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Only 27% of US consumers said they felt confident that social media companies were keeping their data secure, while 37% said they did not, according to a survey. Facebook is still in recovery mode, six months after the scandal over political research … Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

More than 100 politically conservative Facebook employees have formed a new internal group to complain that the famously liberal company is "intolerant" of opposing political thought, according to a report from The New York Times on Tuesday.... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a bold accusation: that Google is intentionally promoting negative news stories about him in its search results, and "silencing" conservative voices. That assertion, which Trump posted on his Twitter account... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

The girl was with her mother and two siblings when the mother pulled into the driveway of their Suffolk County home and went inside — leaving her inside their Ford Expedition. According to a statement by Suffolk County police... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...

A VICIOUS article penned by a South African freelance white cricket writer, describing Zimbabwe as a “fascist” country whose national team should not be allowed to compete against their international counterparts, has sparked outrage in this country. The article was written by Telford Vice...

World’s first LNG-powered vessel being unveiled in Germany. The industry’s dream of reducing shipping emission is almost a reality, as AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship powered with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), sailed out of the Meyer Werft’s building dock in … Read more via The...

The UN Children’s Fund said more than 82,500 children are being prepared for the new school year in Ebola-affected areas of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ..... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2NznSba Get more World News

The death by suicide of a 9-year-old Colorado fourth grader underscores the challenges surrounding youth mental health — particularly the risks LGBTQ kids face. Jamel Myles was found dead of suicide just days after his mom said he came out as gay to his classmates, the Denver Post reports. …...

National Crime Agency Convicted money launderer Kashaf Ali Khan bought his father a house after "winning the lottery 123 times" The father of a convicted money launderer bought a £412,000 house with money his son claimed he had netted with 123 prize-winning tickets in the Pakistan lottery...