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Texting Woman Walks Off Cliff

Texting while driving? Dangerous. Texting while walking? Generally just a bit impolite if you're in a crowded area.

At least, that's normally the case. If you live near a cliff, it might not be a great idea.

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Another Day, Another Scam; Banks Issue Alert

With every advance in technology, criminals also advance.  It hasn't taken them long to find a way to utilize the ubiquitous text message to phish.

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College Student Who Almost Died While Texting and Driving: ‘Don’t Do It’ [VIDEO, POLL]

A recent survey found nearly a third of teen drivers have texted while driving — but after a catastrophic wreck that nearly cost him his life, one Texas college student says he’ll never do it again, and he’s imploring others to follow his lead.

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Who Needs a License? American Teenagers Prefer Texting to Driving

The state of the great American teenager may be driving most of us crazy, but a new study indicates that may be all they are driving – as today’s teens appear to be trading in sets of wheels for two solid thumbs.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute say that nearly a third of 19 year olds living in the Un

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Walking While Texting Is More Dangerous Than You May Think

We all know about the dangers of texting while driving — but what about texting while walking?

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Could Texting Make Kids’ Grammar Worse?

We already know texting while driving is bad, but new research seems to indicate that even before kids are old enough to get behind the wheel, texting might have another downfall: it’s making their grammar worse.

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How Many Teens Text While Behind the Wheel?

Teenagers aren’t drinking as much as they used to and more of them now wear seat belts, but all of that could be offset by the startling number of them who admit to texting while driving.

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Boston Teen Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Texting and Driving

A Boston, Massachusetts teen has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of causing a fatal car crash due to texting and driving.

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Texting On The Toliet A Passing Fad

There's all kinds of business going on in the business room, except the business the room was made for.  People are whipping it out.  The 'it' being their cellphones.

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Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

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