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Most Facebook users are older, study finds

Jul. 8, 2009
Facebook users are getting grayer. Long a hangout for college students, the social-networking giant has morphed into a virtual parlor for the middle-aged, according to a new study. People 35 to 54 are now the biggest age group on the Web site, accounting for...
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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