#Congress needs to protect kids, not Big Tech

#Congress needs to protect kids, not Big Tech

Social media is a threat to our children. A bipartisan Congress is now stepping up to make Big Tech products safe for our children; but the social media companies are putting their incredible lobbying power behind efforts to break the momentum. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s May 2023 advisory warning found “ample” evidence that social media use presents…

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#Russia labels Moscow Times a ‘foreign agent’

#Russia labels Moscow Times a ‘foreign agent’

The Russian Justice Ministry labeled The Moscow Times, a popular English-language online newspaper, as a “foreign agent” on Friday, continuing a national crackdown on opposition media. The Moscow Times, founded after the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1992, is popular among Russian ex-patriots, foreigners in Russia and those critical of the Russian government. The…

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#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

Republican senators are laying the groundwork to vote before Christmas on a Democratic-drafted resolution to circumvent the blockade that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) has placed in front of more than 400 military nominees.  Republican frustrations with Tuberville and his ally, Senate Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), spilled into public view again early Thursday…

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#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took to social media Thursday evening after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report about his potential federal crimes, calling politics and the report  “dirty.” “What the ‘ethics committee’ did today was not part of due process, what they did was poison…the jury pool on my on going investigation with…

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#Singer, actress Cassie sues ex, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’

#Singer, actress Cassie sues ex, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’

Musical artist and actress Cassie has filed a lawsuit against her former boss and romantic partner, Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’ during her relationship with the hip-hop music mogul — allegations he denies. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura,…

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#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

IBM confirmed to The Hill it is pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Thursday, citing “’zero tolerance for hate speech.” “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” IBM told the Financial Times. Elon…

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#What to know about the fake identity claims surrounding Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie

#What to know about the fake identity claims surrounding Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie

Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is among Canada’s most celebrated indigenous icons. Her 60-year-long career coincided with singers such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, earning her Canada’s highest civilian honor. However, the 82-year-old’s indigenous origins have come under scrutiny after an extensive Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation exposed a series of apparent fabrications about…

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