Teachers' union calls for social media investigation
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is brushing off calls to investigate the effect its social media.
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Money in digital payment apps such as Venmo, PayPal, may not be insured, watchdog warns
A federal agency is warning consumers that digital payment apps lack federal insurance protections.
Title 42 fallout in the heartland
Immigration advocates say the end of the COVID-era asylum program is surprising in Iowa.
Commercial and individual bankruptcies on the rise across U.S.
Commercial bankruptcy filings increased 31 percent in May 2023 from May 2022.
Building solutions for 'range anxiety' can boost electric vehicle transition
It is estimated that less than 1 percent of cars on U.S. roads are electric.
How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models to induce voters to behave in specific ways?
Senate Democrats turn on Biden's student loan forgiveness
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to overturn President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness executive order.
Senate passes debt limit deal, sends it to Biden
The U.S. Senate voted 63-36 late Thursday to pass the debt limit deal.
Advocates call on FDA to follow law on wireless radiation
In 1968, Congress passed a law requiring the Food and Drug Administration to minimize people's exposure to wireless radiation.
House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center
The average Democrat is more liberal and the average Republican more conservative than the average in the 1970s - or even 10 years ago.
