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House Intel Committee chairman: ‘We don’t have any evidence’ to back up Trump’s wiretap claim

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 09:25 AM PDT

House Intel Committee chairman: 'We don't have any evidence' to back up Trump's wiretap claimThe Republican leader of the House Intelligence Committee says he has yet to see any evidence of President Trump's claim that former President Barack Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower before the 2016 presidential election. "That evidence still remains the same," Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told reporters at a press conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Trump leveled the explosive allegation against his predecessor on Twitter earlier this month.


Ford Thinks Global With SYNC 3 Infotainment

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 08:36 PM PDT

Ford Thinks Global With SYNC 3 InfotainmentIt's been freshly revised to receive commands through Chinese handwriting.


French school shooting: 4 shot, 10 hurt, student arrested

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 05:22 PM PDT

French school shooting: 4 shot, 10 hurt, student arrestedA 16-year-old student who had troubled relations with his peers opened fire at a high school in southern France on Thursday, wounding three other students and the principal who tried to intervene, officials ...


Pfeiffer Syndrome: Behind the Rare Genetic Disorder That Killed Prince's Infant Son

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:29 PM PDT

Pfeiffer Syndrome: Behind the Rare Genetic Disorder That Killed Prince's Infant SonThe condition affects 1 in 100,000 babies, and it can cause skeletal deformities and respiratory problems. 


US State Dept tests new media rules as Tillerson heads solo to Asia

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:44 PM PDT

US State Dept tests new media rules as Tillerson heads solo to AsiaThe US State Department said Wednesday that it is testing new media coverage rules as its boss Rex Tillerson traveled to Asia with no accredited reporters in tow -- a break with 50 years of tradition. Now Tillerson has angered US and foreign correspondents accredited to cover the State Department by traveling to Asia on Tuesday with just one journalist -- from a conservative publication called the Independent Journal Review.


Mitch McConnell weighs in on latest on President Trump's taxes

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 09:23 AM PDT

Mitch McConnell weighs in on latest on President Trump's taxesMcConnell explains whether he thinks President Trump should release his taxes given the recent release of part of his 2005 return.


Colossal Statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Discovered in Mud Pit

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 09:11 AM PDT

Colossal Statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Discovered in Mud PitArchaeologists have discovered a colossal statue, possibly depicting Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb, Egypt's antiquities ministry announced today (March 9). Split in fragments, the quartzite statue was found by Egyptian and German archaeologists in the heavily populated Ain Shams and Matariya districts, where the ancient city of Heliopolis — the cult center for sun-god worship — once stood. Indeed, the statue was found in a courtyard near the ruins of the sun temple founded by Ramses II, better known as Ramesses the Great.


McDonald's Employee Jumps Through Drive-Thru Window to Help Rescue Unconscious Cop

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:00 PM PDT

McDonald's Employee Jumps Through Drive-Thru Window to Help Rescue Unconscious CopThe woman is listed in critical condition.


The wall around Donald Trump’s taxes cracks, a little

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 07:19 PM PDT

The wall around Donald Trump's taxes cracks, a littleOne of the most closely guarded secrets in politics — Donald Trump's income taxes — became a little bit less mysterious late Tuesday as prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston and MSNBC published a partial copy of the president's 2005 federal filing. The documents, whose publication drew howls of outrage from the White House, did not include the most important financial data that might be collected from Trump's full returns, including the sources of his income, his partners, to whom he paid interest, and other relationships that might feed concerns that he faces unprecedented conflicts of interest. The documents — just two pages of his filing — showed Trump would personally have paid about $5.3 million in federal taxes on income of over $150 million, after a write-down of about $103 million.


Early returns give Dutch PM Rutte big lead over far-right Wilders

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 04:59 PM PDT

Early returns give Dutch PM Rutte big lead over far-right WildersBy Thomas Escritt and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte roundly saw off a challenge by anti-Islam, anti-EU Geert Wilders in an election on Wednesday, early returns showed, a huge relief to other EU governments facing a wave of nationalism. "It appears that the VVD will be the biggest party in the Netherlands for the third time in a row," a beaming Rutte told cheering supporters at a post-election party in The Hague. "Tonight we'll celebrate a little." Rutte received congratulatory messages from European leaders and spoke with some by telephone.


10 injured by volcanic explosion on Italy's Mount Etna

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 12:51 PM PDT

10 injured by volcanic explosion on Italy's Mount EtnaMILAN (AP) — Sicily's Mount Etna volcano unleashed an explosion Thursday, hurling molten rocks and steam that rained down on tourists, journalists and a scientist who scrambled to escape the barrage. Ten people were reported injured.


