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Mar 25 2024
News
TX nonprofit helps rural towns secure infrastructure improvement grants
A lack of staff and know-how often means rural towns miss out on grants to improve their communities, and a Texas group is trying to balance the scales. Billions of dollars will soon be flowing from the federal government to states for broadband, water and energy upgrades, transportation infrastructure and other projects. To help rural towns and nonprofits secure the money, Texas Rural Funders
Public News ServiceMar 20 2024
Fact Check
SciCheck Staffer Talks About Combatting Health Misinformation on Social Media
Kate Yandell, a SciCheck staff writer, appeared on the CBS News affiliate in Philadelphia to discuss the dangers of health misinformation on social media platforms.
Stephanie Stahl, a health reporter for CBS News Philadelphia, interviewed Yandell as part of the news station’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court arguments on March 18 in Murthy v. Missouri — a lawsuit brought by Republican
FactCheck.orgMar 18 2024
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SFPD: lock your vehicles & secure weapons elsewhere
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police are putting out the reminder, again, about the importance of locking your car doors.
Officers are investigating three separate cases of guns taken out of unlocked vehicles in the city. The thefts occurred on Friday and Saturday.
Police say the public has recently been more careful about securing their weapons, but these latest thefts
KelolandMar 25 2024
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Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors
Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.
The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds. It was slightly watered down from a proposal DeSantis vetoed
Associated PressMar 25 2024
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Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO
Reddit shares were up 30% to $59.80 at the market’s close on Monday.
The social media company’s stock has been rising ever since it went public last week and raised roughly $750 million from the IPO, of which the company brought in about $519 million.
Reddit shares soared 48% when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker “RDDT,” resulting in a number
CNBCMar 12 2024
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Durham Public Schools joins social media lawsuit
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Durham Public Schools will join hundreds of other school systems, including 14 in North Carolina, and 42 attorneys general, in a lawsuit against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap for the detrimental effects they say the companies’ products have had on students. The school board voted unanimously to join the suit on Thursday after a
Indy WeekMar 25 2024
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Kentucky Basketball Fans Take to Social Media Aft Shocking First Round Exit
March Madness is known for unexpected upsets, and last Thursday was no exception. The most shocking of all came when the Oakland Golden Grizzlies upset the Kentucky Wildcats 80-76. The Wildcats had been among the favorites to make a deep NCAA Tournament run. Despite coming into the tournament as a No. 3 seed, John Calipari's squad once again took an early exit, this time to No. 14-seeded
NewsweekMar 25 2024
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DeSantis signs social media ban for children, a law certain to draw legal challenge
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a sweeping social media ban for children that is almost certain to be challenged in court by Big Tech and First Amendment advocates as unconstitutional. The law bans kids under age 14 from having social media accounts but allows parents to give permission to 14- and 15 year-olds, and permits anyone 16 and over to have an account. At a signing
Orlando SentinelMar 25 2024
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LSU's Angel Reese again sent social media into a tizzy with a wave of her hand
Boldyreva and Reese had done battle all game in the post before the Blue Raider got into late foul trouble. LSU pulled away with an 83-56 win to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Boldyreva was emotional as she made her way to the bench, realizing she had made a mistake and allowed Reese to draw a foul as the two players tried to get in position under the basket. As Reese headed to the free throw
The Times-PicayuneMar 18 2024
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Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana social media lawsuit could set free speech standards
In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana,
The Times-Picayune