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Parents Sue Character.AI for Allegedly Leading Kids to Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Behavior
Google has also been accused of failing to screen out the content as part of its ‘family link’ service.
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Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
President Donald Trump says The New York Times published content with ‘actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage’ on him.
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Long Shut Out of Federal Funding, Faith-Based Homeless Missions See Window of Opportunity
Faith-based missions are being courted by the federal government, but some are wary that federal funds will have too many strings attached.
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Family Warns: Mysterious, Risky Drug Lurks at Corner Stores
A Virginia family is sounding alarms about kratom, billed as natural and safe, as FDA warns about synthesized kratom-type product known as 7-OH.
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US Official Warns of New Deadly Synthetic Opioid From China
States on the East Coast have been particularly hard-hit by the latest synthetic opioid, but the drug is also making an impact on states such as Texas.
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Machinists Union, Boeing Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike in St. Louis Area
Union members will vote on Friday on whether or not to accept the deal.
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MSNBC Apologizes for Analyst’s Comments on Charlie Kirk Assassination
‘There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise,’ president Rebecca Kutler said.
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Supreme Court Rules for Transgender-Identifying Student in Bathroom Dispute
The high court stated that its ruling was based only on the criteria used to decide emergency applications and was not based on the merits of the case.
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Largest Group of Lawbreaking Gang Members Is Aged 13 to 16, FBI Report Reveals
Juveniles face much lower sentences compared with adults convicted of the same offenses, so criminals recruit them.
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West Virginia Coal Miner Describes Losing 3 Brothers to Drug Overdoses
At 54, Sammy Stafford has seen his mother and three siblings fall victim to the state’s opioid epidemic.
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Inside One State’s New Classroom Cellphone Ban
From the state capital to an isolated wireless exclusion zone, parents, educators, students, and officials weigh in on West Virginia’s approach.
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475 Detained in Immigration Enforcement Operation at Hyundai’s Georgia Megasite
The operation was the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations, officials said.
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At Epicenter of Fentanyl Crisis, Parents and Providers Talk About What Works
West Virginia leads the nation in accidental drug overdose deaths despite a 40 percent decrease.
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Student Contesting Idaho Ban on Males in Female Sports Withdraws Supreme Court Case
Lower courts had sided with the college student, ruling that Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was unconstitutional.
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South Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce School Bathroom Policy
A federal appeals court declined to strike down the policy but issued an order exempting a transgender-identifying student from complying with it.
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Judge Makes Privacy-Rights Ruling in Grieving Parents’ Case Against Snapchat
The decision is a setback for the plaintiffs, who allege the social-media platform holds some responsibility for enabling illicit drug sales to minors who died.
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America in Photos: CBP Training, High Speed Chase, and Sea Lion Rescue
Notable moments from the past week in America.
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Families Unite at Times Square in Rally Against Fentanyl
Families stood shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement at National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in New York City.
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Arkansas Massage Parlor Owner Charged for Trafficking Chinese Women
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said that human trafficking to the United States is part of communist China’s ‘gray zone warfare’ attacks.
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8th Circuit Reinstates Arkansas Ban on Transgender Treatment for Minors
The federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that found the state law discriminated against young people who identify as transgender.
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Parents Sue Character.AI for Allegedly Leading Kids to Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Behavior
Google has also been accused of failing to screen out the content as part of its ‘family link’ service.
|
Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
President Donald Trump says The New York Times published content with ‘actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage’ on him.
|
Long Shut Out of Federal Funding, Faith-Based Homeless Missions See Window of Opportunity
Faith-based missions are being courted by the federal government, but some are wary that federal funds will have too many strings attached.
|
Family Warns: Mysterious, Risky Drug Lurks at Corner Stores
A Virginia family is sounding alarms about kratom, billed as natural and safe, as FDA warns about synthesized kratom-type product known as 7-OH.
|
US Official Warns of New Deadly Synthetic Opioid From China
States on the East Coast have been particularly hard-hit by the latest synthetic opioid, but the drug is also making an impact on states such as Texas.
|
Machinists Union, Boeing Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike in St. Louis Area
Union members will vote on Friday on whether or not to accept the deal.
|
MSNBC Apologizes for Analyst’s Comments on Charlie Kirk Assassination
‘There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise,’ president Rebecca Kutler said.
|
Supreme Court Rules for Transgender-Identifying Student in Bathroom Dispute
The high court stated that its ruling was based only on the criteria used to decide emergency applications and was not based on the merits of the case.
|
Largest Group of Lawbreaking Gang Members Is Aged 13 to 16, FBI Report Reveals
Juveniles face much lower sentences compared with adults convicted of the same offenses, so criminals recruit them.
|
West Virginia Coal Miner Describes Losing 3 Brothers to Drug Overdoses
At 54, Sammy Stafford has seen his mother and three siblings fall victim to the state’s opioid epidemic.
|
Inside One State’s New Classroom Cellphone Ban
From the state capital to an isolated wireless exclusion zone, parents, educators, students, and officials weigh in on West Virginia’s approach.
|
475 Detained in Immigration Enforcement Operation at Hyundai’s Georgia Megasite
The operation was the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations, officials said.
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At Epicenter of Fentanyl Crisis, Parents and Providers Talk About What Works
West Virginia leads the nation in accidental drug overdose deaths despite a 40 percent decrease.
|
Student Contesting Idaho Ban on Males in Female Sports Withdraws Supreme Court Case
Lower courts had sided with the college student, ruling that Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was unconstitutional.
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South Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce School Bathroom Policy
A federal appeals court declined to strike down the policy but issued an order exempting a transgender-identifying student from complying with it.
|
Judge Makes Privacy-Rights Ruling in Grieving Parents’ Case Against Snapchat
The decision is a setback for the plaintiffs, who allege the social-media platform holds some responsibility for enabling illicit drug sales to minors who died.
|
America in Photos: CBP Training, High Speed Chase, and Sea Lion Rescue
Notable moments from the past week in America.
|
Families Unite at Times Square in Rally Against Fentanyl
Families stood shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement at National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in New York City.
|
Arkansas Massage Parlor Owner Charged for Trafficking Chinese Women
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said that human trafficking to the United States is part of communist China’s ‘gray zone warfare’ attacks.
|
8th Circuit Reinstates Arkansas Ban on Transgender Treatment for Minors
The federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that found the state law discriminated against young people who identify as transgender.
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