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Newsom signs California bill to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
California took a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature on a bill to limit the ability of companies to provide "addictive feeds" to minors.
Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 976, named the Protecting Our Kids From Social Media Addiction Act and introduced by state Sen. ...Read more
Palos Verdes Estates settles surf gang lawsuit, vows to protect access to Lunada Bay's pristine waves
LOS ANGELES — A settlement reached Friday appears to herald the end of the Bay Boys’ six-decade reign over the coveted waves at Lunada Bay, famed for unspooling in a dreamy, unbroken right hand line.
The city of Palos Verdes Estates has agreed to a series of steps to improve public access to the bay and “vigorously enforce” coastal ...Read more
Chicago-area schools face wave of violent threats as new school year begins, leading to lockdowns and remote learning
CHICAGO — Threats of violence have sparked chaos at dozens of schools in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs since the beginning of the school year, leading to lockdowns, security screenings and days of remote learning.
Over the past two weeks, a series of anonymous posts circulating on social media have warned of shootings and other acts of ...Read more
Diddy talks locking women in at 'freak off' parties in resurfaced clip
NEW YORK — In the wake of his recent arrest on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, an old clip of Sean “Diddy” Combs providing Conan O’Brien with a list of tips for the perfect party has resurfaced online.
The 2002 interview from O’Brien’s eponymous late-night talk show started making the rounds on social media not long ...Read more
New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says
A new analysis of genetic material gathered from a live-animal market in Wuhan in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthens the case that the outbreak originated there when the coronavirus jumped from infected animals to humans, scientists said.
The findings, reported the journal Cell, do not identify any specific infected animal ...Read more
Safe storage and minimum age gun laws would curb violence, study says
The deadliest school shooting in Georgia history occurred earlier this month when a 14-year-old gunman, armed with a military-style rifle, killed two students and two teachers and injured nine others at Apalachee High School in Winder, a city about an hour northeast of Atlanta.
And last Sunday, former President Donald Trump was the target of ...Read more
Sri Lanka counts votes in election that puts IMF in spotlight
Sri Lanka began counting votes in a crucial presidential election that’s likely to determine the fate of the crisis-hit economy and a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
The election comes two years after an economic meltdown and a historic debt default caused widespread political unrest and the ousting of the former ...Read more
Floods leave one dead, many missing in quake-hit area of Japan
At least one person was killed and several others missing after torrential rains caused flooding in a northern Japan coastal region still recovering from a deadly earthquake that struck at the start of this year.
Japan’s weather agency issued its highest-level warning on Saturday morning for heavy rains in Ishikawa prefecture, about 300 ...Read more
Gaza deal hopes sputter as pager attacks bring Mideast to brink
Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to the Middle East this week with little illusion that his 10th trip to the region since last Oct. 7 would lead to a breakthrough in the Gaza war.
And that was before thousands of near-simultaneous explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to members of the Hezbollah militia spread havoc in ...Read more
Israel's risky new posture against Hezbollah stops short of war
Israel’s shift to a riskier, more aggressive posture toward Lebanon’s Hezbollah — exploding pagers, striking Beirut and targeting commanders — came about both suddenly and gradually.
Suddenly, because there were indications that Hezbollah members had become suspicious about the booby-trapped pagers, so a decision to set them off was ...Read more
What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility
In this time of year, Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, usually in September and October. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy.
As a scholar of the Bible and the ancient world, I am continually impressed with how the history of these ...Read more
Washington State inquests into killings by police remain broken, critics say
SEATTLE — A King County program meant to provide answers for families of those killed by police — revised in 2018 to broaden its scope and address inequities — remains broken and should be fixed, replaced or abandoned, say prosecutors and private attorneys involved in the process.
The coroner's inquest program is unique in Washington and ...Read more
AI? New jobs? California's local news deal with Google leaves lots of unanswered questions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force big digital platforms to pay local news.
The legislation, which would have been a first in the United States, advanced in Sacramento as newspapers struggle with precipitous...Read more
How should Denver neighborhoods spend $1 million? Residents will vote soon on trail amenities, safety fixes and more
DENVER — Maria Fernandez stood at the front of the room in the Sun Valley People Center, ready to make the case for a project.
Gathered across five tables on a recent weeknight, around 20 of her fellow project delegates had parsed through hundreds of ideas submitted by the public that could potentially receive a share of $1 million earmarked ...Read more
Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against Newsmax is headed to trial. What's at stake?
The 2024 presidential election is approaching, but the legal battle over how the 2020 race was covered by right-wing channel Newsmax isn't going away quietly.
On Sept. 30, Newsmax will head into a Deleware court to defend itself against a defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic, a London-based voting machine technology company. Smartmatic says ...Read more
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- Washington State inquests into killings by police remain broken, critics say
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- AI? New jobs? California's local news deal with Google leaves lots of unanswered questions
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