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New Jersey Law Raises Concerns Over Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill last week signed a law expanding shield protections for abortion clinics and practitioners of so-called gender-affirming care while creating a new crime of “interference with reproductive health care services.”…
Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Suit for $17.1 Billion
Meta agreed to pay $17.1 billion today to settle with 52 attorneys general who claimed the company intentionally addicts children to social media. The landmark agreement requires the social media company make gargantuan changes to Facebook and…
One in Eight Young Men Watch Porn, Gamble and Play Video Games Daily
Around one in eight young men ages 18 to 29 watch pornography, gamble and play video games every single day, the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) reports. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, a fellow at IFS and…
Girl Scouts To Award Muslim Badge To Any Girl Who Gets Married Before Age 8
U.S. — The Girl Scouts of America, in cooperation with the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, MI, unveiled a new Muslim badge girls could earn by getting married before the age of 8.Because of the strict age requirement, the Muslim badge can…
‘ChatGPT for Teens’ — Here’s What Parents Need to Know
OpenAI introduced “ChatGPT for Teens” last week, a version of the company’s popular chatbot made safer for users from 13 to 17 years old. But how safe is it, really? Here’s what parents need to know. What OpenAI Says OpenAI designed “ChatGPT for…
Washington Post Ordered to Reinstate Karen Attiah
Can an opinion columnist for a news publication retain their job after writing or saying anything she or he wants, however offensive, mean-spirited, or wrong? On Monday, The Washington Post was ordered by an independent arbitrator to reinstate…
Four States Sue Meta for Allegedly Making Social Media Addictive for Kids
The first of the federal social media addiction trials began in Oakland, California this week, with four state attorneys general accusing Meta of deliberately addicting children to social media. The attorneys general of California, Kentucky,…
First “Trans” Man in Women’s Sports Backtracks: “I Was Selfish”
“I was selfish. I was looking out for myself. I was trying to do, first of all, what was good for me and making me happy, and only secondly, what was fair for the world.”Before there was a “trans” agenda — before there even was a debate over men…
Surrogate Sued for Refusing to Abort Baby With Heart Defect; Newborn Has First Heart Surgery
The saga of the baby whose surrogate mother saved him from an abortion demanded by his biological parents continues with both good news and bad news. The good news is that the baby received the first operation for his heart condition. The bad…
French Court Blocks Bill Banning Under-15s From Social Media
France’s high court blocked a bill last Friday which would have banned children under 15 years old from accessing social media. The bill, which French legislators passed in a 279-81 vote on July 21, would have required platforms like Instagram,…