Senate hearing questions social media impact on youths
Senators pressed Meta TikTok X and other platforms on harms to children amid reports of eating disorders self harm and cyberbullying. Parents shared losses as executives defended safety tools and industry wide efforts while calls for tighter regulation and accountability grew louder.
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Meta
TikTok
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Dick Durbin
Zuckerberg
Neveen Radwan
Instagram
Radwan
Hawley
South Carolina
Lindsay Graham
Durbin
Graham
Snapchat
Snap
Evan Spiegel
Shou Zi Chew
Linda Yaccarino
Twitter
Yaccarino
Zamaan Qureshi
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee
New Mexico
Raul Torrez
Facebook
Blumenthal
Nick Clegg
U.S
U.K
E.U
Australia
Clegg
Wall Street Journal
Frances Haugen
Baldwin pleads not guilty in involuntary manslaughter case
Actor Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the fatal Rust set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Santa Fe New Mexico. He waived a remote arraignment and remains free under conditions including no firearms and limited contact with witnesses.
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Alec Baldwin
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Baldwin
Rust
Halyna Hutchins
Joel Souza
South Africa urges action over Gaza crisis and ICC probe
South Africa's foreign minister Naledi Pandor accused Israel of ignoring the ICJ genocide ruling and said Pretoria seeks further global measures after the court demanded humanitarian aid and steps to prevent further deaths in Gaza. Washington linked a Jordan drone strike to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and signaled possible U.S. retaliation, with John Kirby saying the attack was planned by IRI and Kataib Hezbollah.
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South Africa
Israel
U.N
Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu
International Criminal Court
Naledi Pandor
Hamas
U.n.’S International Court of Justice
Washington
United States
U.S
Jordan
Islamic Resistance
Iraq
Joe Biden
Iran
Islamic Republic
Tehran
Mideast
Tower 22
Syria
National Security Council
John Kirby
Kataib Hezbollah
Biden
Brianna Higgins Remembered After Olathe Homicide Arrest
Olathe Police say a 17 year old has been arrested on suspicion of second degree homicide in a shooting that claimed Brianna Higgins. Her family describes Brianna as loyal and athletic and memorials include a funeral set for Saturday at First United Methodist Church West Campus. A GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs has raised nearly $9,000 toward a $20,000 goal.
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Olathe Police Department
Brianna
Leonard Higgins
Wakole
First United Methodist Church
GoFundMe
Community honors Jackie Robinson statue project revival
Sullivan and supporters praised the outpouring of community and business support as a replacement statue is planned after vandalism or loss. League 42 founder Lutz and friend artist John Parsons note the mold remains viable, aiming to erect a replacement within months to educate about Robinson’s civil rights legacy for about 600 local children. Robinson’s legacy as a civil rights icon and baseball pioneer, from the Negro Leagues to the Dodgers, anchors the park’s identity and the League 42 name.
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John Parsons
Jackie Robinson
League 42
Robinson
Kansas City Monarchs
Brooklyn
Dodgers
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