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Chalkbeat
3 months ago
Education

Cell phones in (or out of) schools: How is your NYC school handling student devices?

Educators are noticing increased attachment to phones post-pandemic.
Mayor of NYC filed lawsuit against social media companies for children's mental health. [ more ]
NESN.com
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

ESPN's New '30 For 30' Documentary Will Captivate Bruins Fans

ESPN on Friday announced a new "30 for 30" documentary that'll hit home for fans of both the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks.The documentary, "I'm Just Here for the Riot," will focus on the massive riot that ensued in downtown Vancouver after the Bruins defeated the Canucks in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: I'm on a mission to understand my daughters' digital lives in season 6 of my podcast Chasing Life'

Editor's Note: Click here to listen to the new season of the CNN podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.There is no denying or escaping this one simple but far-reaching fact: Americans are surrounded by screens.As a doctor and a journalist, but most important as a dad to teens coming of age in a screen-infused world, I'm concerned.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

The Russian Military's 4 Biggest Mistakes in Ukraine

When Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine last year, the Kremlin and many Western observersexpected it would not be long before Russia captured Kyiv and ousted President Volodymyr Zelensky.But at the one-year anniversary of the war, it's become clear that Ukraine has not only been able to withstand the assaultit's succeeded in regaining control of key territories.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Marketing

University of Texas at Austin bans TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks

AUSTIN, Texas On Tuesday morning, the University of Texas at Austin announced it has banned TikTok on wired and Wi-Fi networks on campus due to security concerns.Shortly after, Texas A&M University followed suit.All around the UT campus, cellphones are glued to students' hands.Several students told KVUE that they spend a good amount of time on TikTok.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

No charges against students involved in apparent 'wrestling incident' at York Community High School

Parents of a special needs student seen pushed to the ground in a video posted on social media have declined a formal police investigation, Elmhurst police announced Tuesday.The Dec. 8 incident in a York Community High School restroom involved five students, including a boy with special needs.Police determined the students engaged in "willful physical contact," while other students watched.
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Boston.com
4 months ago
Education

Lowell High wants to lock up cell phones. Students are fighting back.

Cell phones will be required to be turned off and in a designated classroom container during each school period.
The new policy aims to cut out distractions in the classroom and prevent cyberbullying. [ more ]
Daily Mom
2 years ago
Mothers

Family Tent Camping: 3 Reasons To Make Wonderful Memories

Family tent camping can open doors to adventures while creating memories to last a lifetime.Tent camping lets you enjoy the fresh air and old-fashioned family fun.
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english.elpais.com
6 months ago
Digital life

Why does a 12-year-old need a cell phone?

The author's perspective on allowing children to have cell phones has evolved as their own children have grown older.
Age alone should not be the sole determining factor when deciding to give a cell phone to a minor.
Assessing the individual needs and maturity of a child is crucial when deciding if they are ready for a cell phone. [ more ]
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www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

Accidental 911 calls are clogging already hard-hit emergency lines, police warn | CBC News

Emergency lines are being clogged by a rise in accidental 911 calls and it's taking away time and resources from legitimate crises, police say.Toronto police, which says it operates the largest and busiest 911 call centre in the country, says its centre received an average of 6,500 calls per day in May.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Supreme Court unanimously sides with Twitter in ISIS attack case

The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday, April 21, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with Twitter in a case brought by plaintiffs who said the social media company aided and abetted terrorism.Based on its opinion, it sent a related case involving Google back to the lower courts.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Education

The View Hosts Defend N-Word-Spewing Teacher's Intentions As a Teachable Moment

The View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar appeared to side with the Missouri math teacher who resigned after a student recorded him using the n-word during a class discussion.The teacher is heard asking, Is the word n***** not allowed?I'm not calling anyone a n*****.I can say the word.The student, 15-year old Mary Walton, is being hailed as a whistleblower for bringing attention to the teacher's use of the word.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Jose college students protest mayor's homeless plans - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose State University students are demanding a more humanitarian approach to Mayor Matt Mahan's homeless policies.Students for Fair Housing and Students Against Sweeps plan to protest in front of San Jose City Hall today to ask the mayor to end the sweeping of homeless camps and protect tenants' rights, including providing legal counsel during evictions.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Illinois took action after the Highland Park shooting. But the assault weapon ban there still faces legal hurdles

As Nashville police left a news conference Monday, Ashbey Beasley unexpectedly moved in front of the still-live microphones and television cameras.Beasley then told her story: She and her son survived the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in her hometown of Highland Park, Illinois, last year, in which a gunman used an assault-style rifle to kill seven and injure dozens more people.
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

Meet the Brother Who Brews Beer at Maine's Friars' Brewhouse Tap Room

Home Culture Image Courtesy of Brother Donald Paul It's not uncommon for alcohol and religion to go hand-in-hand.Religious orders have produced alcoholic beverages for centuries, including France's Carthusian Monks, who've distilled the herbaceous liqueur Chartreuse since 1737, and the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, which has brewed Trappist beers since at least the 17th century.
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www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Teacher alleges 'state of crisis' at Mississauga school, board launches investigation | CBC News

