Study examines ex-ultra-Orthodox use of social media to cope with their new path in life

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) who decide to leave the community and disaffiliate are at a stressful crossroads in their life. Many leave close-knit communities for an initially lonely path in a world they may not be very familiar with. One of…[Continue Reading...]

Retired New Orleans priest gets life in prison after pleading guilty to child rape

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A serial child molester and retired Roman Catholic priest on Wednesday declined an opportunity to apologize to his victims after pleading guilty to child rape earlier in December. Lawrence Hecker’s silence came on Wednesday in New Orleans’s state criminal courthouse…[Continue Reading...]

YouTube Sues Gan Jing World, Accusing Video Site of ‘Stealing’ Content to ‘Create a Clone of YouTube’

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YouTube filed a lawsuit against Ganjingworld, which operates the Gan Jing World video-sharing site, alleging that it has been “automatically vacuuming up YouTube user channels and associated content from YouTube.” Ganjingworld’s service “clones most of YouTube’s functionalities and its overall…[Continue Reading...]

Don’t rush into multilevel marketing. Most consumers make little to no money. | Opinion

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Multilevel marketing (MLM) programs are a legitimate way of selling products – think Amway, Tupperware and Mary Kay. They become illegal pyramid schemes when the emphasis is on recruiting new distributors rather than actually selling products. Most participants in pyramid…[Continue Reading...]

900+ abusers, survivors spanning globe documented in Christian sect known as ‘The Way’

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly every detail about the religious group Lisa Webb’s family belonged to was hidden from the outside world. Its followers met in homes rather than churches. Its leadership structure was hard to discern, its finances opaque.…[Continue Reading...]

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