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Back to SearchAddictive Social Media is Harmful to Youth, Jury Says
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction. Lawyers suing the tech giants argued that featur…
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U.S. Readying Ground Troops For Iran War
As the war in Iran continues into its fifth week, the Pentagon is contemplating sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East. This e…
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Dialing Up 150 Years on the Phone
150 years ago this month, Alexander Graham Bell placed history’s first telephone call. And even though phones have changed — from a black metal cone …
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How the Labradoodle Unleashed An Industry
The poodle might be the most crossbred dog in modern times. There’s the labradoodle, goldendoodle and bernedoodle. And also cavapoos, cockapoos and m…
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David George Haskell on 'How Flowers Made Our World'
“When we give a scented flower, bring blooms to a grave, or dab perfume onto our skin, we are not enacting arbitrary, merely symbolic rituals. Rather…
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Car and Gas Prices Are Shooting Up. How Will Drivers Respond?
Cars have become dramatically more expensive in the United States in recent years, with the average price hitting a record of $50,000 in 2025. But no…
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Is Another ‘Great Recession’ on the Horizon?
With the war in Iran creating major economic uncertainty, some economists are forecasting that a recession could arrive this year. The economy had al…
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Social Media and AI Disrupt, Distort Iran War Coverage
In 2022, the conflict in Ukraine unleashed the first TikTok war. Now, four years later with the war in Iran, AI and a souped up social media are docu…
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What Would Escalation in Iran Look Like?
The United States continues to ramp up its military presence near Iran, newly deploying three San Diego-based warships to the Middle East along with …
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San Francisco Has A Lot of Commissions. Should We Keep Them?
San Francisco’s government has long been shaped by a tension between efficiency and public oversight. After voters approved Prop E in 2024, a new Com…
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