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One common theme lately is from people worried someone is spying on their phones. If that rings true, keep reading. You can drop me your questions on my site here. 

With iOS 16, Apple introduced Safety Check. This robust security setting lets you quickly stop sharing your information or review and update sharing with people and apps.

You may have shared access to certain things with someone in the past — or they could have given over access without you realizing it.

You can use Safety Check to:

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Another helpful Safety Check tool is Manage Sharing & Access. You can review and reset information you’re sharing with people, review and reset the information apps have access to, and update your device and Apple ID security.

Here’s how to use Safety Check to review the information you’re sharing:

To stop sharing information with other people:

Tap Continue, then do any of the following:

From there, tap Done. You’re all set.

Emergency Reset is another tool within Safety Check. Use it to stop sharing everything immediately. It also allows you to review and reset settings associated with your Apple ID.

This excellent option if you are in a dangerous or abusive relationship or need reassurance that your phone is locked down quickly.

Here’s how to use Emergency Reset:

Got locked out of your Apple ID account? Tap or click here for instructions to recover it.

Do a factory reset

If your phone is infected with spyware or other malware watching what you do, your best bet is a full factory reset. Tap or click here for steps to do that on an iPhone, Google Pixel or Samsung model.

How do you know if malware is to blame? There are warning signs like your device heating up when you’re not using it, more data usage than usual, and unexplained activity in your accounts. Tap or click here for red flags you’re being watched.

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The Christmas travel nightmare involving Southwest Airlines left a wide wake of destruction with long-lasting implications. From frustrated travelers on the nearly 16,000 canceled flights to the reputation of the once-popular airline to the political future of Pete Buttigieg – it’s been a tough week for all involved.

Americans’ memories tend to be short, but this fiasco will leave behind serious scar tissue. Those passengers who missed family gatherings will always remember this episode, especially after the last two holiday seasons were curtailed by the pandemic. 

Southwest and its leadership will face tough questions about their outdated technology and misplaced priorities. At the top of that list is their obsession with going green and shoveling millions of dollars toward “carbon neutrality” to appease the woke crowd. No word yet on how many emissions were saved this week amid the mass grounding of flights. 

For Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, the headaches are only just beginning. Critics are questioning the credentials of a 40-year-old former mayor of a city of 100,000 residents to oversee an agency with nearly 60,000 employees.

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Already, he has become a pinata within his own party. For an ambitious and talented politician with his eye on higher office, this spells trouble. The Bernie Sanders-aligned wing of the party has been especially noisy. Nina Turner, who co-chaired Sanders’ 2020 campaign, accused Buttigieg of “failing up.” 

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., another co-chair, accused Buttigieg of ignoring his warnings, tweeting, “this mess with Southwest could have been avoided.”

Some Republicans have piled on with their own criticism – largely focused on the $7 billion dollars Southwest received from taxpayers in COVID aid – but the more pointed critiques have come from Buttigieg’s left, which makes sense. 

Having exceeded all expectations in 2020, Buttigieg is viewed as a rising star, a name to watch in the coming years. His move from deep red Indiana, where Democrats are going extinct, to neighboring blue Michigan only fueled that speculation.

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Initially, Buttigieg’s cabinet position was seen as a stepping stone to higher office. Like Vice President Kamala Harris, it has become a political lead balloon.

The Southwest fiasco was not the first blemish on his resume. It was the latest episode in a growing pattern of events. In 2021, the term “supply chain” morphed from an esoteric term in a textbook to real life pain for frustrated consumers waiting for goods that used to be readily available. This year it was revealed Buttigieg was vacationing in Portugal while back home heated rail contract negotiations veered toward a strike.

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Meanwhile, the current standard bearer of the Democratic Party, an 80-year-old Joe Biden, faces ongoing questions about his ability to wage another national campaign. A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll found that just 8% of respondents called 66-80 years old an ideal age for a president.

Yes, Biden’s Democrats enjoyed a far more successful midterm election than anyone expected, but his approval rating remains stuck closer to 40 than 50. Should he run again, Biden won’t have the cover of COVID to keep him out of the spotlight.

To be sure, Buttigieg remains a talented politician in a political party with an exceedingly shallow bench in desperate need of some younger faces. It’s not out of the question he could spin this entire episode into a net positive. 

But one thing is clear: he will need to take it head-on. For almost every Democrat (and sadly too many Republicans), the federal government is the immediate scapegoat to every problem under the sun – even in the private sector. Gone are the days of free markets and letting consumers punish Southwest by choosing other airlines.

