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Storm Frank continues to cause widespread disruption, with a band of rain sweeping across the country from the west through the course of the day

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Pesky squirrels attempt to sabotage Christmas, cause £400 damage to church bells

LONDON — A church in Cornwall may have to have a bell-free service this Christmas after rampaging squirrels caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to the ropes in the belfry.

See also: 'Drunk' squirrel causes mayhem at private members club

The bushy-tailed vandals chomped through the ropes used to pull the bells in St Erth Parish Church, according to Cornwall's Pirate FM — most likely as part of a nest-building exercise.

Sorry, the bells were keeping me awake: Church in silence after squirrels eat through the bell ropes : SWNS https://t.co/h6TS2lfRdb

— Beebz the Squirrel (@SquirrelBeebz) December 24, 2015 Read more...

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Meeting Customers In The Moment: What Brands Need To Know About Micro-Moments

This article will explore the most common types of micro-moments, and show you how your brand can prepare for them.

HappyFunCorp Launches Happy Fun App To Make Instagram More Social

For the past year and a half the Brooklyn-based development shop, HappyFunCorp has been laboring over a new graph that would offer new ways to interact with Twitter and Instagram. Now, just in time for the holidays, the company is unveiling the first fruits of that labor with Voyour. Read More

2-year Treasury yield up 3.2 basis points on the day to 1%

This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.

Instant Analysis: Facebook to Challenge Yelp in Local Reviews

Facebook is testing out a new service for local business reviews.

Wall Street Dreads a Fed Rate Hike but Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Worry

The smallest businesses that most need financing rarely qualify for a standard bank loan. An uptick in interest rates doesn't change that.,

Real-life Grinches steal 190 Christmas trees in Manchester

Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV footage of Christmas trees being stolen on Nov. 28. After this, the offenders came back again between then and Nov. 30. The thieves stole a total of 190 trees. Their van was later seen selling Christmas trees. Police are still looking for any information about the incident. Read more...

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Obamacare Plan Selections Are Up, but This Key Figure Is Down 22% -- Is It Time to Worry?

Obamacare enrollment through HealthCare.gov rose 19% through week 3 compared to last year, but this often overlooked statistic is way down.

Users in Belgium Will Have to Log In to See Facebook Pages

Privacy mavens will probably be happy with Facebook’s concessions in Belgium, but page owners? Not so much.

BBC News reported that Facebook agreed to require users to log in prior to viewing pages, rather than enabling the use of cookies, particularly the datr cookie.

Facebook has claimed that the datr cookie helps prevent the creation of fake accounts, hijacking of accounts, theft of content and denial-of-service attacks, and a spokeswoman for the social network told BBC News:

We had hoped to address the Belgian Privacy Commissioner’s concerns in a way that allowed us to continue using a security cookie that protected Belgian people from more than 33,000 takeover attempts in the past month.

We’re disappointed that we were unable to reach an agreement and now people will be required to log in or register for an account to see publicly available content on Facebook.

Facebook also said in a letter to the BPC, as reported by BBC News:

We continue to have significant concerns that requirements set forth during these proceedings in respect of cookie practices have not been applied fairly and equitably within Belgium to other Internet services, as demonstrated in the reports we have submitted in the past.

Readers: Should page administrators be concerned that Internet users will decide not to take the extra step of logging into Facebook to view pages?

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Watch online ads and this startup will give money to charity

Online ads have a seriously bad rap — banner ads are annoying and no one likes sitting through a video about diapers before tucking into a Saturday Night Live clip on YouTube.

The recently launched Australian startup Make Some Change, founded by Michael Battle and Jesse Richardson, is proposing a different equation. Instead of being forced to watch a brand's message when you are not in the mood, you can visit the Make Some Change website and the company will donate cash to charity when you view ads on their site

See also: Hundreds of fake ads totally skewer corporate sponsors of Paris climate talks Read more...

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Tis the Season for E-Commerce (Infographic)

Online spending is expected to reach an all-time high this holiday season, and mobile is a huge conduit for these transactions.

An infographic from Datanyze shows that 11 percent of e-commerce this holiday season will happen on a mobile phone; 9 percent on a tablet.

Altogether, nearly half of holiday shopping will likely take place online this year.

To learn more about the rise of e-commerce this holiday shopping season, check out the infographic from Datanyze below.

The Margin: Roses are red. Kobe Bryant is retiring. Website crashes

After a career that earned him 17 NBA All-Star selections, five championships, two Olympic golds, two Finals MVPs and a league MVP, Kobe Bryant is calling it quits after this season.