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Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users' data for AI training 03/15/2024 07:22pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Reddit said Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform���s sale, licensing or sharing of its users' posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models. The company disclosed the Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits 03/15/2024 06:51pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Utah���s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Republican legislative leaders announced at the start of this year's 45-day work session that they would pri Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel 03/15/2024 04:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza. Schumer, a J Senate intel chair to TikTok users: 'We don't want to take away the experience' 03/15/2024 01:33pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that he's encouraged by new efforts from U.S. investors to purchase social media platform T Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media 03/15/2024 11:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform 03/15/2024 05:50am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ��� Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington's postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa, a United States-educated econ A Japanese court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and calls for urgent change 03/15/2024 01:29am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. Plaintiffs and the LGBTQ+ community in Japan cheered it as giving them hope for change toward equali The Latest | Egypt appeals for more aid deliveries by land to Gaza as Israel warns of Rafah push 03/15/2024 12:14am • Egypt���s top diplomat made an emotional appeal Thursday for an urgent increase in humanitarian aid going into Gaza by land, even as an aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food was on its way to the enclave, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are on the brink of starvation. The push to ge These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld) 03/15/2024 12:01am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will back his fellow Republicans' presidential ticket in November. That does not mean he will cheerlead for former President Donald Trump or even endorse him by name. ���I���m going to support the nominee,��� Kemp told reporters this week after Trump won his Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile 03/14/2024 10:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. After vaulting into th Barkley jukes tampering accusations, regrets social media feud after leaving Giants for Eagles 03/14/2024 09:06pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Saquon Barkley was already set this week to visit Happy Valley and catch up with his old Penn State coach, James Franklin. Barkley says now he might have to give Franklin a hard time for getting the Philadelphia Eagles in hot water with the NFL before the new running back had e How to Avoid Scholarship Scams 03/14/2024 08:00pm • While a junior in high school, Jocelyn Pearson spent many nights applying to dozens of college scholarships. Each took no longer than 15 minutes to complete and required nothing more than her basic information and a short essay. Before long, her inbox was flooded with emails from the scholarship com Pros and Cons of Waiting Until the Last Minute to File Your Taxes 03/14/2024 08:00pm • Generally, April 15 is the deadline to file your income tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service. 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