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Searching For 'Facebook Customer Service' Can Lead To A Scam

Imagine that one day you're kicked off Facebook. It happens, regularly. You may not know why exactly. It looks like an algorithm may have done it and now you need to reach a human being at the company to get back on. NPR has interviewed more than two dozen users in that situation

The California county where far-right officials tried to upend voting

Fears of election night unrest arose amid dispute with ultra-conservatives who insisted county use hand-count system for election integrity The Shasta county elections office was prepared for a night unlike any other. On the evening of this Novembers special election, sheriffs deputies stood inside as workers processed ballots that would decide a school board race

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apropos of nothing Nov. 29, 2007

Woman, 38, says 'abusive' mother with Munchausen's faked ME and Parkinson's

A woman whose mother deliberately faked serious illnesses for 30 years thought her mum was miraculously 'cured' after she enjoyed an 'amazing holiday' to the US where here conditions seemed to disappear.

'I survived being blown up by an IED' | Iraq

I made the decision to re-enlist after spending two years in the army and having previously been deployed in Iraq for eight months. So on June 13 2007, I went with a convoy from the FOB (forward operating base) where we were staying, to FOB Marez for my re-enlistment ceremony.