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Facebook status update provides alibi

Nov. 12, 2009
For 19-year-old Rodney Bradford, a simple Facebook status update turned into much more: a rock-solid alibi after he was accused of a crime.
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Microsoft to work with Facebook, Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. said it had formed partnerships with two social networking Web sites, Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook expands reach with new deal

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The social networking Web site Facebook will likely expand its online presence with its purchase of social aggregator FriendFeed, The Washington Post reports.

New privacy features coming to Facebook

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- A Facebook official says the social networking Web site is implementing new privacy features to protect users in the United States and abroad.

Swahili Facebook Web site started

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Internet social networking Web site Facebook now has a Swahili version, its promoters say.

Study says Facebook can impact studies

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. college students who routinely use the social networking Web site Facebook typically have lower grade-point averages than those who do not, a study says.

Arabic version of Facebook debuts

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- Arabic and Hebrew versions of the popular social networking Web site, Facebook, are now available, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has announced.

Man gets prison for Facebook killing

LICHFIELD, England, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A 41-year-old man in Britain will spend at least 18 years in prison for killing his wife over a change in her Facebook marital status, a judge says.

Facebook besieged by Koobface virus

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A computer virus dubbed Koobface had been running rampant on the social networking Web site Facebook, U.S. computer experts warn.

Facebook axes 'dead babies' group

LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Social networking Web site Facebook has removed a group titled "Dead Babies Make Me Laugh" after protests from mothers in Britain who had lost children.

Facebook spawns new boy band

LONDON, July 22 (UPI) -- The social networking Web site Facebook has a new claim to fame -- the creation of its first "boy band," a British quartet of classical musicians.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch