Gabriela Barkho
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Social media's hot new trend is actually from the '90s
February 16, 2017 | 11:40amRemember when you’d fall asleep while instant messaging your friends into the early hours of the morning, the digital trill of incoming messages lulling you into slumber? The days of...
Teacher who got pregnant by 13-year-old student gets 10 years in jail
January 13, 2017 | 5:07pmThe Houston middle school teacher who got pregnant by her 13-year-old student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Alexandria Vera was hoping for probation, according to The AP,...
Darth Vader withdraws funds with stolen debit card
January 12, 2017 | 1:21pmNo Force was required to nab this crook. Police in Germany studied CCTV video to catch up to this paunchy Darth Vader -- who readily confessed to her crime, according...
City quarantines hundreds of cats amid bird flu outbreak
January 12, 2017 | 12:38pmThis is a cat-astrophe! A rare strain of bird flu has swept through the Big Apple’s animal shelters — and city officials have locked up about 500 felines in a...
Hamas used online 'honeypots' to lure and hack Israeli soldiers
January 11, 2017 | 3:03pmHamas is now to resorting to "honeypots." The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has discovered Hamas has been using internet “honeypots” to lure in its soldiers and hack them. According to...
Nobody has real friends anymore
November 17, 2016 | 12:42pmImagine: You’re skimming your Twitter feed and notice a stream of sad tweets from a college friend. Without a moment’s thought, you send a funny GIF across the digital divide,...
The app half of teens are using -- that you've never even heard of
September 22, 2016 | 2:09pmIf you haven’t heard of musical.ly by now, chances are you don’t have a tween anywhere in your immediate vicinity. The mobile app — launched in April 2014 by creator...