A Chicago father’s apparent idea of a social media joke has landed him in jail. Andre Curry posted a photo of his 22-month-old daughter on Facebook, duct-taped and bound. He now faces a charge of aggravated battery
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A Golden State Warriors player has been hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The Monta Ellis lawsuit claims the NBA player caught a former team employee off-guard by sending her sext messages and a photo of his genitals. The alleged harassment began in November 2010 and led to the Warriors……
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You can’t always get what you want — or who you want to represent you in a criminal trial. Such is the case for Miguel Hernandez Jr., an Illinois gang member accused of killing 5-year-old Eric Galarza during a drive-by shooting. Hernandez hired criminal defense attorney Liam Dixon
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Facebook and Lifeline, a national suicide prevention organization, are about to enter into a new partnership that may save lives. Facebook’s new suicide chat feature allows someone feeling suicidal to directly interface with counselors over the web.
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You may think that you’ve never broken the law. But with 4,500 federal criminal statutes and 300,000 other regulations, you probably have. And even if you didn’t know about the obscure federal law, you may still be on the hook.
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Facebook has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that the social network deceived consumers when it promised to keep personal information private. Most allegations stem from the 2009 privacy changes, which had much of the Internet up in arms
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At first glance, creating a fake Facebook profile for your ex-boyfriend seems like a fun way to exact revenge. But Dana Thornton would probably warn that doing so may be illegal.
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The battle of the baby blogs is on. The New York Times is suing The Huffington Post, saying its “Parentlode” blog infringes on the Times’ trademark, “Motherlode.” Both “Parentlode” and “Motherlode” are blogs that talk about parenting issues. And both were the brainchild of the same blogger, Lisa Belkin
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