For a Democratic Party soon in search of its next leader, Christmas 2022 could be a make-or-break moment for one of the potential contenders.

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When you spend your life watching sports, you begin to understand exactly what each sport brings to the table.

The NBA brings a connection to the youth of today, of being consistently introduced to the next batch of above-the-rim stars as 19-year-olds take over the league.

Major League Baseball is nostalgic, reminding you of the simpler times – when “baseball was life” and the only thing that mattered was the bat, ball and the glove. 

The NFL is deeply rooted, with fandom passed on from father to child regardless of the pain it may bring. 

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And then there’s college football.

It’s the sport that brings us back to our best days each Saturday during the fall. When our adult lives were just getting started, our eyes wide with innocence as the world was splayed in front of us, ripe for the picking.

You see, college football provides the deepest connection with its fans.

Fans either attended the university they cheer for or they have a family or regional tie so deep that the school is part of their soul.

Since each collegiate roster gets a fresh crop of players every four years, the allegiance is not really to the players. It’s to the colors, to the college town that holds such a special spot in our souls. 

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College football allows us to see the different parts of our beautiful country that make the United States the best darn country in the history of mankind.

From the Pacific Northwest to The Plains, down through the bayou and into the Deep South, each weekend of college football gives us a glimpse into a different culture.

Each corner wonderfully American in its own way.

Each with a unique tie to college football.

So, let’s take a dive into the wonderful ride that was the 2022 college football season.

It was finally time for the student to defeat the teacher.

After suffering its first defeat of the season to Nick Saban and Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, Kirby Smart won the only game that mattered, defeating Alabama 33-18 in the national championship game.

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Former walk-on Stetson Bennett threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bulldogs snapped a 40-year championship drought.

“How about this university? How about these fans? This is a special moment for the University of Georgia, a special moment for this team,” Smart said in his postgame interview.

It was Smart’s first win against Saban and just the second time the seven-time national champion had been defeated by a former assistant.

With name, image and likeness taking over college football, it was inevitable that feelings were going to be hurt.

Texas A&M had a monster offseason, with Jimbo Fisher bringing in the top-ranked class of 2022.

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The grumblings began early that A&M was “buying” its players, a rumor that Nick Saban seemed to get behind.

At a May conference, Saban said Texas A&M “bought every player on their team.”

Fisher didn’t appreciate the accusation and called a press conference in order to refute the claim and blast Saban in the process.

“Some people think they’re God. Go dig into how God did His deal. You may find out about a guy, a lot of things you don’t want to know. We build him up to be this czar of football. Go dig into his past or anybody who’s ever coached with him. You can find out anything you want to find out what he does and how he does it,” Fisher said.

“I don’t cheat. I don’t lie. If you did my old man slapped me across the face. Maybe someone should have slapped him (Saban),” Fisher said.

The two reportedly put the spat behind them, but it sure did make for some offseason fun. 

UCLA playing at Rutgers? USC taking on Penn State in Happy Valley? 

It may sound strange, but it’s time to get used to the two West Coast programs playing in the middle of the country each year. 

The Trojans and the Bruins announced that they will join the Big Ten in August 2024, leaving the Pac-12 to wonder what will become of West Coast football. 

It had been nearly 16 years and six coaches since Tennessee last beat Alabama.

But on a beautiful fall day in Knoxville, the Vols finally vanquished their Nick Saban demons. 

In a game that will go down as one of the great regular season college football games of all time, No. 6 Tennessee beat No. 3 Alabama 52-49 at Neyland Stadium. 

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After a wild four quarters, Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath nailed a 40-yard field goal as the clock expired and Neyland Stadium emptied onto the field. 

“This is college football at its absolute best,” Vols coach Josh Heupel said. “We were the best team on the field tonight. That’s all we can control.”

Tennessee had been 0-15 against Saban since he took over at Alabama in 2007, and the win catapulted the Vols to the No. 1 spot in the CFP rankings for the first time in program history.

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Two weeks later, it all came crashing down in Athens as Georgia handled quarterback Hendon Hooker and Tennessee. 

Two weeks after that, South Carolina ended Tennessee’s national championship hopes by hanging 63 points on ol’ Rocky Top. 

But the verdict was already in – Tennessee is back. And college football is better for it. 

It took a few months of negotiating, but the College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024-25 season. 

