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Social media: Will jury awards protect kids from damage?

2+ hour, 9+ 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…...

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theweek.com > politics > no-kings-protests-do-they-make-a-difference

No Kings protests: Do they make a difference?

2+ hour, 1+ 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…...

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The ayatollahs’ enforcers

2+ hour, 5+ 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…...

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Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship

2+ hour, 13+ 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…...

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US rescues 2 fighter jet aviators shot down in Iran

5+ hour, 52+ 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…...

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theweek.com > politics > trump-military-spending-medicaid-medicare-day-care

Can the US afford guns and day care?

4+ hour, 33+ 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…...

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Google News

7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (105+ words) The Week contest: Spiked sheets'The Week What would you title a crime drama about this trade in chemically spiked paper?How to enter: Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 7 Winners will…...

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theweek.com > politics > hungary-viktor-orban-illiberal-democracy

Hungary’s illiberal democracy

15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (242+ words) Viktor Orb'n has led Hungary since 2010, and has remade its political institutions. But elections this month pose a major challenge The EU's longest-serving current head of government has turned his country from a liberal democracy into something quite different. Orb'n…...

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theweek.com > politics > iran-war-trump-on-the-run

The war in Iran: is Trump ‘on the run’?

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (239+ words) Less than $2.50 per week Despite giving the impression of diplomatic talks, the US president could be "playing for time" As Donald Trump"s war wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that he has no "overarching strategy" and is now fighting…...

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theweek.com > business > allbirds-latest-casualty-direct-to-consumer-closure

Allbirds is the latest casualty of the shaky direct-to-consumer model

3+ day, 54+ min ago  (835+ 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,…...