Americans are concerned about their data privacy — and rightfully so. According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of adults “agree or strongly agree that consumers have lost control of how personal information is collected and used by companies.”
After the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of repealing Federal Communications Commission rules that would have prevented internet service providers from selling consumer data, the concern has only grown. According to Google Trends, searches for “VPN” — virtual private network, or a tool that offers consumers heightened online privacy — spiked on Tuesday night after the vote.
In Egypt, three Muslim female police officers — Nagwa El-Haggar, Asmaa Hussein and Omneya Roshdy — are being hailed as heroes for attempting to save the lives of Coptic Christians targeted in two attacks that took place on Palm Sunday.
El-Haggar, a brigadier general for the Egyptian police force, died while in the line of duty at St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria. She was 53.
The attack at St. Mark’s killed at least 17 people and injured 48 others; the suicide bombings took place right outside the main gates of the cathedral. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. El-Haggar was conducting inspections for people entering the church. The bomb detonated when she rushed to the aid of her male co-workers after noticing they had trouble with the suspect, Arab News reported.
On Twitter, Council of Arab-British Understanding’s Joseph Willits tweeted photos of El-Haggar, including one taken minutes before the attack.
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Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt mourning the deaths of their loved ones in the Palm Sunday terrorism attacks.Source: Mohamed El-Shahed/Getty Images
Delete Maps, Mail and Safari and never look back — there are much better versions of the default apps you get when you first get a new iPhone.
You won’t regret it. Trust us. The alternatives are game-changers. They’re light-years ahead. And most, if not all, are free — or cheap.
Previously, you were forced to keep the built-in iPhone apps on your device even if they never wanted to use them — or exile them to a separate folder stored on the very last page of your handset. But, as of iOS 10, you can now remove most built-in apps from the home screen entirely.
These apps include: Calculator, Calendar, Compass, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My Friends, Home, iBooks, iCloud Drive, iTunes Store, Mail, Maps, Music, News, Notes, Podcasts, Reminders, Stocks, Tips, Videos or TV, Voice Memos, Watch and Weather.
Chances are, you’re going to run out of space on your phone at some point. The list above is where to start cleaning house and freeing up some room. Start by figuring out which apps you’re never going to use — like Stocks, for instance. The second step is checking out if third-party apps offer a better product than a default app. Below are 11 built-in apps that you can swap out for better ones.
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United States Rep. Maxine Waters has words for the “sexual harassment enterprise” at Fox News, and on Thursday, she shared them with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on All In.
The pair discussed a number of topics such as Steve Bannon’s removal from the National Security Council, the White House’s lack of credibility — and President Donald Trump’s declaration of support for Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host recently accused of serial sexual harassment. Here’s what Waters had to say on that score:
It’s coming out of the mouth of a man who has said some horrible things about women. Don’t forget he talked about grabbing women in their private parts, and because he was important he could get away with it. And so they are two of a kind. And so I’m not surprised that he stood up and tried to defend Bill O’Reilly. But it’s all catching up with Bill O’Reilly and that sexual harassment enterprise that they created over there at Fox.
The United States launched a missile strike on Syria Thursday night, NBC News, CNN and Reuters reported.
“A U.S. military official told NBC that 59 tomahawks had been fired, which hit an airfield near Homs,” CNBC said.
The attack is the opening of hostilities by the U.S. against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Trump confirmed the strike in a brief address to reporters at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, where he dined Thursday night with the president of China, Xi Jinping.