School board officials say they are investigating conditions at a Mississauga middle school after an anonymous letter alleged it is in a "state of crisis" and unsafe.In a statement on Wednesday, the Peel District School Board said it is aware of the letter describing violence by students at Tomken Road Middle School, located in the Applewood Heights neighbourhood.
sfist.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Supreme Court Hands Big Tech a Big Win In Content Moderation Cases

Two separate lawsuits against tech companies Google and Twitter both went in favor of the tech titans Thursday, as the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that neither were responsible for terrorist acts that were linked to content on their platforms.We said that the fate of the internet was at stake in February when the Supreme Court decided they would hear a case challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that effectively provides legal immunity to tech platforms for offensive content that individual users post.
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www.scientificamerican.com
1 year ago
Science

Is E.T. Eavesdropping On Our Phone Calls?

Ever worry about shadowy forces tapping into your phone calls and listening in on your private conversations?Well, astronomers have some good news for you: It won't be aliens with their ears (or whatever auditory sensory organs they evolved) to the speaker getting into your business.At least, not yet.
QNS.com
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn man convicted in Ridgewood cold case murder nearly a dozen years ago: DA - QNS.com

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A Brooklyn man is facing life in prison after he was found guilty in Queens Supreme Court for the cold case killing of a 31-year-old man found naked and bludgeoned in his Ridgewood home in 2011, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on May 19.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Trump must pay $110,000 in sanctions to NY attorney general, court rules

A New York appeals court upheld sanctions against former President Donald Trump totaling $110,000 for failing to respond to a New York state attorney general subpoena for documents.Trump appealed an order from New York state Judge Arthur Engoron, who last year ordered Trump be sanctioned $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a December 2021 subpoena as part of the state's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

The 'Cartoon Sunrise' Triggers Chrono-Chaos

For 30 years, American parents felt guilty plopping their tots down in front of morning cartoons.To be clear, millions did so anyway, but before the rise of educational programming, it was broadly considered a social ill.Today?Not so much.After all, PBS Kids has real lessons to teach.But sometimes the medium is the message and that message is a biological trigger.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

There's a Reason Joe Biden Is Ignoring Your Eye Rolls

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME's politics newsletter.Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.When Joe Biden thinks he's in the right, there isn't much room for self-doubt in his orbit.So when exit polls on Tuesday indicated two-thirds of the country would prefer he not run for a second term, the President wasn't much in a listening mode.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Madigan's arraignment on new AT&T conspiracy charges will be missing something: Madigan himself

When former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is arraigned by telephone next week on new federal conspiracy charges involving AT&T, someone will be conspicuously absent from the line.Madigan himself.That's because a federal judge on Wednesday granted an unusual request by Madigan's attorneys to waive his right to be present for the proceedings, where a formal not guilty plea will be entered on his behalf to a superseding racketeering indictment unveiled earlier this month.
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www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

New York judge to instruct Donald Trump on what he can (and cannot) say about the criminal case against him

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's criminal falsifying business records case in Manhattan is expected to inform the former president Tuesday on what he can and cannot say publicly about the case and evidence his legal team will get from prosecutors to prepare for trial.Trump will not physically attend the hearing in the New York County criminal courthouse but will appear remotely via video feed so the judge can communicate with him in open court.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content and leaves Section 230 untouched

Twitter will not have to face accusations it aided and abetted terrorism when it hosted tweets created by the terror group ISIS, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The court also dismissed a closely watched case about social media content moderation in a case involving Google, skipping a decision that legal experts warned might have upended the broader internet.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Judge limits Trump's sharing of information from New York criminal case on social media

The New York judge handling Donald Trump's criminal case approved a protective order on Monday that limits the former president's ability to publicize information on social media related to evidence in the investigation.The Manhattan district attorney's office had submitted the protective order to restrict Trump's ability to share information his attorneys receive in the discovery process in part because of Trump's social media posts about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and witnesses in the case.
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The Verge
1 year ago
Marketing

Montana bans Telegram, WeChat, and Temu from government devices

On Wednesday, Montana governor Greg Gianforte didn't only ban TikTok state-wide.He also accused Telegram, WeChat, and the shopping app Temu of being "tied to foreign adversaries" and directed that they and similar apps be banned from government devices and all state business.Gianforte also cited TikTok owner ByteDance's CapCut video editor and Lemon8 as examples of offending apps.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Texas bans TikTok on government devices amid China data-sharing fears

Texas governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app's data-sharing practices with the Chinese government.TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users' devices  including when, where and how they conduct Internet activity  and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government, according to one of the letters the governor sent to state agency leaders.
The Verge
1 year ago
Apple

