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Social media could use facial recognition to root out underage users in UK
Social media platforms in the U.K. could be tasked with using facial recognition technology to “drive out” underage users. Ofcom, Britain’s communications regulator, will officially lay out plans next month to keep kids off social media, as research shows an increased number of young children on the sites. “The sort of thing that we might… -
Texas sues NCAA for ‘deception’ over transgender athletes in women’s sports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA. In the lawsuit, Paxton accuses the organization of misleading fans by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s college sports. Paxton claims the NCAA is deceiving fans who want to support athletes assigned female at birth. In the lawsuit filed Sunday, Dec. 22,… -
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo push to keep sugary drinks in food stamp program
Some major corporations, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper, are urging lawmakers to keep allowing food stamp recipients to buy sugary drinks. The push comes as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Health and Human Services Department, pledged to remove soda and processed foods from the Supplement Nutrition Assistance… -
Trump open to keeping TikTok ‘around for a little while’ after 2020 sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump is rethinking his opposition to TikTok with less than a month before it faces an outright ban in the U.S. Trump’s comments come after his electoral victory in November, which saw significant gains with young voters. “I’m going to have to start thinking about TikTok,” Trump said at a conservative conference in… -
Alabama inmates sue state, say alleged forced labor is ‘modern-day slavery’
Current and former inmates in Alabama are suing the state, alleging they were forced to work at jobs for “next to nothing.” The lawsuit claimed the prisoners were forced into “modern-day slavery” by working jobs at fast food restaurants, meat packing plants and city offices. Though inmates make at least $7.25 an hour, the state siphons… -
Trump will pull out of WHO on day 1 in office: Report
President-elect Donald Trump plans to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on day one of his second administration on Jan. 20. The plans were first reported on Sunday, Dec. 22, by the Financial Times. Meanwhile, global health officials warn of the potentially “catastrophic” consequences of the United States leaving the… -
IRS to send unclaimed stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers
There’s good news for taxpayers who may have missed out on a stimulus check. The Internal Revenue Service is sending payments to people who overlooked a credit on their 2021 tax returns. An internal review by the federal tax agency showed 1 million Americans failed to claim the recovery rebate credit. People who missed one… -
Former Marine accused of training Chinese pilots to be returned to US
Australia has approved the extradition of former U.S. Marine Daniel Duggan as of Monday, Dec. 23, over accusations he illegally trained Chinese pilots. The move, rubber-stamped by Australia’s Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, puts an end to Duggan’s nearly two-year attempt to avoid a return to the United States. Dreyfus said he came to the decision… -
Government shutdown looms as House votes against latest funding bill
A government shutdown looms nearer after the House rejected a bill that would have kept it funded into March. And drones are now banned in parts of New York and New Jersey after a spate of mysterious sightings. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. House votes against latest… -
Musk or Trump? Media divided over who killed the gov’t spending bill
The initial government spending package aimed at preventing a government shutdown failed late Wednesday, Dec. 18. The 1,500-page bill was scrapped as lawmakers began to reassess their options. The collapse of the spending bill prompted a mix of explanations from news outlets. Left-leaning media outlets Left-leaning outlets largely pointed to Elon Musk as the driving… -
US life expectancy hits highest level since COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. life expectancy jumped significantly in 2023, hitting its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic. The new findings come from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on Thursday, Dec. 19, revealing life expectancy among Americans rose to 78.4 years last year, up nearly an entire year from 77.5 years in 2022.… -
DOJ accuses CVS of filling unlawful prescriptions, fueling opioid crisis
The Department of Justice is suing the nation’s biggest pharmacy chain. In a complaint unsealed Wednesday, Dec. 18, the DOJ said CVS knowingly filled illegal prescriptions and tried to get reimbursement from federal health care programs for those illicit prescriptions since 2013. The Justice Department alleged CVS filled excessive and dangerous quantities of opioids, early… -
FAA enforces emergency drone ban across New Jersey
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented emergency flight restrictions across New Jersey, prohibiting drone operations until Jan. 17, 2025, for “special security reasons.” Unless operators obtain special government clearance, the directive bans uncrewed aircraft within a one-nautical-mile radius of designated areas and up to 400 feet in altitude. The FAA designated areas such as Camden,…
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