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Texas Set to Ban Social Media for Under-18s, Prompting Privacy, Free Speech Concerns
Austin, Texas: A near-complete bill would bar minors under 18 from using social media, mandating age verification for all accounts. Advocates...
French Farmers’ “Green Law” Protest Brings Tractors to Paris Streets
Paris, France: Hundreds of farmers drove tractors into the capital, protesting a proposed law to ease environmental rules “less than promised,”...
Autistic 6-Year-Old Dragged by Ankle at Illinois Special Education School; Federal Oversight Uncertain After OCR Office Abolished
Jacksonville, Illinois: ProPublica reports a shocking incident where a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic boy, Xander Reed, was dragged down a hallway...
Tennessee School Expelled 12-Year-Old Over Social Media Post Without Proper Threat Assessment, Report Finds
Nashville, Tennessee: A ProPublica investigation reveals that a 12-year-old boy was expelled for reposting a threatening text image on...
Crypto Investor Charged in Kidnapping Over Bitcoin Password
New York City, USA: A cryptocurrency investor was arrested after allegedly kidnapping and torturing another man for weeks, all to obtain his...
DOJ abandons effort to address Phoenix’s treatment of homeless people
Phoenix, Arizona, USA: The Department of Justice has abruptly dropped a landmark investigation into Phoenix police practices toward homeless...
5 years after George Floyd’s death, did social media companies keep their promises?
Worldwide (online focus): Five years have passed since the murder of George Floyd sparked massive protests and corporate pledges to combat racism....
Court: Charter School Can’t Be Publicly Funded if It’s Religious – Win for Separation of Church and State
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling barring St. Isidore Catholic Virtual Charter from state funding stands after a...
Pregnant, Brain-Dead Georgia Woman Becomes Focal Point in New Abortion Battle
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: A 28-year-old pregnant woman declared brain-dead is kept on life support against her prior directive due to Georgia’s fetal...
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