9 Navy Officers Charged In Corruption Case

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 11:47 PM PDT

9 Navy Officers Charged In Corruption CaseIn one of the worst bribery scandals to hit the military in years, a total of 20 current or former Navy officers have been charged so far.


T-Mobile scrambles as 911 outage leaves two dead in Texas

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 04:08 PM PDT

T-Mobile scrambles as 911 outage leaves two dead in Texas

We take it for granted that if you pick up a phone and dial 911, someone will pick up at the other end. That hasn't been happening recently in Texas, and T-Mobile is left standing naked in the spotlight after a series of errors left 911 calls on hold, and two people dead.

The Dallas 911 system has been flooded with "ghost calls" from T-Mobile subscribers recently. The 911 switchboard records a call from a number that instantly hangs up. It floods the incoming phone lines, but also means that the 911 operators have to dial the number back, as it could be someone in danger. The end result is that legitimate 911 users have been immediately disconnected when they dial 911, or at best placed on hold for 20 minutes.

This has come to a head in two sad incidents. In the first, David Taffet noticed that his husband had stopped breathing and called 911. He was immediately disconnected and it took him 20 minutes to reach a 911 operator. By the time his husband made it to the hospital, he was dead.

In the second case, a babysitter was on hold for 30 minutes while trying to get help for an infant. The baby was eventually taken to two area hospitals, but died.

Talking to KCENTV, Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax said "This is an unacceptable situation and the citizens of Dallas deserve better. With Mr. Legere's commitment today, I'm hopeful T-Mobile can continue to work with the City of Dallas to finally resolve this situation so that we have a reliable 911 system that can properly serve the emergency needs of our citizens."

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has pledged to send "top engineers" to the city to take care of the problem. This isn't the first time T-Mobile has faced 911 issues; in 2015, it was fined $17.5 million by the FCC for nationwide 911 outages.


Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:54 AM PDT

Headphone batteries explode on flight to AustraliaA woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight. The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing to Melbourne on February 19 when there was a loud explosion. "As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face," she told the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) which investigated the incident.


Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific sees first loss in 8 years

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:35 AM PDT

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific sees first loss in 8 yearsHong Kong's troubled flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted its first annual loss since the height of the financial crisis as it was hit by "intense competition" and a drop in demand from business travellers. Companies like China Eastern and China Southern Airlines are offering direct services to Europe and the United States from the mainland, while budget carriers like Spring Airlines offer regional routes, undermining Cathay's once critical Hong Kong hub. Analysts said other established Asian operators were similarly suffering from increased competition, but believed Cathay's major fuel-hedging losses put it in an even weaker position.


South Koreans angered after ousted leader leaves dogs behind

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:27 AM PDT

South Koreans angered after ousted leader leaves dogs behindSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It was hard to imagine that ousted President Park Geun-hye could get any more unpopular in South Korea — until she moved out of the presidential palace and left her nine dogs behind.


Exclusive: Donald Trump's 2005 Tax Return

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 07:01 PM PDT

Exclusive: Donald Trump's 2005 Tax ReturnLawrence O'Donnell speaks with Rachel Maddow and David Cay Johnston on the two-page summary of Donald Trump's 2005 tax return, which were mailed to David Cay Johnston, and what that says about his taxes and his businesses.


Ethiopian official says South Sudan gunmen kill 28, kidnap 43

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 05:34 AM PDT

Ethiopian official says South Sudan gunmen kill 28, kidnap 43By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighboring Ethiopia, a government official said on Wednesday, another demonstration of how Sudan's civil war threatens the region. The raids on Sunday and Monday occurred in Gambella's Gog and Jor areas, which border South Sudan's Boma region, said Chol Chany, a regional government spokesman. The assailants haven't crossed over to South Sudan yet." Oil-rich South Sudan has been mired in a civil war since President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fired his deputy Riek Machar, a Nuer, in December 2013.


Arlington Republican Loses His Cool At Town Hall Meeting Among Rowdy Attendees

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:35 PM PDT

Arlington Republican Loses His Cool At Town Hall Meeting Among Rowdy AttendeesA video of Texas Congressman Joe Barton has gone viral after a stressful town hall meeting over the weekend.


'Where's Winston?': Dying Mom's Last Words Launch Search for Missing Baby

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 11:37 AM PDT

'Where's Winston?': Dying Mom's Last Words Launch Search for Missing BabyCops say Mandi Mangas was shot dead by the father of her baby, who was allegedly kidnapped.


