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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🇮🇷 Iran fired live missiles as US talks began. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles into the Strait of Hormuz as Trump envoys opened nuclear negotiations in Geneva, briefly disrupting traffic through the chokepoint carrying 20 percent of global oil. Supreme Leader Khamenei threatened that American warships could be sent "to the bottom of the sea." | 📺 CBS denied blocking Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas Democrat. Colbert told viewers that CBS lawyers said "in no uncertain terms" he couldn't air an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. CBS denied the claim, saying it only provided legal guidance about the FCC's equal-time rules and that The Late Show chose to post the interview on YouTube instead. | 👈 DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin is leaving. The top Homeland Security spokesperson departed after initially planning to resign in December. Her exit follows a Wall Street Journal report describing Secretary Kristi Noem's leadership as "constant chaos" and tension between Noem and border czar Tom Homan. | 💰 Trump administration backs prediction markets. The CFTC filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending exclusive federal jurisdiction over prediction markets, blocking states from imposing regulations. The move supports massively successful platforms like Polymarket that gained prominence during the 2024 election cycle. |
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| | | WORLD NEWS | Zelensky on a peace deal Ukrainians won't accept | | Behind the paywall: Canada's anti-US defense strategy, Spain investigates Big Tech, and Giorgia Meloni on Italy-US relations. |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | The biggest stories underreported on the left and right | | | Behind the paywall: Four major stories that were overlooked by both left and right news outlets. |
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| | | HOAX TRACKER | Media spins trans identity in Rhode Island shooting | |
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| | | INSIDER EXCLUSIVE | Gulf states could get more control over Hollywood | Paramount Skydance is in a hostile takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, going head-to-head with Netflix's $83 billion offer for the company's studio and streaming properties… | This article was in our members-only Redshift newsletter, released every Sunday. | Read Now → |
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| | | THE MAIN STORY | Big Tech on trial for fueling social media addiction | | _WHAT'S HAPPENING_ | This story was recommended by Upward News member Richard K. If there's a topic you'd like to suggest we cover, you can do so here. | A wave of lawsuits targeting America's largest social media companies is making its way through courtrooms across the country, with plaintiffs alleging that platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat have deliberately designed addictive features that harm children. |
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| _THE FACTS AND OUR TAKE_ | Attorney Mark Lanier told jurors the case is "as easy as ABC," standing for "Addicting the Brains of Children." These trials represent a potential tobacco-style reckoning for Big Tech…
| | Behind the paywall: What the lawsuits allege against multiple Big Tech companies, and whether evidence of addictive design targeting kids could trigger massive legal and financial consequences. Plus, our thoughts on the story. |
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| | | Should Big Tech be held accountable for its addictive products? | |
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| TODAY'S DEBATE | 📊 Who bears the most responsibility for social media addiction among youths?Want your comment to be featured? Be sure to include your name. | |
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| POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | Who do you think struck a better tone with the Europeans? | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🦅 JD Vance (76)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🌎 Marco Rubio (1,264)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (133) | 🌎 Marco Rubio: "Marco's was the more politically savvy, but the Europeans needed a Vance smackdown speech, also… a great one-two punch." — Mike 🌎 Marco Rubio: "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." — Kathy 🤔 Unsure: "Both speeches were situationally appropriate to each one's separate time and place, were well conceived, masterfully delivered, and each landed its own intended message." — Rick | | | | 1,473 votes |
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| POP QUIZ | Who just proposed a $127 billion budget? | |
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