The College Football Playoff Board of Managers voted to expand the playoff to 12 teams in September, with an eye on the 2026 season for the first year with the expanded field. 

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But the Rose Bowl’s decision to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons allows the CFP to expand from four teams to 12 officially in 2024. 

There are certainly going to be those who oppose the new format, as it’s nothing more than a money grab for the schools and conferences. 

But will anyone be complaining when there are more meaningful playoff games in December? It’s doubtful. 

It was only a matter of time before an FBS school gave Deion Sanders a shot. 

After going 27-6 at FCS Jackson State, Sanders will look to revitalize the once-proud program in Boulder as he becomes the next head coach at Colorado. 

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The Colorado program has fallen on hard times, firing head coach Karl Dorrell after an 0-5 start to the season. The Buffs ended their 2022 campaign 1-8 in the Pac-12 and were blown out by Utah in their final game, 63-21. 

Sanders’ arrival in Boulder has already brought energy to the program, with Prime Time getting two 2023 ESPN 300 recruits and the commitment of his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders. 

The college football world was devastated on Dec. 12 when it learned that Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach died of complications from a heart condition. 

Leach, known affectionately as “The Pirate,” was one of college football’s most eccentric personalities. 

Leach spent 21 years as a head coach, with stops at Texas Tech and Washington State before becoming the head coach in Starkville in 2020. 

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He went 158-107 in his 21 seasons, going 8-9 in bowl games. 

Well known for the “Air Raid” offense, Leach has an impressive coaching tree, with Arizona Cardinals’ Kliff Kingsbury, USC head coach Lincoln Riley, TCU’s Sonny Dykes, Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, and Houston’s Dana Holgorsen all coaching under Leach. 

“There’s a ball game going on right now in heaven,” former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops said at Leach’s memorial. “And can’t you just see Mike? It’s 4th & 2, he’s on his own 40, and you know he’s going for it.”

No. 1 Georgia was matched up against No. 4 Ohio State, while No. 2 Michigan went up against No. 3 TCU – the newcomer to the CFP – on New Year’s Eve. 

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The Bulldogs got the opportunity to become the first to win back-to-back national championships since Alabama did it in 2011-12. 

It’s been a wild ride in college football since January 2021, and it isn’t close to being over. 

Enjoy bowl season. There’s nothing better than being a college football fan. 

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A shooting in downtown Mobile, Ala. left at least one person dead and nine others injured on New Year’s Eve.

The Mobile Police Department said officers responded to shots fired in the 200 block of Daulphin Street around 11:14 p.m. Saturday, Fox 10 Mobile reported.

The shooting took place as thousands of people were attending the city’s 15th annual MoonPie Over Mobile New Year’s Eve event. 

Mobile Police Cpl. Ryan Blakely told local media outlets that one person died, and nine others were transported to local hospitals where they were treated for injuries. As of early Sunday, their conditions were unknown.

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A graphic video circulating on Twitter showed at least two people lying on the sidewalk with injuries moments after the shooting. Witnesses in the area told Fox 10 groups of people started running for cover as soon as the shots rang out.

Carly Bragg, who was downtown celebrating New Year’s Eve, told Fox 10 the gunshots were terrifying and “sounded like super-close fireworks.”

“The timing of it was wild,” Bragg said. “We walked right past the area, and then it happened.”

She told the outlet she and her friends hid inside a corridor that was “maybe 15 to 20 feet away from the sound and noticed the window shot out of Urban Emporium when we realized how close we were.”

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A store owner on South Royal Street told Fox 10 that people started pouring into her store in search of a safe hiding place after the gunshots.

Mobile police are investigating the shooting and a potential motive. 

No suspects are in custody as of early Sunday morning, according to Blakely.

The New Year’s Eve festivities took place as scheduled following the shooting.

Mobile police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

This is a developing story.

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A North Carolina Marine has been taken into custody in connection with the death of his 4-month-old baby.

Christian Mark McGill, 23, was arrested on Friday following an investigation into the death of the child, according to Jacksonville Police.

Officers had responded on December 22 to a call of a person having trouble breathing.

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First responders arrived at the home and attempted life-saving measures on the unresponsive baby. Paramedics then pronounced the child dead at the scene.

Police opened an investigation into the baby’s death, and arrested McGill, the baby’s father, on Friday.

McGill, an active-duty Marine, is being held at Onslow County Jail without bond.

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The Jacksonville Police Department is investigating the child’s death with the assistance of the District Attorney’s Office and the Naval Criminal Investigative Services.

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