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  • CelebrityThe Wrap

    Weird Al Reunited With His 9th Grade Crush, and She Still Has the Portrait He Drew of Her at Age 12

    In a rare touching moment to come out of 2020, “Weird Al” Yankovic reconnected with his grade school crush after nearly 50 years — and she still has the portrait he gave her when she sat behind him in ninth-grade math class.The parody singer shared the story of how he found his long lost cursh on Twitter all these years later, bringing him a rare moment of joy in a year that was otherwise “pretty sucky.”“I was 12 years old in the 9th grade – younger than my classmates, and (as you may possibly b

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  • TechnologyYahoo Life UK

    Facebook Dating launches in the UK with a 'Secret Crush' feature

    With the 'Secret Crush' function you could discover you share a mutual unspoken romantic interest with one of your Facebook friends.

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  • HealthYahoo Life UK

    Beauty therapist who creates nipple tattoos for cancer patients has ads banned by Facebook

    Vicky Morgan's ads were banned by Facebook because they were deemed to contain 'adult content'.

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  • BusinessThe Wrap

    Facebook Could Face $500 Billion in Fines for Illegally Collecting Biometric Data Through Instagram

    Facebook-owned Instagram was sued Monday for illegally collecting, storing and distributing the facial recognition data of its users and could face up to $500 billion in fines. A class action lawsuit filed in San Mateo Superior Court by Illinois resident Kelly Whalen on Aug. 10 alleges that Facebook and Instagram are routinely harvesting and sharing its users’ biometric data without informing them or asking for consent to collect it. The lawsuit requests Facebook pay every member of the class $5

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  • PoliticsThe Wrap

    Facebook Takes Down Trump Ad With Red Triangle, Symbol Once Used in Nazi Germany

    Facebook on Thursday removed Trump campaign ads and posts featuring an upside down red triangle, a symbol that was used in Nazi Germany to mark political prisoners in concentration camps. The Trump campaign pushed back soon after, saying the red triangle is a sign used by Antifa and that its ad was criticizing the group’s recent involvement in protests and riots.“We removed these posts and ads for violating our policy against organized hate,” a Facebook rep told TheWrap. “Our policy prohibits us

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  • NewsThe Wrap

    Zuckerberg: Trump’s ‘Shooting’ Comment ‘Has No History of Being Read as a Dog Whistle’

    Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, during a virtual questions-and-answers meeting with employees, explained why the company didn’t take action against President Donald Trump’s recent comments on protestors and rioters in the same way other tech giants have. The decision split Facebook’s workforce, with many staging a virtual walkout earlier this week.The meeting, which was held on Tuesday, was transcribed in a 10,000-word story by  Vox on Wednesday. Zuckerberg weighed in on the company’s decision t

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  • LifestyleYahoo Life UK

    Woman's clever way to close a cereal box goes viral

    Even Mrs Hinch is getting in on the action.

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