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Meta heads to trial over alleged social media addiction, risks to children

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Meta heads to trial over alleged social media addiction, risks to children

Social media giant Meta is heading to court in a case brought by a group of state attorneys general who claim the company designed its social media platforms to be addictive and misled the public about potential risks.The trial is expected to begin with opening statements on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland after the two sides went through the jury selection […]

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DOJ opens new pathway to restore federal gun rights for certain barred individuals

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DOJ opens new pathway to restore federal gun rights for certain barred individuals

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday launched a new process to allow certain people who are barred from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights.Under a final rule issued by Blanche, applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, as well as show that they are not likely to pose a danger to public safety."The Second Amendment is not a second-class right, and the federal government […]

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Lindsay Clancy’s parents get massive global donor support as fundraiser surpasses $830K

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Lindsay Clancy’s parents get massive global donor support as fundraiser surpasses $830K

As the trial for Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy enters week four, funds are pouring in for her parents who have supported their daughter who is accused of killing all three of her children.Clancy admitted to strangling to death her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was just 8 months old. She's facing three counts of first-degree murder.Her defense team argues Clancy is not criminally responsible because she […]

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American tourist killed by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna

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American tourist killed by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna

An American tourist was killed after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, which was recently active, Italian firefighters said Monday.The 29-year-old man from Kansas, whose name had not been released at the time of this reporting, was found at an altitude of 1,000 feet in the Rocca Capra area.He was rescued by helicopter after he was struck Sunday night in a barren, exposed area. […]

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US military bases are ‘ill-equipped’ to stop drone swarms, top commander reveals after Rubio’s UAP warning

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US military bases are ‘ill-equipped’ to stop drone swarms, top commander reveals after Rubio’s UAP warning

A top commander responsible for defending the U.S. homeland warned Thursday that American military bases are "ill-equipped" to repel a swarm of small attack drones.The vulnerability persists even as the Pentagon seeks billions for new counter-drone weapons, and Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard said the shortfall begins well before troops try to shoot down a drone.Some bases do not have the sensors to spot and track an incoming swarm or […]

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Repeat offender with 7 prior convictions arrested 3 times in 12 days over alleged attacks on women

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Repeat offender with 7 prior convictions arrested 3 times in 12 days over alleged attacks on women

An Oklahoma man was arrested twice in five days over allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple women, then was arrested again days later and booked on a first-degree rape charge.Jail records identify the defendant as Jeff Kufi Asare, 26, who was booked Aug. 12 on a $75,000 cash-or-bail bond. The record did not list a release date. Oklahoma City ABC affiliate KOCO reported that firefighters saw Asare allegedly restraining a […]

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ICE Boston arrests Brazilian illegal alien wanted for murder days before Gov Healy signed Protect Act

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ICE Boston arrests Brazilian illegal alien wanted for murder days before Gov Healy signed Protect Act

An illegal alien wanted for aggravated murder in Brazil was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Massachusetts just two days before Democrat Gov. Maura Healey signed a law to block certain ICE operations in the state.Maycon Souto Dos Reis, 54, was convicted of aggravated murder in Brazil on Sept. 14, 2024, and sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison when an arrest warrant was issued. The […]

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Texas dad faces murder charge after estranged wife found dead at suburban home: police

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Texas dad faces murder charge after estranged wife found dead at suburban home: police

A man in Texas was arrested after allegedly murdering his estranged wife while their kids were home, according to police.Jake Bigoni, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday after officers performing a welfare check for his estranged wife, Eliana Bigoni, discovered her dead inside his Plano, Texas, apartment. He was initially booked on a felony abuse of corpse charge before authorities later added a murder charge, police said in a news […]

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