Rise in reports of sexual assault at U.S. Navy, Army academies

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:20 PM PDT

Rise in reports of sexual assault at U.S. Navy, Army academiesThere was a rise in reports of sexual assault at U.S. Navy and Army military academies in the last year, the Department of Defense said on Wednesday. An annual report, based on anonymous surveys, said reports of sexual assault in total across the military academies had decreased slightly in the last year, and the Air Force Academy specifically saw a decrease from 49 reports to 32.


Samsung is reportedly making a second, more powerful Galaxy S8… but you can’t have it

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 11:20 AM PDT

Samsung is reportedly making a second, more powerful Galaxy S8… but you can't have it

Samsung's upcoming new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are expected to be the two most powerful Android phones to date when they're released next month. As great as they should be when it comes to performance, however, those of you who buy a new Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ following their launch will apparently have to do so with the knowledge that the versions of the S8 and S8+ released in the United States will not measure up to certain other models.

A new set of leaked photos that show Samsung's stunning new Galaxy S8 (in Apple's Jet Black finish from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus) have pushed the buzz surrounding Samsung's next-generation flagship phones to all new heights. The new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ have been refined and redesigned, improving upon their predecessors in every way. They look incredible, the new specs sound incredible, and there's little doubt that these will be the Android phones to beat for the foreseeable future.

As it turns out, however, Samsung may be prepping special versions of its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ handsets that will outperform the models released in the US.

Samsung often uses different processors to power its North American and international flagship phone models, and that will be the case once again in 2017. The NA versions of the company's new phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 chipset, while the rest of the world will get a new Exynos chip. That's not the cause for concern, however. According to IHS China's research director Kevin Wang (via GizmoChina), the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ that launch in China will have 6GB of RAM compared to 4GB in every other market.

Nothing is confirmed until it's announced by Samsung, of course, but supply chain rumors this late in the game from a reputable source like IHS seem unlikely to be mistaken. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ on March 29th during a press conference in New York, and the phones are expected to be released about a month later.


There's An Insane Secret Starbucks Menu That You Absolutely Need To Know About

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 09:15 AM PDT

There's An Insane Secret Starbucks Menu That You Absolutely Need To Know AboutExcitement level = ��


Indonesia vows action after UK cruise ship ruins coral reef

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:27 AM PDT

Indonesia vows action after UK cruise ship ruins coral reefIndonesia on Wednesday vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship smashed into pristine coral reefs and caused extensive damage, as residents of the popular tourist site lamented "paradise" had been ruined. The vice president demanded that the Caledonian Sky's operator pay compensation as authorities said a criminal act could have been committed and they may seek the extradition of the ship's captain. Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse marine habitats on Earth, and attracts intrepid travellers and divers to its palm-fringed islands surrounded by coral and fish.


Votes Expose GOP Duplicity On Trump Taxes

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 06:39 PM PDT

Votes Expose GOP Duplicity On Trump TaxesCongressman Bill Pascrell, member of the House Ways and Means Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the mounting pressure in Congress to force the release of Donald Trump's tax information.


4 Tips for a Disney World Vacation on a Budget

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 07:39 AM PDT

4 Tips for a Disney World Vacation on a BudgetWalt Disney World is known as the most magical place on earth, but the sticker shock from prices at the world-famous park is enough to put a damper on your dream vacation. There are more than a few ways to save money on a trip to Disney World. While theme park tickets are more of a challenge to find at a reduced rate, accommodations will be more affordable during these times.


OAS head urges bloc suspend Venezuela over elections

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 07:25 PM PDT

OAS head urges bloc suspend Venezuela over electionsWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States wants regional governments to suspend Venezuela from the Washington-based group unless general elections are held soon to break a political impasse that he said Tuesday is destroying the country's democracy.


Killer of Father and Infant Son - Who Also Tried to Abduct Trial Judge - Is Executed in Texas

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 11:15 AM PDT

Killer of Father and Infant Son - Who Also Tried to Abduct Trial Judge - Is Executed in TexasJames Bigby, 61, killed a father and his 4-month-old baby in 1987 and attacked his capital murder trial judge three years later.


Financing the Tesla Model 3

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 02:49 AM PDT

Financing the Tesla Model 3The electric automaker says it plans to start producing its newest car this summer.


First Daughter And Canadian PM's Surprise Visit At Broadway Musical

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 11:27 PM PDT

First Daughter And Canadian PM's Surprise Visit At Broadway MusicalIvanka Trump and Justin Trudeau decided to visit a Broadway musical show in New York, which reflected the close relations between U.S. and Canada.


