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3 Unbelievable Stories of Family Reunions
Thanksgiving is upon us. A time for family members from every corner of the country to reunite, give thanks and talk politics. But for some, Thanksgiving might be bittersweet. When families are joining together, others are wondering where some relatives are even located – or alive at all. Here are three true stories of family reunions that are sure to warm your heart this Thanksgiving: 40 years after tragedy, a baby sister is found on Facebook In 2013, Tessa Ferguson decided she had suffered enough from the pain of the memory of her little sister being taken away some 40 years earlier.
Read More >5 Famous Trump Supporters
A lot of prominent Trump supporters have renounced their support for the candidate in recent weeks, including “more than a third of female Republican lawmakers.” But here’s a list of five supporters you may not know about. 1. Tom Brady, NFL quarterback Though the Patriots quarterback and husband to Victoria’s Secret model, Gisele Bündchen hasn’t formally endorsed Trump, the hints suggest he may support him. In September 2015, a reporter snapped a photo which revealed Trump’s signature “Make America Great Again” hat clearly sitting in Brady’s locker.
Read More >5 Non-Verbal Signals Your Date Likes You
Want to know if your date is into you? Look at their body language. When we like someone, we convey that message with our body often without even being aware of it. Learn what those signs are and you can tell if your date likes you! Here are the signs: 1. They mirror you Mirroring is something we do instinctively when we want to build understanding. We subtly, without being aware of it, mimic the verbal and non-verbal behavior of someone else.
Read More >5 of the Best Family Reunion Movies
Getting together with family this holiday season? Here is our list of some of the best movies featuring family reunions: 1. Home Alone Home Alone is one of those movies that leaves no one disappointed when the reruns hit Christmas time again. Playing out every kid’s dream of having the house to themselves, this movie is about one kid who gets left behind at home when his family leaves on a Christmas vacation.
Read More >Half of The Web Sites You Visit Are Insecure
The world is changing a lot lately. Come January, you can expect the Internet to change too. In just a couple of months, the Google Chrome security team will “publicly shame nearly half of the world’s websites that don’t use strong encryption.” That means Chrome will flag any unencrypted websites that accept a username and password or credit card as “not secure.” Currently, the browser only warns you of the potential for trouble with these sites.
Read More >Reconnect: It's Forget-Me-Not-Day
November 10 is unofficially Forget-Me-Not-Day. It’s a holiday about reconnecting with those you’ve lost touch with over the years. Forget-Me-Not-Day comes at a time when Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Memories of holiday dinners with family or friends might be coming back to your mind lately – remembering the past and the people you shared it with. With feelings of gratitude and memories of family gatherings encompassing many of our lives this time of year, it might just be the best time to reconnect with someone from your past.
Read More >Signs Your Charity Donation is Going to a Scammer
The holidays aren’t just a time to exchange gifts with friends and family. You might be thinking about giving to your favorite charity too. Before donating, be aware that scammers set up fake charities to collect donations for themselves from compassionate people like you. This fake charity raised millions Cancer Fund of America (second on a list of the worst charities by the Center for Investigative Reporting) operated a network of charities that scammed donors into believing their contributions were going toward care packages for cancer patients.
Read More >The Serial Killer Next Door
Serial killers. They’ve all been someone’s friend, teacher or neighbor. Even realtor. Yes, in a current ongoing investigation, a South Carolina real estate agent is believed by officials to have killed at least seven people. Christopher Kohlhepp, 45, confessed earlier this month to killing four people nearly 13 years ago. He also showed authorities where he buried two more victims on his 95-acre property. The investigation was initiated after police found missing person Kala Brown, 30, “chained like a dog” in a metal storage container on Kohlhepp’s land.
Read More >Truth, Lies and The Internet
It’s finally over! And as much as many of us would like to forget it ever happened, this election season requires some analysis. One disturbing trend has been that over the course of the election, there have been floods of fake news articles on the Internet. Conspiracy theories, lies, hoaxes and the relentless efforts to check the facts have been everywhere on social media. Some have called out Facebook’s job of moderating bogus news stories as “terrible.
Read More >What We Can All Learn From "Blessing Scams"
An old Chinese “blessing scam” has reemerged in recent months. Law enforcement in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles have issued warnings to the Chinese communities. What is the Blessing Scam? In this type of scam, a scammer tells their victim that a family member is cursed “and that only a very specific blessing will end the curse.” Generally, these scammers target older Chinese women – “who are culturally predisposed to be easier marks because of their reverence for family and mistrust for banks.
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