Elon Musk announces ‘temporary limits’ for reading Twitter posts
Milamai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twitter owner Elon Musk introduced, then quickly amended, new rules to the social media platform on Saturday that set “temporary limits” on how many posts can be read per day.
Musk initially unveiled Saturday afternoo…
Over 1,300 arrested in France in 4th night of protests over fatal police shooting of teen Nahel M.
kolderal/Getty Images(PARIS) — Riots erupted for a fourth night across France over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M., who was laid to rest on Saturday.
More than 1,300 people were arrested overnight throughout the country, according t…
North Carolina 12-week abortion ban goes into effect, down from 20-week limit
Cyndi Monaghan/Getty Images(NORTH CAROLINA) — North Carolina now prohibits abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, bringing its limit down from 20 weeks.
This comes despite a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood and Dr. Beverly Gray, an abortion provid…
110 million on alert for severe, dangerous weather over holiday weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Between the damaging storm threat from the Midwest to the East and dangerous heat in the West and South, more than 110 million Americans are on alert for dangerous weather over the holiday weekend.
On Saturday, excessively hot te…
Canadian wildfire dangers should prompt more proactive mitigation from government: Experts
shaunl/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Canada and the U.S. continue to feel the lasting effects of the ongoing wildfires raging in the Great White North, environmental experts are pushing for long-term changes that they say can mitigate the damage from fu…
Millions may soon lose Medicaid when they don’t have to — as one Florida family has already learned
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Five-year-old Penelope Sapia was diagnosed with a rare disease at birth. Ever since then, her mother, Gillian Sapia, has had to become well-versed in the complex world of Medicaid enrollment — the only way the family affords the …
As acceptance rates decline, students bill themselves as admissions experts
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kelsey Hoskin charges students $675 for an hour-long, private college admissions strategy Zoom session. And students are paying.
Unlike many traditional private college admissions consultants, Hoskin hasn’t …
A very early look at the Republican veepstakes
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While about a dozen major Republican candidates are fighting for the 2024 nomination, a more under-the-radar quadrennial competition is starting: the race to be the still-unnamed nominee’s running mate.
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Hollywood actors’ unions extends contract negotiations
Maria Korneeva/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) agreed Friday to an extension of the 2020 TV/Theatrical con…
Canada marks worst wildfire season on record
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(LONDON) — Canada’s wildfire season is now the worst ever recorded as the country has exceeded the largest area ever burned in a year, totaling more than 19.5 million acres so far.
There are at least 500 active fires bu…