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Most people know to phone 911 in an emergency, but police departments are often overwhelmed by the sheer volume of calls. Some cities use 311 lines to help divert non-emergency requests, while Miami dispatches a group of unarmed public servants to tackle many non-urgent situations.

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Swirling controversy over government seizure of millions of Verizon phone records is a reminder of just how much data consumers are constantly and willingly sharing each day.

She's the star of a new celebrity video from the U.N., highlighting the refugee crisis. It grabs attention. But will it make a difference?

Large portions of the Internet have declared 2016 one of the worst years ever. That's probably an inaccurate assessment, but it still says a lot about how we live online.

Social networks let users share without being impeded. But Nextdoor, a platform for neighborhoods, is moving to block posts for the first time when they appear to be racial profiling.

Remember Joseph Kony? A video about the African warlord dominated social media early last month. But its call to action on Friday night is largely being ignored by many of the same young people who were initially drawn to the cause. Some are focused on new and much less serious things.

Lawyers for George Zimmerman have turned to the Internet and social media to help their client, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

More questions for the panel: Not-so-secret services; Police in Germany need to watch their donut intake; The Hangover meets March of the Penguins.