NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion Over Claims It Harmed Youths
Also, floods destroy villages in Nepal. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
NYTIMES (Emmy Martin) - What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - He Once Launched a Grenade for Trump. Now He’ll Be White House Counsel.
Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases. His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice.
NYTIMES (Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith) - Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent
The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - How Darline Graham helped Trump WIN GOP S.C. primary election
President Donald Trump delivered a win for Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina’s Republican Senate runoff on Tuesday, giving her a good shot at succeeding her late brother in the Senate. MS NOW's Mychael Scnhell explains how, despite Trump's waning popularity, his support for Graham still played a pivotal role in the race.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - BOMBSHELL: Troops allege Hegseth and Trump pushing them to VIOLATE laws as discharge requests SURGE
MS NOW is reporting that "nearly six months into the United States’ war with Iran — and a year into the Pentagon’s decision to launch deadly strikes to kill alleged drug traffickers — the number of service members seeking a formal discharge from the military as conscientious objectors has skyrocketed, according to two groups that help them file their applications." Jacob Soboroff – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Priya Sridhar, who authored this story, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, and Paul Rieckhoff for analysis on Deadline White House.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Psychiatrist: Clancy’s actions ‘controlled’ on day she killed children
Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist and senior psychiatrist for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, testified Wednesday that Lindsay Clancy could distinguish right from wrong and control her actions when she killed her three children. The prosecution in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial rested its rebuttal case, and testimony is now over as the case moved toward its final stages.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - China-Nepal flash flood: Helicopter pilot describes everything he saw
The cause of the powerful torrents of floodwater that carved a devastating path through Nepal and Tibet, swallowing towns, roads and bridges — is not yet clear, but Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast swaths of ice are melting, and rocky mountainsides are destabilizing, becoming less solid and more fluid. As glaciers turn to water and create massive lakes in high mountain elevations, summertime melting can release these lakes downstream. On top of it all, climate change is leading to more extreme rainfall that can trigger deadly flooding. 0:00 Helicopter pilot who witnessed the flooding from the air 4:10 How many people were rescued as part of the rescue operation? 6:45 What caused the catastrophic…
NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - A Movement to Restrict Social Media for Children Has Taken Hold Globally
Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms.
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Lauren Hirsch) - Mamdani Persuades C.E.O.s to Join His Business Advisory Council
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who has struggled to win over Wall Street, intends to use the council to help him invigorate New York City’s economy.