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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment

The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges...

The train traveled without a driver for around an hour and a half.

Runaway train in India travels more than 40 miles without driver

Aishwarya S. Iyer and Manveena Suri, CNN February 26, 2024

A runaway freight train in northern India traveled nearly 45 miles without a driver on Sunday, reaching speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, before it was brought to a stop, according to railway officials. The...

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023.

Supreme Court hears landmark cases that could upend what we see on social media

Brian Fung, CNN February 26, 2024

The US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Monday in two cases that could dramatically reshape social media, weighing whether states such as Texas and Florida should have the power to control what...

NRA found liable in corruption case as jury says longtime leader Wayne LaPierre should repay $4.3 million

Sabrina Souza, Emma Tucker, CNN February 23, 2024

CNN -- A jury in a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office against the National Rifle Association found Friday that the gun rights group mismanaged charitable funds when it failed to...

Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea, US officials say

CNN -- A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials...

A nursing student found dead after jogging on the University of Georgia campus has been identified

Rebekah Riess, Caroll Alvarado, Holly Yan, CNN February 23, 2024

CNN -- The body of a woman found dead Thursday on the University of Georgia campus has been identified as 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley, the Athens-Clarke County coroner told...

Protesters inside Biden’s San Francisco hotel accuse president of genocide

Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal, CNN February 22, 2024

CNN -- Pro-Palestinian protesters marched inside President Joe Biden’s hotel in San Francisco, reporters accompanying the president say, a rare instance of a protest breaking out at close...

A military family faces uncertainty over having another child with the help of IVF after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling

Nouran Salahieh, CNN February 22, 2024

CNN -- Julie Eshelman and her husband conceived their 2-year-old daughter through in vitro fertilization and kept their frozen embryos in storage, hoping to keep available a vital option...

Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair

Chandelis Duster, Rosa Flores, CNN February 22, 2024

CNN -- A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state’s CROWN Act does not make it unlawful for school dress codes to limit a student’s hair length. The decision is a blow to Darryl...

Days after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, one facility pauses IVF treatment

CNN -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos...

Harvard condemns antisemitic image circulated by pro-Palestinian groups on campus

Chris Isidore, CNN February 21, 2024

CNN -- Harvard University and its interim president have condemned an image circulated on social media by pro-Palestinian campus groups, prompting the groups to remove and apologize...

Biden has canceled nearly $138 billion in student loan debt so far

Katie Lobosco, CNN February 21, 2024

CNN -- President Joe Biden’s plans to provide student debt relief were dealt a significant blow when the Supreme Court rejected his signature student loan forgiveness program...

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