Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are running content very harmful to children. So said a jury in New Mexico that just slapped their owner, Meta, with a $375 million fine. The state accused the company of spreading pornographic images and helping adults contact vulnerable children.
For the second time in two years, Texas is experiencing a significant measles outbreak. But unlike last year’s outbreak in the South Plains, little information is available about the new surge because it erupted at a privately operated federal detention center — and company officials aren’t talking.
In a landmark ruling, a US jury has found tech giants Meta and Google liable for harming teenagers by designing addictive social media platforms. The decision is also drawing attention in Taiwan, where there are also debates over social media use.
It is not easy to be an American Muslim today. With the U.S. engaged in another conflict with a Muslim-majority country, rhetoric from some of our highest officials continues to vilify Islam and cast suspicion on Muslims as disloyal or dangerous.
The United States and Israel are devastating the parasitic Islamic regime that squandered the wealth of Iran for decades and exported terror across the Middle East. Understanding the biggest losers in this war is just as important as any assessment of the battle damage to government building…
President Donald Trump’s disastrous war on Iran is weakening the United States and providing America's principal adversaries, China and Russia, with a strategic opportunity to expand their global influence.
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🎧 Compared with other nations, public opinion here skews more negative. The hosts explore distance, perception and how limited interaction feeds misunderstanding and weakens civic life.
China's fuel prices surge as the Iran war disrupts oil supplies. Gov't limits increases, but motorists fear higher costs.
Russia has carried out its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the war began, launching 948 drones within 24 hours.
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"The rich should pay their fair share of taxes." Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions.
Global oil prices are rising again as supply disruptions continue and tensions in the Middle East refuse to settle. With the Strait of Hormuz still effectively restricted, nearly 20% of the world’s oil flow remains at risk. Brent crude has climbed back above $100, and analysts warn prices co…
Financial markets surged Monday morning when President Donald Trump claimed his administration had productive talks with Iran about ending the war. So he backed off a vow to bomb Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn't reopened by Monday evening. Iran denies any such talks took place.
🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.
Roughly 65,000 votes are just a step away from being thrown out after the North Carolina Court of Appeals sided with Jefferson Griffin in his lawsuit seeking to overturn the state Supreme Court race he lost by 734 votes out of more than 5 million cast. In a stunning decision that changes the rules of an election after that election has occurred, the court ruled that the vast majority of the ...
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are running content very harmful to children. So said a jury in New Mexico that just slapped their owner, Meta, with a $375 million fine. The state accused the company of spreading pornographic images and helping adults contact vulnerable children.
For the second time in two years, Texas is experiencing a significant measles outbreak. But unlike last year’s outbreak in the South Plains, little information is available about the new surge because it erupted at a privately operated federal detention center — and company officials aren’t talking.
In a landmark ruling, a US jury has found tech giants Meta and Google liable for harming teenagers by designing addictive social media platforms. The decision is also drawing attention in Taiwan, where there are also debates over social media use.
It is not easy to be an American Muslim today. With the U.S. engaged in another conflict with a Muslim-majority country, rhetoric from some of our highest officials continues to vilify Islam and cast suspicion on Muslims as disloyal or dangerous.
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