a right elbow injury and... Read more ...

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement

The filing late Sunday night in White Plains, New York, was anticipated before and after the tentative deal, which could be worth up to $12 billion over time, was struck. Read more ...

Walmart kicks off massive child car seat recycling program

Walmart is launching a child car seat trade-in event in recognition of National Baby Safety Month. Read more ...

NHL avoids another lockout for at least three more years

If there's going to be another NHL lockout, it won't come until at least 2022. The NHL Players' Association declined to reopen the CBA, it announced on a Monday, in a move that... Read more ...