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Greetings from Tyler, Rishi Sunak has been unceremoniously kicked to the curb in England. Keir Starmer has been elected the new Prime Minister. His wing man is none other than Barack Obama, the two having met in college. Apparently Obama has been tutoring him. “Change begins now.” Remind you of anything? But Nigel Farage will…
Senators say tech CEOs have ‘blood’ on their hands, Zuckerberg apologizes: Live updates
The chief executives of five major social media companies appeared before senators Wednesday for a highly anticipated hearing on the harms children and teens face online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Discord CEO Jason Citron testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a…
Attack on US Embassy in Lebanon foiled, gunman captured after shootout
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said its facility and team were safe The Lebanese army thwarted an attack by a gunman on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday morning in Beirut. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has…
Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm
SEATTLE (AP) — The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. Seattle Public Schools filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court. The 91-page complaint says the social media…
Exclusive: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The head of the White House Office of…
CVS, Walgreens Agree to $10 Billion Settlement Related to Opioid Crisis
Walmart is also reportedly contributing some $3 billion. Three major companies reached an agreement to pay over $12 billion to settle a host of litigation related to the distribution of opioids, Bloomberg Law first reported Wednesday. The suit agreement is intended to encapsulate lawsuits brought by various state and local governments — if the governmental…
