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GMFS Facebook Question and Birthdays by: Matthew Stephens, Dillon Noblett Posted: Apr 7, 2023 / 08:01 AM CDT Updated: Apr 7, 2023 / 08:01 AM CDT by: Matthew Stephens, Dillon Noblett Posted: Apr 7, 2023 / 08:01 AM CDT Updated: Apr 7, 2023 / 08:01 AM CDT It’s Friday, so that means Howie and Bubba draw a winner for 4 free tickets to B&B Theatres in Neosho! In drawing the winner in our 6:30 Half-Hour Highlights, we want to say congratulations to Ronald and Fely Sachs! Be sure to go to fourstateshomepage.com to enter your birthday for your very own chance to win! GMFS Giveaways - Click the Graphic to Enter WATCH: GMFS Latest Clips GMFS Pick of the Litter GMFS Facebook Question and Birthdays GMFS Michael Lamberson GMFS The Backyardner GMFS Half-Hour Highlights 5:30 GMFS Half-Hour Highlights 6:00 Trending Stories Don't Miss  » Read More

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a highly anticipated presidential announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Michigan for his first appearance this year in the battleground state transformed by Democratic majorities under high-profile Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.The visit put the contrasting leadership styles of the Republican and Democrat on display after they scored landslide 2022 reelection victories that vaulted them to be their parties' brightest emerging stars.In Florida, DeSantis and the GOP-dominated Legislature have moved the state further right, waging a culture war on what the governor has called "woke" agendas. In Michigan, Whitmer has led the way on codifying abortion rights and advancing sweeping gun reform with Democrats in full control for the first time in decades.Whitmer has been a top ally to President Joe Biden and a kind of proxy for his leadership in their party — and what's possible under Democrats. DeSantis is one of the top potential candidates looking to unseat Biden next year.  » Read More

by: Desirae Gostlin Posted: Apr 5, 2023 / 10:14 PM EDT Updated: Apr 5, 2023 / 10:14 PM EDT NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WKBN) — Wednesday evening saw confusion in Newton Falls over whether city council would hold its meeting. Posts on the city’s Facebook page said the meeting was canceled because of the weather, but Mayor Ken Kline says he’s the only person who can cancel a meeting. The doors to council chambers remained locked during the meeting because the people have the keys didn’t show up. On Wednesday afternoon, multiple posts were made to the City of Newton Falls’ Facebook page, stating the city council meeting had been canceled “due to the severe weather conditions.” But that meeting took place — with residents sitting cross-armed at folding tables in the lobby of the council building. Some held signs, calling to fire city manager Pam Priddy. “They backed the mayor into a corner,” said Julie Lemon, a first ward resident.  » Read More

Lamenuel Scales, better known by his 26,000 Facebook followers as Hilarious Scales is used to chasing news around Clermont County and posting about what he sees. Tuesday night, he found himself in the middle of the action.Scales was at the Circle K on Ohio Pike in Union Township when he saw a well-known Domino's delivery driver walk into the gas station. Scales then witnessed a man take off in the delivery driver's car."The delivery guy, he ran out and said, 'No, he's stealing my car,'" Scales said.Scales immediately went live on Facebook and started following the crook."It's a Honda Civic. It's blue. They're headed toward the UT fire station. He just stole the pizza man's (expletive) car," Scales said on his live feed. He gave a play-by-play of his pursuit and asked his followers for help."Somebody call the police. I'm driving down 125 right now," Scales said. "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up. This is him in the car right here." As the driver turned onto 275, Scales continued to follow the car that still had the Domino's sign on top.At one point,  » Read More

A Milwaukee man is sharing a warning for anyone on Facebook. Hackers are locking users out of their profiles and even gaining access to their bank accounts. He learned the hard way. MILWAUKEE — There is frustration about a mysterious Facebook hack that seems to be growing larger. Some users are discovering their accounts have been hijacked and they're locked out with no way to get back in. It's become known as the "Lily Collins Hack". People are finding themselves locked out of their Facebook accounts after their names and profile photos have all been changed to Lily Collins, the actress.And in some cases, it goes a step further. Hackers have been able to access bank accounts through seized Facebook profiles."My name had been changed, my phone number had been deleted on Facebook," said entertainment critic Ryan Jay, recalling the moment he realized he was a victim of the hack. He's now gained back control of his Facebook account, but not before several hundred dollars disappeared.  » Read More

