| Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
- The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:52:27 +0000
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| Judge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now
- The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:47:03 +0000
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| It Was Inevitable That Trump Would Come to This
- Lèse-majesté, American-style.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:38:11 +0000
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| Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
- The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:36:04 +0000
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| How Darline Graham’s Politics Compare With Her Brother’s as She Runs for Senate
- Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:19:38 +0000
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| Trump Administration Wants Billion-Dollar Businesses to Qualify as ‘Small’
- Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:16:30 +0000
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| Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods
- Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:06:12 +0000
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| Maryland Judge Blocks Democratic Redistricting Measure
- A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:53:14 +0000
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| Dolly Parton Outsmarted Every Dumb-Blonde Joke
- Nothing a critic or comic said about Parton — and they said plenty — compared with what she said about herself. She stepped on their punchlines and took away their power.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:39:38 +0000
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| The South Loved Dolly Parton. It Saw the Best of Itself in Her.
- Even as her talents and work ethic opened up the world to her, she kept coming home. For many in the complicated region she’s from, that meant a lot.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:27:10 +0000
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| Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say
- An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:46:19 +0000
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| What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement
- Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:22:32 +0000
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| F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer
- In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:03:34 +0000
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| What to Know About Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube
- Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:08:30 +0000
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| Iran War Weighs on Virginia Beach Voters in Key House Race
- The conflict with Iran is uniquely salient to the Virginia Beach voters deciding which party will win a critical House contest.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:05:57 +0000
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| Oil Prices Dip on News of Progress in Hormuz Talks
- The two countries said they would create a temporary shipping lane and clear mines in the waterway. Global oil prices dipped after the joint announcement.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:20:42 +0000
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| Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.
- Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:20:40 +0000
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| Meet Dean Roy, the 15-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’
- Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:23 +0000
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| Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.
- The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:15:14 +0000
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| A Question for the Formerly Woke
- Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they’re moving on.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:05:34 +0000
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