Brazil says Apple can't keep selling iPhones that don't come with a charger

The Brazilian government isn't happy about Apple's decision to stop including chargers starting with the launch of the iPhone 12 and has responded by suspending local sales of iPhones that don't come packaged with chargers.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Bus driver charged with stalking 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire

GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) - A school bus driver faces federal charges alleging he threatened and stalked an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire.
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Defector
1 year ago
New York Mets

When 'Seinfeld' Abandoned The Mets For The Yankees | Defector

Jerry Seinfeld is almost certainly the world's most famous Mets fan.He routinely visits the SNY booth, where he cracks jokes at the expense of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and old friend Keith Hernandez.He attended "Seinfeld Night" at Citi Field in 2019 and threw out the first pitch, challenging himself by throwing a sidearm strike from the rubber.
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Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Feds: Winchester doctor had hidden camera devices containing child sex abuse videos, images

A Massachusetts resident doctor, specializing in family medicine, has been accused of possessing more than 80 devices containing child sex abuse materials, including a hidden camera bracelet that recorded at least two videos of medical exams, according to criminal complaint documents.Bradford Ferrick, 32, of Winchester and Amherst, was arrested by the FBI at his Winchester home Tuesday morning and charged with one count of possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins' office said in a statement.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

FBI says it's contained an 'isolated' IT security breach

The FBI claims it has dealt with a cybersecurity "incident" that reportedly involved computer systems being used to investigate child sexual exploitation."The FBI is aware of the incident and is working to gain additional information," a spokesperson said in a statement to The Register.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Berlin

The Berlin Perspective: Fish Heads and Raceways

This is the information age, meaning we receive information all the time.Truckloads of it.We are literally being drowned in confusing e-mails and headlines.I ran into the most peculiar ones.Berlin, October 27th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - Yesterday, the 122nd e-mail I found in my inbox said the 'U-Bahn' train line U3 would not be in service between the stations 'Kellinghusenstrasse' and 'Schlump' on the next two weekends.
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www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Prosecutors want Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone as part of a more restrictive bail package

The use of a flip phone, or some non-smartphone, is one of several restrictions that prosecutors and Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys are jointly asking the judge to approve.The lawyers have been working to satisfy concerns raised by Judge Lewis Kaplan, who said he could conceivably revoke Bankman-Fried's bail after he found there was a threat of witness tampering.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Bodies found in apartment building identified as 3 Michigan rappers missing for almost two weeks, police say

Three bodies found in the Detroit area this week were identified by authorities Friday as those of three rappers who were missing for almost two weeks, according to Michigan State Police.The missing men Armani Kelly, 28, Dante Wicker, 31, and Montoya Givens, 31 were associates whose January 21 performance at a Detroit club was canceled, police have said.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Is Your Laptop Actually Frying Your Sperm?

Men may want to keep their laptops on a desk - just in case they plan on having children.Although there's debate as to whether keeping your laptop on your lap appreciably impacts sperm health, experts agree that heat is generally bad for testicles, and laptops can get pretty warm."The main issue with placing a laptop directly on the lap is the heat transfer from the hot battery on the underside of the laptop to the upper thigh and groin area," says Christopher Sipe, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist with Fertility Centers of Illinois.
Bavarian Football Works
1 year ago
Bayern Munich

Farmers' Almanac: Xavi admits FC Barcelona just isn't at Bayern Munich's level

As FC Barcelona watched Inter Milan take down FC Viktoria Plzeň on television, there had to be a sinking feeling feeling - and it wasn't just about being relegated to the Europa League.Knowing its fate, Barca still had to face a hungry Bayern Munich side, who has had a knack for embarrassing the Catalans in recent years.
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Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

How To Connect With Your Kids When They Just Aren't Into It

Do you ever feel like you and your kids aren't on the same page?Welcome to the club.It's likely your kids feel it too, even if they aren't able to express it with their words.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

TBA Review: In "Clown Down 2: Clown Out of Water" Carla Rossi Clowns Harder

Before Carla Rossi woke up, stranded on a mostly submerged rock in the middle of the ocean, a "frazzled arts administrator" delivered a land acknowledgement.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF and ACLU File Amicus Brief Objecting to Warrantless, Suspicionless Electronic Device Searches at the Border

In the past couple of decades, EFF has argued that when it comes to suspicionless and warrantless searches at the border, electronic devices like cell phones are not the same as a piece of luggage.
KQED
1 year ago
Music production

Larry June: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert | KQED

Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified.His graduation from the streets has made way for his true purpose in rhyme: healthy living.
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Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

I never yelled at my old cell phones

I've been mad at every one, though, maybe six or eight cell phones over the decades, flip-phones, half-size small screen pocket the simplest.
Futurism
1 year ago
Health

"Poisonous Flowers" in Brain May Cause Alzheimer's, Scientists Say

In a departure from one of the predominant theories for the cause of Alzheimer's disease, neuroscientists are positing that issues with the brain's own waste removal system may be behind the debilitating neurological disease.
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