Plaintiffs in U.S. lawsuit say Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies

Posted: 14 Mar 2017 05:24 PM PDT

Plaintiffs in U.S. lawsuit say Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studiesEmployees of Monsanto Co ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup weed killer does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings. The documents, which were made public on Tuesday, are part of a mass litigation in federal court in San Francisco claiming Monsanto failed to warn that exposure to Roundup could cause non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer. Plaintiffs claim that Monsanto's toxicology manager ghostwrote parts of a scientific report in 2013 that was published under the names of several academic scientists, and his boss ghostwrote parts of another in 2000.


Barack Obama to spend a month in French Polynesia

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 11:14 PM PDT

Barack Obama to spend a month in French PolynesiaPapeete (AFP) - Barack Obama arrived in French Polynesia where he will spend a month at a luxury resort frequented by Hollywood stars, according to local TV channel Tahiti Nui TV.


Amid probe, Pakistan bars German CEO of national carrier from leaving country

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 11:55 AM PDT

Amid probe, Pakistan bars German CEO of national carrier from leaving countryBy Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has barred the German chief executive of Pakistan International Airlines from leaving the country due to an investigation into corruption at the loss-making carrier, the interior minister said on Wednesday. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Bernd Hildenbrand has been put on the "exit control list" (ECL), which forbids individuals from leaving the country, due to an ongoing probe into the lease of planes from a Sri Lankan carrier. "(Hildenbrand's) name was placed on ECL some two or three days back," Khan told reporters in Karachi, outlining concerns about management of PIA.


Inside source confirms Galaxy S8 release date for at least one major market

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 06:24 AM PDT

Inside source confirms Galaxy S8 release date for at least one major market

We're just a couple of weeks away from Samsung's Galaxy S8 launch event, and we've seen everything there is to see on the phone. We know there's two devices, no home buttons, and one annoyingly placed fingerprint sensor. But one thing we still don't know for sure is the release date. Rumors have been swirling that it could be April 21st or April 28th, and now a source has told BGR details that point towards the later date.

A senior supply chain source with knowledge of one Canadian cell carrier's plans has confirmed that pre-orders will be shipped out April 28th in Canada. That virtually confirms that the phone will launch in the US by the 28th at the latest, as it's highly unlikely to launch in Canada before the US.

It also suggests more strongly that the Galaxy S8 will be launched on April 28th in the US as well, as historically, flagship smartphones have gone on sale on the same day in the US and Canada. Devices are cross-compatible between the two countries, and with the small size of Canada's population vs the US, it's easy to satisfy demand for both countries at the same time.

If the April 28th launch date is confirmed, it will be another blow to Samsung fans who have been waiting longer than usual for the 2017 flagship. Samsung declined to show off the phone at Mobile World Congress, instead waiting a month longer than usual.

The delays make sense when you consider what's on the line for Samsung. The Galaxy Note 7 was a flaming disaster in a very literal sense, so a lot's riding on a successful Galaxy S8 launch. Brand name is one of the few things separating Samsung from the rest of the Android pack, so a full year without a barnstorming device launch would be bad news long-term.

Luckily for Samsung, all the leaks point to the Galaxy S8 changing things up a little. We're expecting to see a device with minimal bezel and no buttons on the front, which would let Samsung increase the size of the screen considerably without changing the size of the device. The Note 7's iris scanner will make a reappearance on the front of the S8, although the placement of the fingerprint sensor on the back, right next to the camera, is sure to raise a few eyebrows and sell a few microfiber cloths.


House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a press conference

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 08:25 AM PDT

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a press conferenceHouse Speaker Paul Ryan holds a press conference and responds to questions from reporters regarding a range of issues.


After Woman's Daring Escape From Captor, How to Get Out If You're Trapped in a Car's Trunk

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 01:48 PM PDT

After Woman's Daring Escape From Captor, How to Get Out If You're Trapped in a Car's TrunkThe woman had been abducted at gunpoint and forced into the trunk of her own car.


Philippine vice president slams nation's drug war

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 03:02 AM PDT

Philippine vice president slams nation's drug warPhilippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation's drug war had left Filipinos feeling "hopeless and helpless", with trust in the police eroded by thousands of summary executions. In a video message to a United Nations meeting on extrajudicial killings posted online, Robredo also called for international scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial crackdown. Now, they don't know where to turn," Robredo said in the message, which was released to the media ahead of its scheduled screening at the UN gathering in Austria on Thursday.


