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Instagram Addiction Doesn’t Exist, According to App’s Top Executive
Day 3 in a landmark trial against tech titans focused on the platform’s beauty filters and safety measures.
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In Landmark Trial, YouTube Says It’s Not Social Media, Doesn’t Addict Children
On the second day, an expert witness for the plaintiff argues platforms are designed to ensnare young users in a vicious cycle of addiction and mental illness.
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Texas Investigating Dubai-Based Developer Over ‘Sharia City’ Concerns
Such a development could potentially attract 20,000 foreign nationals.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Transportation Department to Suspend Hudson Tunnel Project Funding
New York and New Jersey filed a suit to challenge funding cuts tied to federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion contracting rules.
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Louisiana AG to Sue California and NY Over Refusal to Extradite Abortion Providers
Abortion is illegal in Louisiana under most circumstances, but out-of-state doctors have prescribed abortion pills via telehealth.
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What’s Next in Springfield, Ohio, After Judge Pauses End of Immigration Protection for Haitians
An estimated 15,000 Haitian immigrants live in the southwest Ohio city, and most have temporary protected status.
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Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
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Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
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Why DeSantis Believes AI Needs Tight Regulation Now
The governor aims to spend his political capital to see guardrails put on the pervasive and rapidly expanding tech before leaving office in a year.
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Landmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
‘This case is a huge leap … every doctor and clinic involved in this fad should be very afraid for what comes next,’ a detransitioner said.
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Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
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Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
The governor was responding to a video showing a student protestor resisting arrest.
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Major Medical Group Announces Opposition to Pediatric Transgender Surgeries
The available evidence requires ‘a precautionary approach,’ the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said.
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Haitian Residents of Springfield Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger
Their status was set to expire Feb. 3, but a judge intervened. Springfield residents are divided on whether the Haitians should stay.
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Catholic Network Files Suit Against Trump Admin Over Immigrant Visa Pause
The administration halted visas to people from 75 nations last month due to the risk of immigrants becoming dependent on government welfare.
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Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic. ... It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti
The 37-year-old protester was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer on Jan. 24.
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Instagram Addiction Doesn’t Exist, According to App’s Top Executive
Day 3 in a landmark trial against tech titans focused on the platform’s beauty filters and safety measures.
|
In Landmark Trial, YouTube Says It’s Not Social Media, Doesn’t Addict Children
On the second day, an expert witness for the plaintiff argues platforms are designed to ensnare young users in a vicious cycle of addiction and mental illness.
|
Texas Investigating Dubai-Based Developer Over ‘Sharia City’ Concerns
Such a development could potentially attract 20,000 foreign nationals.
|
Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Transportation Department to Suspend Hudson Tunnel Project Funding
New York and New Jersey filed a suit to challenge funding cuts tied to federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion contracting rules.
|
Louisiana AG to Sue California and NY Over Refusal to Extradite Abortion Providers
Abortion is illegal in Louisiana under most circumstances, but out-of-state doctors have prescribed abortion pills via telehealth.
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What’s Next in Springfield, Ohio, After Judge Pauses End of Immigration Protection for Haitians
An estimated 15,000 Haitian immigrants live in the southwest Ohio city, and most have temporary protected status.
|
Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
|
Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
|
Why DeSantis Believes AI Needs Tight Regulation Now
The governor aims to spend his political capital to see guardrails put on the pervasive and rapidly expanding tech before leaving office in a year.
|
Landmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
‘This case is a huge leap … every doctor and clinic involved in this fad should be very afraid for what comes next,’ a detransitioner said.
|
Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
|
Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
The governor was responding to a video showing a student protestor resisting arrest.
|
Major Medical Group Announces Opposition to Pediatric Transgender Surgeries
The available evidence requires ‘a precautionary approach,’ the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said.
|
Haitian Residents of Springfield Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger
Their status was set to expire Feb. 3, but a judge intervened. Springfield residents are divided on whether the Haitians should stay.
|
Catholic Network Files Suit Against Trump Admin Over Immigrant Visa Pause
The administration halted visas to people from 75 nations last month due to the risk of immigrants becoming dependent on government welfare.
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Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic. ... It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti
The 37-year-old protester was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer on Jan. 24.
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