Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the…
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Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars broadcasts could end next week as he faces a court-ordered auction of his company’s assets to help pay the more than $1 billion defamation judgment…
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Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations
WASHINGTON — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by…
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43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is “almost no danger” to the public. “They are not…
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A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
TOKYO — A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on…
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When should kids start using social media? Australia’s government proposes age limit of 16
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social…
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Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
TORONTO — Canada announced Wednesday it is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said…
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China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president…
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In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cell phone ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cell phone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes…
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Tesla shares soar 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company
NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White…
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