Following increased pressure from the FTC, Google and Mozilla are introducing opt-out features to their Chrome and Firefox browsers. Soon, users will have the option to stop personalized advertisements, ads
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2:00PM EST: A bomber strode into the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday afternoon and set off an enormous explosion, witnesses and Russian officials said, leaving bodies
In just the past 24 hours, a total of 10 police officers have been shot across the nation – two of them fatally. The latest shootings come on the heels
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