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Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

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Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

Tampa International Airport shares it wants to ban pajamas. It was a joke, the airport says

Tampa International Airport shares it wants to ban pajamas. It was a joke, the airport says

Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

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Reddit hit with $20 million UK data privacy fine over child safety failings

Reddit hit with $20 million UK data privacy fine over child safety failings

Trump says he’ll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling

Trump says he’ll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

2 Cambodian journalists appeal treason convictions over a photo from Thai border clash

2 Cambodian journalists appeal treason convictions over a photo from Thai border clash

18 killed in road collision in northeastern Egypt

18 killed in road collision in northeastern Egypt

Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

Washington Huskies move on from Jimmie Dougherty after 1 season as offensive coordinator

Washington Huskies move on from Jimmie Dougherty after 1 season as offensive coordinator

US hockey’s Hilary Knight and speedskater Brittany Bowe get engaged at the Olympics

US hockey’s Hilary Knight and speedskater Brittany Bowe get engaged at the Olympics

Gabon suspends access to social media as critics accuse its leader of crackdown on dissent

Gabon suspends access to social media as critics accuse its leader of crackdown on dissent

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Sports leagues race to capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha with AI, influencers and Italian brainrot

Sports leagues race to capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha with AI, influencers and Italian brainrot

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation online

New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation online

Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis

Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis

Jake Paul cheers from the second row as his fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, wins Olympic speedskating gold

Jake Paul cheers from the second row as his fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, wins Olympic speedskating gold

Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom continues

Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom continues

Her jabs go viral. He’s known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

Her jabs go viral. He’s known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

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