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Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It's the f ... (full story)
Trump administration's trust and credibility tested in wake of Pretti's death in Minneapolis
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy didn't simply criticize the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer, the Louisiana Republican warned of broader implications for the federal government.
“The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake,&rdqu ... (full story)
Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate released after 380 days in detention
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González was released on January 22nd, after being held incommunicado for more than a year, his wife said.
Rafael Tudares Bracho's release, two months after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, is part of a trickle of prisoners being ... (full story)
Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s legislature opened debate Thursday on a bill to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector in the first major overhaul since the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez nationalized parts of the industry in 2007.
The legislation would create new opportunities for pr ... (full story)
3 people involved in a Minnesota church protest are arrested, as judge refuses to charge Don Lemon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Trump administration officials said, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
The developmen ... (full story)