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NPR (Hansi Lo Wang) - Can a student ID be used for voting? More Republican-led states are banning it

New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.

NPR (Andrea Hsu) - Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work

Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

NPR (Lauren Sommer) - As wildfires get worse, some states are struggling to pass fire protection rules

There's a lot homeowners can do to prepare for wildfires, such as managing flammable plants and using fire-resistant building materials. But some states struggle to pass rules requiring those steps.

NPR (John Ruwitch) - Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction

Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.

AXIOS (Ina Fried) - What happens to what you share with AI

Imagine a chatbot built to keep you talking a little longer. To change your mind about something. Or persuade you to buy something. - Now imagine it could draw on everything it knows about you — including the fears, insecurities and private details you shared in conversation — to do it. Why it matters: Few rules directly govern that scenario today, making AI companies' promises about how they use consumer data especially consequential. The big picture: In the first installment of Axios' "What they know about you" series , published in 2019, we examined the information major tech companies collected about their users. In 2024, we followed up with a look at what consumer data AI companies use to train their systems. - This new…

ABCNEWS - Iran live updates: Tehran can adopt 'offensive aspect,' IRGC official says

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Jacob Grandstaff) - Rebranding Won’t Make Democrats Less Repulsive on Social Issues

Bill Clinton holds the distinction of being the only elected president since World War II to lose both houses of Congress while leading a trifecta. […] Source

AMERICANGREATNESS (Stephen Soukup) - AI, Morality, and Effective Altruism

This past week, The Wall Street Journal ran a long profile of Cami Clark, the wife of Dario Amodei, the AI savant and CEO of […] Source