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Religion

Mama Dragons empowers mothers of LGBT children

By Anne Wallace
November 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Mama Dragon Jill Rowe poses with her son Hunter Rowe (left) and her husband Lee Rowe (right). (Hunter Rowe)
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Local

Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections

By Associated Press
November 06, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this Oct. 17 file photo, a man works at his desk in front of monitors during a demonstration in the war room, where Facebook monitors election related content on the platform, in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook and other social platforms have been waging a fight against online misinformation and hate speech for two years. With the U.S. midterm elections coming soon on Tuesday, Nov. 6, there are signs that they're making some headway, although they're still a long way from winning the war. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Metro

Facebook Scams

By Universe Contributor
October 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Earlier this week Hailey Bunker received the same message on Facebook Messenger from three different people. One was the same message from her friend in Japan in Japanese. It was warning Bunker that her account had been cloned and she needed to forward the message to all her contacts. The message seemed like it was warning about a scam, but it was actually a hoax that went viral. “I was really annoyed,” Bunker said.
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Technology

Joint Facebook accounts not for everyone

By Morgan March
July 25, 2018 12:00 AM
Many married couples are deciding to create a joint Facebook account, instead of having two separate accounts. (Danny Burnham)
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Local

Did BYU student's statements defame towing company?

By Sam Bigelow
June 26, 2018 12:00 AM
Update: According to Utah court records, University Parking Enforcement filed an order of Dismissal Without Prejudice on July 26, ending their action against BYU student Carl Prince. The original story is as follows:
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Featured

Things you should know today: 4/10/18

By Riley Waldman
April 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Oldest man likes soaking in Japan hot springs, eating sweets
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Nation

"I am sorry": Zuckerberg faces congressional inquisition

By Associated Press
April 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2018, to meet with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg will testify Tuesday before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Nation

Facebook says it should have audited Cambridge Analytica

By Associated Press
April 06, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Jan. 22, 2018 file photo, Operating Officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg attends a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron, during the 'Choose France' summit, at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris. Sandberg says Facebook should have conducted an audit after learning that a political consultancy’s improperly accessed user data nearly three years ago. The company’s chief operating officer told NBC’s Today show, Friday, April 6, that Facebook is now undertaking that audit. Sandberg said that at the time, Facebook received legal assurances that Cambridge Analytica had deleted the improperly obtained information.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool, File)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 4/6/18

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
April 06, 2018 12:00 AM
Guard’s last border deployments offer clues to the future
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Technology

BYU grads land $2.5M to grow innovative storage service

By Kaleena Mckell
March 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Neighbor allows people to become hosts and utilize unused space in their homes to provide storage and make money. (Neighbor)
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Uncategorized

Cartoons March 27, 2018

By Camille Baker
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
A lot of basketball fans have had their NCAA brackets shredded by all of the upsets in the first round. (Gary Varvel)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 3/27/18

March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs
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Technology

More employers want to hire graduates who speak a foreign language

By Kaleena Mckell
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
The 2016 Trends in the Demand for Foreign Languages IALC Study Travel Research Report outlines data about learning foreign languages. (Kaleena McKell)
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Technology

Expert says Brexit campaign used data mined from Facebook

By Associated Press
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie who alleges that the campaign for Britain to leave the EU cheated in the referendum in 2016, speaking at a lawyers office to the media in London, Monday, March 26, 2018. Chris Wylie's claims center around the official Vote Leave campaign and its links to a group called BeLeave, which it helped fund. The links allegedly allowed the campaign to bypass spending rules. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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World

How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs

By Associated Press
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile device in Philadelphia. The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. The social network acknowledged on Sunday, March 25, 2018, that it began uploading call and text logs from phones running Google's Android system in 2015 - first via its Messenger app and later through an option in Facebook Lite, a stripped-down version of its main app. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 3/21/18

March 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up
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Nation

Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended

By Associated Press
March 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Chief Executive of Cambridge Analytica (CA) Alexander Nix, leaves the offices in central London, Tuesday March 20, 2018. Cambridge Analytica, has been accused of improperly using information from more than 50 million Facebook accounts. It denies wrongdoing. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
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Campus

Online incivility hinders socio-political discussions

By Saul Marquez
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
A Facebook user reacts angrily to a post. Online discussions have become more heated in recent years, according to some experts. (Saul Marquez)
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