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Mum of three adopts six kids of friend who died of cancer

Saturday, 23 July 2016, 10:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A Virginia mother of three has made good on a high school friend's dying wish by adopting her six children. Stephanie Culley tells ABCNews that Beth Laitkep asked Culley to take care of her...

How 'Pokemon Go' went from prank to world phenomenon

Saturday, 23 July 2016, 08:48 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The origin of "Pokemon Go" is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players track and capture in the surprise hit game. Its hybrid DNA flows from a digital mapping pioneer's...

Pope Francis tells nuns not to get hooked on Facebook

Friday, 22 July 2016, 16:36 Last update: about 11 years ago

Pope Francis has urged contemplative nuns to employ 'careful discernment' in their use of social media and digital communication, such as Facebook and Twitter, in his Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei...

Stun gun used on 'Pokemon-Go' player who resisted arrest

Friday, 22 July 2016, 13:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Police in Florida used a stun gun on a "Pokemon Go" player who resisted arrest when officers chased about 150 people out of Tampa's Ballast Point Park after closing time. Lt. Ricardo Ubinas said...

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