A New Child Labor Crisis in America
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Like father, like son? The complex factors that shape a parent’s influence on their child
Scientific studies cannot agree on the relative importance of genes and environment on how we turn out as adults. The eternal mystery of how much we are shaped by our parents – or how much we shape our children – was stirred again last week with ...The Guardian - World -
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.The New York Times - Tech -
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Crypto’s Role in Child Sexual Abuse
US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.Wired - Tech -
‘It can happen to any child’: parents of sextortion victim send out warning
Ros and Mark Dowey, whose son Murray took his life after being duped by criminals online, are calling for greater awareness and social media regulation. Teachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortionIt was a relaxed evening at home in ...The Guardian - World -
A child said monsters were in her room. It was 60,000 bees
Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.BBC News - Top stories -
America needs to treat ‘the cloud’ as critical infrastructure
Microsoft’s cut-throat approach is a national security risk the United States cannot abide.The Hill - Politics -
America Is Writing Checks That Mere Optimism Won’t Cover
Don’t bet the house on a rosy future.The New York Times - Top stories -
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
April 19-25, 2024 A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to gang-ravaged Haiti has been installed. Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly for toughening the fight against gangs. Thousands of Indigenous people gather in Brazil’s ...ABC News - World -
April 28, 2024 - US university protests
Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major US universities, and several schools have called police to remove demonstrators.CNN - Top stories -
Saturday Sessions: Charley Crockett performs "America"
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen ...CBS News - Top stories -
Saturday Sessions: Charley Crockett performs "America"
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen ...CBS News - Entertainment -
In America's Biggest Oil Field, the Ground Is Swelling and Buckling
Land has subsided by as much as 11 inches since 2015 in a prime portion of the Permian Basin, as drillers extract huge amounts of oil and water, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of satellite data.The Wall Street Journal - World -
A Close Examination of the Most Infamous Public Toilet in America
We think of adding regulation as something liberals do and removing regulation as something conservatives do. But that is only part of the story.The New York Times - Top stories -
Crisis at Pearl Harbor I Sunday on 60 Minutes
Jet fuel from a Navy facility leaked into the water system, contaminating the drinking water for thousands of military families. Families say they are dealing with ongoing health issues and are suing the government. Sunday.CBS News - Top stories -
The Papers: 'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'
The King's return to public duties, a report on the lack of teachers in schools, and chicken 'megafarms' lead the papers.BBC News - Top stories -
Stolen son: A hostage’s mom fights to bring her child home from Gaza
Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. In the six months since, she has become a vocal advocate in the effort to free the over 100 hostages that remain in Gaza — all while bearing the ...NBC News - Top stories -
11-year-old Nevada boy with autism kept in metal cage at home, parents charged with child abuse
A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage's floor.NBC News - Top stories -
'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations
Jeezy reassured fans on social media, 'Yall know me,' after Jeannie Mai accused him of domestic violence and neglectful behavior toward their 2-year-old child.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary
An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has renewed his calls for changeABC News - World -
US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse
Singer had appealed 2022 conviction by a Chicago jury stating Illinois’s shorter statute of limitations applied to his case. The singer R Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sexual abuse convictions in Chicago, a federal ...The Guardian - World -
‘They thought I was a child’: US airline repeatedly registers 101-year-old as baby
Airport staff surprised by arrival of centenarian instead of infant after American Airlines booking system errors. A 101-year-old woman has been regularly mistaken for an infant because an airline’s booking system was unable to compute her date of ...The Guardian - World -
'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations
Jeezy reassured fans on social media, 'Yall know me,' after Jeannie Mai accused him of domestic violence and neglectful behavior toward their 2-year-old child.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Rockford Is Now America's Top Housing Market After an Improbable Turnaround
The Illinois metro area, west of Chicago, was one of nearly a dozen in the Midwest ranking among the top 20.The Wall Street Journal - World -
April 25, 2024 - US university protests
Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis.CNN - Top stories -
10 years later, Flint's and America's water remains unnecessarily hazardous
We the people are demanding stronger regulations and enforcement measures to protect the most vulnerable members of our society.The Hill - Politics -
A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.The New York Times - Business -
A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.The New York Times - Top stories -
America can help Haiti restore order with an in-and-out mission
These difficult U.S. initiatives will buy enough time to provide a platform for the Haitian police and their international partners to regain an ongoing grip on security.The Hill - Politics -
US withdrawal from Niger demonstrates America’s coup confusion
Rather than calling a coup a coup, the administration took a position of avoidance.The Hill - Politics -
'How Disney Built America' Review: Mickey Mouse Mythology
The History Channel’s six-part series combines interviews with dramatic re-creations to argue that Walt Disney transformed the country’s cultural landscape.The Wall Street Journal - World -
PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’: Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)
Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake or Laz, completed his first trans-continental trek in 2018. He’s now attempting his second, but this time against medical advice. Lazarus Lake is shifting in a straight-back chair, searching for the right spot to ...The Guardian - World -
Eye on America: The Kinsey Collection, and revisiting the Tulsa Race Massacre
In Oklahoma, Nate Burleson shares his family’s personal connection to one of America’s darkest chapters. Then in Texas, we tour the renowned Kinsey Collection, the largest private holding of African American art and artifacts. Watch these stories ...CBS News - Top stories -
‘Catfish,’ the TV Show That Predicted America’s Disorienting Digital Future
For 12 years, the MTV reality series “Catfish” has traveled the U.S., presenting hundreds of intimate snapshots of what can go wrong when the heart mixes with technology.The New York Times - Tech -
Biden adviser backs bill to counter China in Latin America
Chris Dodd sees chance Congress could pass legislation this year with bipartisan supportFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.The New York Times - Business -
Biden adviser backs bill to counter China in Latin America
Chris Dodd sees chance Congress could pass legislation this year with bipartisan supportFinancial Times - World - Joe Biden -
PEN America Has Stood By Authors. They Should Stand By PEN.
PEN America needs to ensure more than one point of view is heard on even the most contentious issue.The New York Times - Top stories -
Morning Report — Campus protests expose differences in red and blue America
Pro-Palestine protests on college campuses across the country are here to stay. From Ivy League universities in New York and the Northeast, to schools in the Midwest, Texas, the South and California, the surge in student activism has resulted in ...The Hill - Politics -
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hear. Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an ...The Guardian - World - Climate