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Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction

Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed “K.D.B.,” alleged her use of Instagram and Snapchat as a child worsened her mental health and contributed to her eating disorder, suicidal…

The Hill · Oct 30
El-Sayed Mocks Hegseth’s Athletic Career. Let’s Compare Notes.

Leave it to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to turn youth sports into a therapy-couch lecture on grievance, privilege, and mommy issues by attacking Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. El-Sayed portrayed Hegseth as just another over-hyped benchwarmer coasting through life on the unearned high of baked cakes, custom fan-gear, and overbearing suburban parents rewarding ...

Daily Wire · Oct 30
Watch live: Trump officials announce new anti-fraud measures in Minnesota

Top Trump administration officials are set to announce new anti-fraud measures Friday in Minnesota as the White House steps up its crackdown on fraud involving federal assistance and healthcare programs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson will…

The Hill · Oct 30
Hold the rate. The Fed can’t pump oil.

The Federal Reserve opted to maintain interest rates between 3.75 percent and 4 percent during its recent meeting, a decision supported by analysis suggesting that recent inflation was primarily driven by energy costs rather than widespread economic pressure.

The Hill · Oct 30
The Rise of the Christian Left in Texas

James Talarico, Frederick D. Haynes, and Gina Hinojosa are all Christians running for public office — as Democrats — in Texas. The post The Rise of the Christian Left in Texas appeared first on The Intercept .

The Intercept · Oct 30