Tesla Raising $1.15B Ahead Of Model 3 Launch

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 10:21 PM PDT

Tesla Raising $1.15B Ahead Of Model 3 LaunchThe Elon Musk company announced Wednesday the money would help "with the rapid scaling of its business due to the launch of Model 3," among other things.


Walters' insider trading defense hinges on U.S. government witness: lawyer

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:26 PM PDT

Walters' insider trading defense hinges on U.S. government witness: lawyerProsecutors say Davis passed confidential information about Dean Foods to Walters, allowing him to make more than $40 million in profits and avoided losses between 2008 and 2014. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Ferrara kicked off the trial with his own opening statement laying out the charges against Walters.


Brazil pension reform protests

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 10:08 AM PDT

Brazil pension reform protestsBrazilian civil servants, rural workers and labor unions staged nationwide demonstrations against President Michel Temer's pension reform plan, with hundreds of protesters occupying the finance ministry in the capital Brasilia.


Greek anarchists 'likely' behind IMF Paris letter bomb

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 11:55 AM PDT

Greek anarchists 'likely' behind IMF Paris letter bombInvestigators suspect a Greek anarchist group was behind a letter bomb that injured an IMF secretary in Paris on Thursday, the day after an explosive device was found in Berlin, sources close to the probe said. Fragments of Greek stamps were found at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where the letter bomb exploded, leaving the secretary with injuries to her face and hands. A far-left Greek group called Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei is "likely behind" the Paris attack, a Greek police source told AFP in Athens.


EPA hit hardest as Trump budget targets regulations

Posted: 16 Mar 2017 03:13 PM PDT

EPA hit hardest as Trump budget targets regulationsBy Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday proposed a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency's budget, as the White House seeks to eliminate climate change programs and trim initiatives to protect air and water quality. The EPA would sustain the biggest cut of any federal agency in the White House 2018 budget, as Trump seeks to clear away regulations he claims are hobbling U.S. oil drillers, coal miners and farmers. The proposal would slash funding for enforcing regulations, fighting water pollution, cleaning up sites contaminated by toxic waste and promoting energy-efficient appliances.


Canine shelter takes on Tehran stray dog problem _ humanely

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 11:11 PM PDT

Canine shelter takes on Tehran stray dog problem _ humanelyTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On a cold winter morning in the Iranian capital recently, a homeless dog lay basking in the sun's rays for warmth. Suddenly, the canine moaned — it had been shot with an anesthetic dart from a blowpipe. It ran several steps, then fell immobilized.


This Mom Tweeted Hilarious Photo of Her Son Finding A Way Around No Food in the Living Room

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 09:28 AM PDT

This Mom Tweeted Hilarious Photo of Her Son Finding A Way Around No Food in the Living RoomHow clever is this?!


Cooler Filled With '5 Very Large Bags of Marijuana' Donated to Goodwill Store

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 02:22 PM PDT

Cooler Filled With '5 Very Large Bags of Marijuana' Donated to Goodwill StoreThe Monroe Police Department said Goodwill employees believe the cooler was dropped off Monday night, but "they're not exactly sure how it was donated."


New navigation app has an awesome feature I’ve always wanted in Google Maps

Posted: 15 Mar 2017 07:02 PM PDT

New navigation app has an awesome feature I've always wanted in Google Maps

Google is constantly adding great new features to Google Maps, but there's still plenty that it can't do. For example, if you want to follow a friend or family member to a location you haven't previously visited, you can't take a joint road trip with Google Maps, which is why you might want to try out Follow instead.

Follow is a new, free navigation app for iOS and Android that allows drivers to take on the role of "leader" or "follower." The app constantly keeps track of the leader, which means the followers will never have to risk running a red light to catch up or placing a phone call to find out which turn the leader took.

"Road trips are not the only use for the Follow app," says Follow CEO Anthony Lucido in a press release. "During our testing we have had real estate brokers using the app with their clients and pizza parlor owners using it to track their drivers. We've even had a bridal party use it to make sure everyone got to the reception location without a hitch."

In order to ensure that everyone in the group is on the same page at all times, Follow pings the location of the leader and the followers three times a second. In other words, no matter how fast you're traveling, you'll never lose track of another driver. Follow also notes that drivers can turn off tracking at any time, so you won't have to worry about your privacy being invaded when the trip is over.

Follow is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. The free version only allows leaders to connect with one follower, but you can upgrade to the PRO version for $0.99 to have unlimited followers.


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