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Friday, March 13, 2026

By Public News Service Friday, March 13, 2026

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Cyberscams cost Americans billions of dollars each year

USA/Cyberscams— Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Online scams cost American consumers an estimated $119 billion each year, and took more than $18 billion from Californians. Those are just two of the scary findings in “The Scam Economy,” a new report from a coalition of nonprofit groups called Consumer Federation of America. The […]

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

By Guest Contributor Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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Southland authorities arrest suspect for allegedly preying on minors

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Prince George and Princess Charlotte photo courtesy Kensington Palace on Twitter

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, June 6, 2015

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Royal photos of Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Kensington Place today tweeted out the first official photos to be released of Prince George and new arrival Princess Charlotte. The very cute pictures reportedly were taken by their mother, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge ,in mid-May at Anmer Hall, the family home in Norfolk, England. The little princess, born May 2nd, is scheduled to be christened in a private ceremony […]

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Web Buzz: Charter-Time Warner deal, Kobe goes Hollywood, and more

As expected, Charter announced its deal to buy Time Warner Cable today. In a news released posted on the Charter website, the company says the deal is valued at $78.7 billion. This could be good news for many local Dodger fans who have been unable to watch home games due to a special arrangement the team made with Time Warner […]

Monday, November 10, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, November 10, 2014

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President Obama calls on the FCC to keep Internet “free and open”

Today President Barak Obama joined millions of users in support of keeping the Internet “free and open.” President Obama called on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to protect the principles of net neutrality and not let Internet providers “…block or limit your access to a website” or allow cable companies to “decide which online stores you can shop at or which […]

Thursday, July 3, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 3, 2014

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Facebook makes another multi-million dollar purchase

Facebook continues its buying spree with another multi-million dollar purchase. TechCrunch is reporting Facebook is ponying up between $400-500 million for LiveRail, an advertising company, which focuses on video ads that appear on the web and mobile devices. The social network announced the acquisition on its website yesterday. “We believe that LiveRail, Facebook and the premium publishers it serves have […]

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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eBay hacked

Internet giant, eBay, is the latest victim of a massive cyber attack. The global marketplace company posted an announcement on its website today “… asking all eBay users (both buyers and sellers) to change their passwords…” There reportedly are 145 million eBay users worldwide. The security breach apparently occurred sometime between “late February and early March” of 2014, but only detected two […]

Monday, April 21, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 21, 2014

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Netflix price hike is coming soon

Get ready. Netflix price hike is coming soon. The on-demand video streaming company plans to increase monthly rates as much as two dollars “later this quarter for new members only.” Current subscribers’ rates will remain the same for a” generous time period,” but they will be going up. The announcement was made in a letter to shareholders released today. In […]

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 4, 2014

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Facebook reportedly buying drone company for $60 million

The social media network with the deep pockets, Facebook, seems to be on a buying spree. Last month, Facebook bought the mobile messaging service, WhatsApp,for $19 billion. There’s now a lot of chatter on the Internet about Facebook negotiating to buy New Mexico-based, Titan Aerospace, for $60 million, according to TechCrunch. Titan Aerospace produces solar-powered drones, which can stay up […]