Nuseir Yassin, better known as Nas Daily, is a popular content creator who has amassed millions of followers across various social media platforms. However, despite his massive following and high view counts, he recently expressed his frustration with the revenue-sharing models of social media apps in a tweet. According to Nas Daily, he generated 606 million views in March alone, but only earned $33,000 in social media ad revenue (excluding Snapchat). He also mentioned that he earned $0 from Instagram and TikTok, $100 for 10 million views on YouTube Shorts, and $0 from Facebook Reels. Nas Daily's comments highlight a common issue among content creators on social media platforms: the lack of fair compensation for their work. While social media platforms generate significant revenue from advertisements and user data, content creators often receive a small portion of that revenue, despite the fact that their content is what draws users to the platform in the first place. In his tweet, Nas Daily argued that social media platforms are designed for users, not creators and that this needs to change.  » Read More

 BY The police in Kampala Metropolitan area (KMP) have arrested a Facebook scammer for raping a midwife who was seeking employment in his medical facility.The 18-year-old suspect is a male resident of Katosi Village in Mukono District who was posing as a medical doctor with employment opportunities. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Monday, the police spokesperson, Mr Fred Enanga, said the suspect created a fake identity on Facebook, a social media platform which he would use to lure his unsuspecting victims. The suspect’s username was Dr Ronnie and claimed to own Medical Scrub Uganda, a facility police say is fake. Mr Enanga said the suspect was offering medical jobs through interviewing applicants online and would then rape females when they turned up to sign contracts for fake jobs.“Eventually, the suspect would lure female victims. Those were his targets on Facebook. He would briefly interview them online and then schedule a meeting to discuss the terms and conditions,”Mr. Enanga said. Adding “ The suspect was doing this basically in Kayunga and Mukono areas where he would then cause for transportation of the victim  to an isolated and busy place where he would drag them to the bush and then sexually assault them”.  » Read

Updated: Apr. 03, 2023, 6:20 p.m.|Published: Apr. 03, 2023, 6:00 a.m.Bob Prenoveau demonstrates how to dribble in wheelchair basketball to students from Phoenix High School as they try wheelchair basketball with chairs provided by Move Along. The organization recently had several chairs stolen. (Photo by Seth Gitner)Syracuse, N.Y. -- Bob Prenoveau still remembers the first time he played wheelchair basketball more than 40 years ago.Finally, he was no longer the kid watching.If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.  » Read More

An African man who was convicted of rape was reported dead, but now police and prison officials are saying he faked his death and believe he’s on the run.  According to CBS News, prison officials believed Thabo Bester, known as a “Facebook rapist,” was found dead in May 2022 after setting himself on fire at a prison in Bloemfontein.  “He was discovered at about 03:35 morning, where his cell was burnt, he was found on the floor,” a Department of Correctional Services spokesperson said, the BBC reported, citing CBS News.  But… Police now say the DNA does not match Bester’s DNA. The charred remains belonged to someone else, CBS News reported.  “At this point our priority is to find this fugitive of justice and establish exactly how he faked his death,” police spokeswoman Athlenda Mathe said. An autopsy confirmed that the body found in Bester’s cell died because of “blunt force trauma to the head” before being set on fire.  In South Africa,  » Read More

A woman tried to carjack a driver in a grocery store parking lot in Agoura Hills where she ended up ramming several cars, according to sheriff's deputies. Cell phone video shows how the chaos that unfolded Friday afternoon at the store on Kanan Road. A woman in the car can be heard calling out for help as the car quickly reversed. Detectives said a 27-year-old woman tried to steal the victim's purse. As she was pulling the purse, the victim was also pulled from the car. That's when deputies say the would-be carjacker hopped in, and tried to drive off, but she couldn't because a device believed to be a Club was on the steering wheel. "It was kind of bouncing like a ping pong ball off the other cars," said witness Joslyn Palmer. "She tried to bail out of the vehicle. When she did she got out here, slipped." That's when Palmer and two men jumped on top of her, she said. Two people were hurt and treated at the scene.  » Read More