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How a New Bill Could Protect Against Deepfakes

A day before the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled CEOs from tech companies about internet child safety, bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow victims to sue people who create and distribute sexually-explicit deepfakes under certain circumstances.  The Disrupt Explicit

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As Tech CEOs Are Grilled Over Child Safety Online, AI Is Complicating the Issue

The CEOs of five social media companies including Meta, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) were grilled by Senators on Wednesday about how they are preventing online child sexual exploitation. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Senate Judiciary Committee called the meeting to hold

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What to Know About House Republicans’ Push to Impeach Mayorkas

A panel of Republicans approved two articles of impeachment early Wednesday against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, setting up a historic vote in the House even as some Republicans denounce the effort as unfounded. The rare impeachment resolution, approved on

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Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing – NBC News

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing  NBC News Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing  CNN Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing  BBC.com How Senators used outrage

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UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding

The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel

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UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding

The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel

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UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding

The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel

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Secretary of State Blinken set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began

The trip comes as discussions over a cease-fire and hostage release are intensifying, but also as fears grow of a regional conflict.

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An Israeli Lawmaker Took an Anti-War Stance. Now He May Lose His Job

In early January, Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif caused a political firestorm when he expressed his support for South Africa’s case accusing Israel of “genocidal acts” against Gaza’s Palestinians at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Now, Cassif risks

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How Guns Brought America the Tyranny Its Founders Feared

In March 2023, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser sent out a distress signal: “Protect Hawaii and our peaceful culture from tyranny of guns.” The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision had made it legal to carry firearms outside the home in all 50 states,

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