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TikTok forming a 'Youth Council' to make the platform safer for teens 06/27/2023 07:07pm • TikTok announced the formation of a global "Youth Council" on Tuesday, another step the company says it's taking to build a safer platform for its younger users. "Listening to the experience of teens is one of the most important steps we can take to build a safe platform for teens and their fam Vaporizadores no autorizados llegan a EEUU, pese a fuertes medidas de la FDA 06/27/2023 04:59pm • La cantidad de diferentes dispositivos de cigarrillos electr��nicos vendidos en Estados Unidos casi se ha triplicado a m��s de 9,000 desde 2020, impulsados casi en su totalidad por una ola de vaporizadores desechables no autorizados de China, seg��n datos de ventas estrictamente controlados obtenido NHL, players unveil inclusion coalition they hope will help make hockey more diverse and welcoming 06/27/2023 04:56pm • The NHL and NHLPA launched an inclusion committee Tuesday, looking to men���s and women���s players with minority and LGBTQ+ representation to help diversify hockey and make the sport more welcoming. The NHL Player Inclusion Coalition is the latest step in a process started in the summer of 2020, wh NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma 06/27/2023 04:32pm • MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) ��� Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. The bodies of Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered Mond Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren't enough 06/27/2023 04:01pm • Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. But many of the features require minors ��� and their parents ��� to opt in, Tesla's EV plug is closer to becoming the industry standard following a move by an automotive group 06/27/2023 02:46pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla's electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs. The move Tuesday by SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, comes just week Parents, religious groups to protest Montgomery Co. schools' use of some books 06/27/2023 02:33pm • Protesting the lack of an opt-out policy for certain materials in Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools, several parental and religious rights groups say 500 people are expected to rally outside Tuesday���s school board meeting. The rally against Montgomery County Public Schools will mainly Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people 06/27/2023 01:28pm • MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) ��� Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a Pride parade in the college town of Missoula, Montana, wearing smiles as sunny as the day is rainy. Adoring fans cheer them along the route. Reed stops and raises a small Pride flag. Zephyr cups her hands together in a heart De Monopoly a Uno: los juegos de mesa cl��sicos resurgen con fuerza en EEUU, seg��n un estudio 06/27/2023 12:25pm • DENVER, Colorado – Los juegos de mesa cl��sicos est��n experimentando un auge de popularidad este verano, gracias a la nostalgia, que se ha convertido en un factor importante en las actividades de ocio actuales. Seg��n una nueva encuesta a nivel nacional, m��s de tres de cada cuatro estado Book Review: Tom Rachman's new novel 'The Imposters,' a global journey of disparate stories 06/27/2023 12:12pm • ���The Imposters,��� by Tom Rachman (Little, Brown and Company) Dutch novelist Dora Frenhofer, now in her 70s, is living alone in her London apartment during the coronavirus pandemic, determined to write her last novel while she still can. As the lead character in Tom Rachman's new book ���The Impo Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors 06/27/2023 10:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The num Millennial Money: You're not too young to make a will 06/27/2023 08:38am • Making a will isn���t a task just for the old and wealthy. It���s also for the well-prepared. Recent years serve as a heavy reminder that you might not know when your last days are. Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped in both 2020 and 2021, driven by COVID-19 deaths and an increase in accidental dea US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges 06/27/2023 06:17am • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� It was never about making history for Deb Haaland, but rather making her parents proud. She says she worked hard, putting herself through school, starting a small business to pay bills and eventually finding her way into politics ��� first as a campaign volunteer and later Could a Vienna teen become the next big 'Bryce' in baseball? 06/27/2023 06:00am • While many recent high school graduates are enjoying the summer as they prepare for college, one teenager from Vienna, Virginia, is nervously waiting to see if he���ll get a job -- as a Major League Baseball player. ���It doesn't feel real just because this has been a dream of mine for so lon What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home 06/27/2023 01:29am • MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque where the Kaaba is located. The desert plains and valleys that throng with pilgrims every year are