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    Long separated siblings to reunite after 65 years

    A Davenport man who hasn’t seen his sister in 65 years will be reunited with her, thanks to an 8-year-old neighbor and Facebook.

  • Entertainment monopoly

    Monopoly to retire a game piece

    If you have a favorite game piece when you play Monopoly, you have until February 5 to help prevent that piece from being retired.

  • News privacy

    Facebook privacy gets boost in Illinois

    Websites like Facebook and Twitter are just a few being investigated by companies like Inquirehire in Davenport. Part of the…

  • News

    New laws for Illinois in 2013

    More than 150 new laws will go into effect next year in Illinois. Employers will no longer be able to…

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    Woman accused of using Facebook to scam donors for Newtown victims

    A Bronx woman is accused of using her Facebook account to solicit money she said would be used for a funeral fund for the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting.

  • News facebook

    New app lets you create self-destructing Facebook messages

    Facebook’s new “Poke” app for iOS lets you send messages that expire and disappear in ten seconds or less.

  • News cover image for Sandy Hook mourning page on Facebook

    Facebook page started to leave condolences for school shooting victims

    A Facebook page dedicated to mourning the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims was started hours after the shooting.

  • News Facebook Homepage

    Latest Facebook privacy changes explained

    Facebook is adding a handful of features while simplifying and clarifying the ways users can already tweak their accounts.

  • News Facebook Homepage

    Facebook can now change policies without your ok

    Facebook’s flirtation with democracy has come to an end. If it wants to, the social network can now change its policies without user approval.

  • News facebook

    Facebook will ask you to vote against your right to vote

    Facebook will hold a vote in which it will ask users to abolish their right to vote on changes to the social network’s privacy policies.

  • News Facebook Privacy

    Facebook “privacy” notice debunked

    If you have a Facebook account, you’ve probably seen a “privacy notice” floating around on some of your friend’s status updates – it won’t work.

  • News Lindsey Stone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photo from Facebook

    Facebook photo leads to woman getting suspended from work

    A photo of a woman making an offensive gesture at the Tomb of the Unknown in Washington has caused a viral outrage online.

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