DAILYCALLER (Jason Cohen) - ‘Back To Square One’: Sen. Kennedy Dumps Cold Water On Reports Of DHS Shutdown Deal
'Very, very difficult'
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jeff Arnold) - Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie case pushed to account for record
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos could be removed from office if he does not comply with the board's request to provide answers under oath.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Nancy Loo) - Meta and Google lose major social media safety case in California
At the center of the case is a 20-year-old plaintiff identified as “Kaley G.M.,” whose emotional testimony moved at least one juror to tears.
NEWSNATIONNOW (STAN CHOE, Associated Press) - Stocks and oil prices yo-yo on uncertainty about when war will end
NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% in its latest flip - flop after the United States delivered a plan to pause the war to Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial [...]
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NYTIMES (Ali Watkins) - Stephen Colbert Is Writing a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie
In an announcement video with the director Peter Jackson, the late-night host said he was developing a new film based on early chapters of the trilogy.
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NYTIMES (John Schwartz) - Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80
A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.
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NYTIMES (Sally McGrane and Therese Aherne) - A Phone-Free Childhood? One Irish Village Is Making It Happen.
Tired of seeing its elementary-school children struggle with online temptations, the town of Greystones proposed a ‘no smart devices’ code. Most everyone bought in.
NYTIMES (Cecilia Kang, Ryan Mac and Eli Tan) - Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
A jury found the companies negligent in their app designs, harming a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
NPR (Robbie Griffiths) - For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader
A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.
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NPR (Bobby Allyn) - Jury holds Meta and Google liable for role in young woman's mental health issues
The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.