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A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
Illinois becomes one of the few states to regulate employer use of AI. House Bill 3773 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for employers to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on race, gender, age, or disability.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
Australia’s law that bars children under 16 from having social media accounts takes effect Wednesday, setting itself up as a test case for what many parents say feels like this generation’s Sisyphean task — shielding children from the risks of social media until they can navigate it responsibly.
A Grand Social Media Experiment Begins in Australia
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December 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Australia’s law that bars children under 16 from having social media accounts takes effect Wednesday, setting itself up as a test case for what many parents say feels like this generation’s Sisyphean task — shielding children from the risks of social media until they can navigate it responsibly.
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Boat Strikes Corrode America’s Soul
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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New York Times sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over media restrictions - coming up on NPR's Morning Edition at 6.45/8.45a
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My written story for NPR:
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'New York Times' sues Pentagon over media restrictions
The Times accuses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of violating its constitutional rights with a press policy that, the paper says, deprives the public of access to critical national security information.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New York Times sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over media restrictions - coming up on NPR's Morning Edition at 6.45/8.45a
My written story for NPR:
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My written story for NPR:
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A Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a Virginia Liquor Store
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December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new F.D.A. assertions about vaccine safety and proposals that would undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure that vaccines are safe, effective and available when the public needs them most,” the former commissioners wrote.
Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy
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December 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new F.D.A. assertions about vaccine safety and proposals that would undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure that vaccines are safe, effective and available when the public needs them most,” the former commissioners wrote.
The new Pentagon rules require reporters to sign a 21-page form that sets limits on journalistic activities, including requests for story tips and inquiries to sources. They are a stark departure from the prior ones in both length and scope and “close the doors of the Pentagon to news organizations”
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
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December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The new Pentagon rules require reporters to sign a 21-page form that sets limits on journalistic activities, including requests for story tips and inquiries to sources. They are a stark departure from the prior ones in both length and scope and “close the doors of the Pentagon to news organizations”
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Before Monday, about 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the US, including 6 in NYC. There are about 600 immigration judges nationwide...
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices.
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
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December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Before Monday, about 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the US, including 6 in NYC. There are about 600 immigration judges nationwide...
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices.
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices.
As a resident of Baltimore, I am contractually obligated to share this.
McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The younger that children under 12 were when they got their first smartphones, the greater their risk of obesity and poor sleep. Among those who hadn’t received a phone by 12, those who had got one in the following year had more harmful mental health symptoms and worse sleep than those who hadn’t.
A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says
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December 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The younger that children under 12 were when they got their first smartphones, the greater their risk of obesity and poor sleep. Among those who hadn’t received a phone by 12, those who had got one in the following year had more harmful mental health symptoms and worse sleep than those who hadn’t.
Since January, Mr. Sacks, 53, has occupied one of the most advantageous moonlighting roles in the federal government, influencing policy for Silicon Valley in Washington while simultaneously working in Silicon Valley as an investor.”
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Since January, Mr. Sacks, 53, has occupied one of the most advantageous moonlighting roles in the federal government, influencing policy for Silicon Valley in Washington while simultaneously working in Silicon Valley as an investor.”
“Ms. López, a freshman studying business at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., was about to board a Southwest Airlines flight to Texas early on Nov. 20.
She was told there was a problem with her ticket, so she went to customer service and was surrounded by immigration agents, Mr. Pomerleau said.”
She was told there was a problem with her ticket, so she went to customer service and was surrounded by immigration agents, Mr. Pomerleau said.”
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
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December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“Ms. López, a freshman studying business at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., was about to board a Southwest Airlines flight to Texas early on Nov. 20.
She was told there was a problem with her ticket, so she went to customer service and was surrounded by immigration agents, Mr. Pomerleau said.”
She was told there was a problem with her ticket, so she went to customer service and was surrounded by immigration agents, Mr. Pomerleau said.”
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A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas
A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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“This month, New York became the first state to enact a law targeting a practice, typically called personalized pricing or surveillance pricing, in which retailers use artificial intelligence and customers’ personal data to set prices online.”
N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’
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November 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“This month, New York became the first state to enact a law targeting a practice, typically called personalized pricing or surveillance pricing, in which retailers use artificial intelligence and customers’ personal data to set prices online.”
“The team hypothesized that men “require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.” In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly.”
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
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November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“The team hypothesized that men “require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.” In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly.”