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New Facebook News Feed Update is Good for Users, But Could Affect Traffic of Publishers
Facebook has once again released an update to improve the interface of its News Feed feature. Although the update is geared towards improving how users see posts of their contacts, it could decrease the traffic for publishers and page owners.
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NBA News & Rumors: Son of Legend Moses Malone Accuses James Harden’s Entourage of Beating Him Up And Stealing His Jewelry
Moses Malone Jr., the son of retired NBA superstar Moses Malone, has accused Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden of ordering his entourage to mug him at a nightclub on early Saturday morning. According to the NBA legend's son, the beat down and robbery was triggered after he criticized Harden and his youth basketball camp.
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NBA Free Agency Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Keen On Signing Pau Gasol
Earlier this week, Pau Gasol declined his $7.7 million player option with the Chicago Bulls, which officially makes him a free agent. And, since it's expected that he won't be re-signing with Chicago, there's a good chance that he might end up with the San Antonio Spurs.
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NBA Free Agency Rumors: Indiana Pacers Going after Lance Stephenson?
Shooting guard Lance Stephenson recently became an unrestricted free agent after the Memphis Grizzlies declined his player option for next season that's worth $9.4 million. Shortly after becoming a free agent, various rumors about the Indiana Pacers going after him started to emerge.
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NBA Trade Rumors: Ricky Rubio Leaving Minnesota Timberwolves for Sacramento Kings?
It seems Ricky Rubio's time with the Minnesota Timberwolves is now about to come to an end since the team already has a new point guard. Rumors are suggesting that he could be traded to another team such as the Sacramento Kings.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
