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Social media: Will jury awards protect kids from damage?
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (1009+ words) Tech giants are being held responsible for failure to protect kids online Big Tech may have reached "an inflection point," said Dave Lee in Bloomberg A Los Angeles jury last week ordered Meta and Google to pay a combined $6 million…...
No Kings protests: Do they make a difference?
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (1156+ words) More than 8 million people attended the third round of anti-Trump demonstrations The No Kings rallies held on March 28 "may be the turning point we desperately need," said David Rothkopf in The Daily Beast Over 8 million people attended the third wave…...
The ayatollahs’ enforcers
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (827+ words) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps keeps order, runs the economy, and exports terrorism. What is the IRGC? Officially, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the military force sworn to protect Iran's ruling clerics Yet its enormous reach, into all aspects…...
Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (766+ words) Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship'The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from TheWeek.com You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful In a remarkable break with centuries…...
US rescues 2 fighter jet aviators shot down in Iran
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (258+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
6 truly one-of-a-kind homes
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (526+ words) Featuring a geometric wonder in British Columbia and historic log cabin in Kentucky This 1995 contemporary sits along Oak Creek near Red Rock State Park. With wings jutting off a circular copper roof, the four-bedroom centers on a round living room…...
‘Long after that debt is paid, we keep sending the bill’
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (414+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...
Pepsi quits London festival amid Ye criticism
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (307+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
Can the US afford guns and day care?
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (186+ words) Can the US afford guns and day care?The Week Trump intends to cut social program spending in favor of funding his war It is an age-old question in politics: guns or butter? Government resources are not unlimited, so leaders…...
April’s new TV shows include the return of ‘Euphoria’
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (265+ words) A new Silicon Valley send-up, a dystopian spinoff and the long-awaited return of a seminal kids-gone-wild drama highlight the month's TV offerings April's slate of new and returning TV, befitting an era of increasing economic and existential anxiety, looks at…...