Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
NorthJersey.com

Phone in SOS mode, emergency calls only? How to fix, text, make calls

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.
Portland Press Herald

Maine teacher prep programs call foul after getting an F for how they teach reading

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CNET

Your iPhone Can Block Spam Calls for Good With This Feature

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...
Android Authority

Here's how you'll finally be able to set up your own Calling Card on Android

We’ve managed to enable the upcoming “My Calling Card” feature in Google’s Phone app. You can now create your own Calling Card, choose a photo, customize fonts, and control who sees it. If someone ...
Today

‘When Calls the Heart’ Is Back! How to Watch the Season 13 Premiere

The townspeople of Hope Valley are ready for more friendships, family and romance. “When Calls the Heart” officially returned for Season 13 on Jan. 4, nearly 10 months after viewers saw Elizabeth ...
Kotaku

Microsoft Tells Piggies To Stop Calling It AI Slop

Gen AI isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s just getting started. That’s what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes. He’d also like you to stop calling everything generated by LLM AI “slop.” People need ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa groups call for increased funding for hunger programs

TIME. NO WORD ON ANY ARRESTS OR CHARGES. GROUPS COMBATING HUNGER IN IOWA HOPE LAWMAKERS WILL MAKE INVESTING IN PROGRAMS FEEDING IOWANS A PRIORITY DURING THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE SAVE THE ...
USA Today

Want to talk to Santa Claus? Here's how to call his hotline

Santa Claus may be the busiest man on Christmas; however, he's still taking time out of his schedule to talk to all children, even the naughty ones. In addition to mall visits and responding to ...
Yahoo

Want to talk to Santa Claus? How to call the North Pole from Michigan

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Santa Claus may be the busiest man on Christmas, but he's still taking time out of his schedule to talk to kids around the world.
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Black farmers reject Trump's farm aid plan, calling program structurally racist

Black farmers will not opt in to Donald Trump's new $12 billion federal farm aid program, citing racist undertones. Fox News host fact checks economic claim live on air Anthony Geary, who played Luke ...