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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, San Cristobal's Mayor Patricia Gutierrez wears a rosary and a T-shirt with an image of her jailed husband Daniel Ceballos with a hashtag that reads in Spanish &quot;Free Ceballos&quot; at a protest in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Ceballos phoned his mother before dawn on Saturday, May 23, 2015 to say he'd been moved to a prison in San Juan de los Morros, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

President Obama uses a cellphone to contact supporters during a surprise visit to meet volunteers at an Obama campaign office in Port St. Lucie, Fla. on Sept. 9, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama joins Twitter under @POTUS handle

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

There were lots of angry people who were $100 lighter after watching Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s (left) victory Saturday night over Manny Pacquiao. (Associated Press)

Periscope chief: Live-streaming app not about piracy

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Joseph Offutt, left, and Raheem Peters hold a sign and a U.S. flag across the street from the Curtis Culwell Center, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Garland, Texas. A man, whose social media presence was being scrutinized by federal authorities, was one of two suspects killed in the Sunday shooting at this location that hosted a cartoon contest featuring images of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Gunman’s Twitter hashtag hinted at Texas plot

By Julie Watson and Ryan Van Velzer - Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by NASA, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti checks the helmet of astronaut Terry Virts inside the International Space Station on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Virts reported the water while he waited in the air lock for Wednesday's spacewalk to formally conclude. (AP Photo/NASA) ** FILE **

Italian astronaut brews, sips first fresh espresso in space

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

The Houston Rockets have fired Digital Communications Manager Chad Shanks, after he sent out a couple of emojis Tuesday night that showed a gun pointed at a horse's head. (Twitter/@ChadJShanks)

Chad Shanks, Houston Rockets Twitter manager, fired after tweeting horse, gun emojis

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, right, brings out actor Keegan-Michael Key from Key &amp; Peele to play the part of &quot;Luther, President Obama’s anger translator&quot; during his remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

CHRISTOPHER HARPER: Baltimore riots forgotten as news correspondents wine and dine

By Christopher Harper

Thousands of opponents of Indiana Senate Bill 101, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, gathered on the lawn of the Indiana State House to rally against that legislation Saturday, March 28, 2015. Indiana's law has been widely criticized by businesses and organizations around the country. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Indiana pizzeria owners close doors, may leave town after gay-wedding attacks

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Hackers took over the Twitter feed of U.S. Central Command, posting the names and addresses of retired generals and issuing other threats.

Social media war: activists identify 26,000 ISIS Twitter accounts

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times