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Facebook Is Hit With Another Glitch, A Month After Users Were Said To Be Dead
Facebook is hit with another glitch in their system. This time, it does not make the living users seemingly dead. Instead, the problem caused old photos to be re-posted as new. The recent incident has brought concerns from Facebook users who think their accounts are not really secure.
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Best Buy's Apple Gadgets Deals: iPhone 7, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro
Unlike other smartphones, it is not easy to find deals on iPhone or Apple gadgets in general. With both Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind, retailers now offer discounted products for holiday shoppers. In particular, Best Buy is throwing a special two-day sale on Apple phones, tablets, laptops and watches that include the latest iPhone 7, the iPad Pro and the MacBook Pro.
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Elon Musk and SpaceX's Next Launch Pushed Back To 2017
It’s back to business for Elon Musk after being named as the most admired tech leader. The SpaceX CEO still has to deal with the Falcon 9 rocket explosion back in September. SpaceX just announced that its next launch is pushed back to January 2017 from Dec. 16. This seemed to be driven by the fact that the company is yet to finalize their investigation on the said rocket explosion.
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Obama Wants Possible Russian Hacking Interference During The President Election To Be Reviewed
A month after the US Presidential Election, President Barack Obama wants intelligence agencies to review a possible Russian hacking interference. He also ordered that a report should be provided for before his term will end on Jan. 20.
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Samsung Releases Upgraded Internal Storage In Galaxy S7 Edge With Black Pearl Color Variant
After being reported last month, Samsung has just released the new Black Pearl color variant of its flagship phone Galaxy S7 Edge in time for Christmas. The additional color option is a follow-up to the recently released Blue Coral and Pink Gold. It is also said to be the tech company’s take on Apple’s hit Jet Black and Matte Black iPhone 7.
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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.
