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In a Twitter chat with Cubs fans, Jed Hoyer proved he has a solid vertical leap — even in jeans

If you had one question for Jed Hoyer, what would you want to ask him? pic.twitter.com/y0Y6BuK5LP. – Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 22, 2018. Naturally, this elicited some interested replies from Cubs fans: What's your vertical? – Mark Kachmer (@mdkach25) March 22, 2018. But Hoyer's answer … well, … Read More

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S. African techpreneur Elon Musk deletes Facebook pages after Twitter challenge

Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) disappeared on Friday, minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promised on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. Read More

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Facebook

Zuckerberg takes steps to calm Facebook employees

For the past week, Mark Zuckerberg has grappled with a backlash from lawmakers, regulators and users over Facebook's mishandling of data privacy. He has also had to face another restive group: his own employees. The Facebook chief executive has taken multiple steps over the past few days to … Read More

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Facebook

‘A grand illusion’: seven days that shattered Facebook’s facade

Since the Observer reported that the personal data of about 50 million Americans had been harvested from Facebook and improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, it has become increasingly apparent that the social network has been far more lax with its data sharing … Read More

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Social Media

From Titanic to Harry Potter, social media users mock Egypt’s predictable election as el-Sissi eyes …

In a surreal scene from the 2001 film Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise runs through a deserted Times Square before screaming in despair. In a satirical version widely shared in Egypt, the square is filled with campaign billboards for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Open your eyes anywhere in Egypt these days, … Read …

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Social Media

The way you use social media could reveal your attachment style in romantic relationships

The way we use social media could reveal how we attach to other people, according to some research. Anxiously attached people are more likely to post about their relatonships, because they feel insecure in real life. It's important to remember that social media isn't real life, and it can't cover …

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Social Media

The new social media imperative: Distance yourself

Elon Musk deleted the Facebook pages of both Tesla and SpaceX on Friday. Should you and your company do the same? Just like Musk, you have to guard your professional reputation — and the reputation of your company. That means you can't be associated with criminal, shady or pornographic … Read …

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Customer Service

Over 1000 Emiratis to work in customer service centres

DUBAI: More than one thousand UAE nationals have been given the green light to work with customer service centres of government and private entities across the country. The job seekers participated in a three-day recruitment event organised by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, … Read More

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Telegram

Former Southlake Carroll coach Hal Wasson accepts job with Irving ISD

Hal Wasson confirmed on Friday that he is the new executive director of athletics with the Irving school district. "I'm excited for a new challenge," Wasson said in a text. Wasson was the head coach with Southlake Carroll for 11 years before being put on paid administrative leave on Jan. …

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Forgive Ethan Couch? After jailhouse meetings, a victim’s best friend says yes

For two years, a Mansfield man who lost a best friend to Ethan Couch has quietly visited him in the county jail for prayer. Now, with Couch nearly 21 and due release soon on a new and stricter probation, volunteer chaplain Tim Williams says the arrogant “affluenza teen” responsible for …

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