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Utah Sets Restrictions on Transgender People’s Bathroom Use

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 9:26am
Under the new law, transgender people will be prohibited from using bathrooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that align with their gender identity, with few exceptions.
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How Covid Changed America in 2020

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 9:23am
The answer, only now coming into view, explains why that awful year still has us in its grip.
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Meta, TikTok, X and Others Face Senate Hearing on Child Safety Online

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 9:04am
The leaders of X, Meta, Discord, Snap and TikTok will testify about their companies’ track records protecting their youngest users.
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An Impeachment Push, and a Militia’s Surprise Move

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 7:07am
Plus, broadcasting layoffs on TikTok.
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San Francisco’s “Pro-Drug Culture”

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 6:37am
The city’s addiction crisis has worsened quickly — and culture is a big factor.
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Meta Rejected Efforts to Improve Children’s Safety, Documents Show

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 6:17am
Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic.
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Meta Rejected Efforts to Improve Children’s Safety, Documents Show

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 6:17am
Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic.
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Is the Future of Medicine Hidden in Ancient DNA?

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 6:00am
Genetic fragments from thousands of years ago are providing insights into illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
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An Israeli Charity for Palestinians Grapples With Oct. 7 Attacks

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:43am
Before the war, Road to Recovery helped bring sick Gazans to Israeli hospitals. Several of its volunteers died in the Hamas attacks, and donations to the group have slowed.
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Nikki Haley Goes After Trump and Biden in ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Campaign

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:03am
Ms. Haley has recently shifted her strategy, casting Donald Trump, 77, and President Biden, 81, as part of the same bygone era of politician.
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Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and the Right’s Abnormality Problem

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:02am
Girl meets boy and falls in love. Conservatives are furious.
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The Federal Reserve Meets Wednesday. Here’s What to Watch.

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:02am
Officials are likely to keep interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of their January meeting. Here’s a look at what might come next.
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In New College, Florida, Athletes Were Recruited to Win a Culture War

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:02am
Many New College athletes had no idea they were part of Ron DeSantis’s attack on “woke ideology.” Then the semester began.
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Meta, TikTok, X and Others Face Senate Hearing on Child Safety Online

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:01am
The leaders of X, Meta, Discord, Snap and TikTok will testify about their companies’ track records protecting their youngest users.
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Alice Munro’s Best Work: A Guide

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:00am
The only prerequisite for reading the Nobel laureate, a master of short stories, is: having lived. Here’s where to start.
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Silicon Valley Battles States Over New Online Safety Laws for Children

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:00am
Lawsuits filed by NetChoice, which represents companies including TikTok and Meta, have stalled protection efforts in three states.
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Imran Khan Gets 14 Years in His Second Sentence in Two Days

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 3:40am
The sentences, just over a week before Pakistan’s national election, come as the former prime minister’s party has been battered by a crackdown.
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French Farmer Was Spark Behind Widespread Protests

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:01am
Jérôme Bayle had enough of the hardships of French farming, so he blocked a highway with friends. Hundreds of other farmers have followed suit.
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How China Censors Critics of the Economy

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:00am
As Beijing struggles with a slumping stock market and a collapsing real estate sector, commentary and even financial analysis it deems negative are blocked.
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Abolish the U.N.’s Palestinian Refugee Agency

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 11:28pm
UNRWA’s problem goes much deeper than charges that it is infested with terrorists.
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