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By Peri Newman ‘24
The State of Arkansas has sued social media companies TikTok, Meta and ByteDance, claiming that these companies are harmful to users’ mental health and digital privacy. All three of the lawsuits object to the companies’ violations of the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The total potential fines from these lawsuits seek millions, possibly billions.
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By Mimi Lebeau ‘24
As the number of mass shootings continues to rise, the majority of Americans have become increasingly discontent with the laxity of current gun restrictions. However, despite the record-breaking numbers of shootings in recent years, state and federal governments remain resistant to tightening their gun policies. By Maya Taylor Prince ‘24
The French Parliament has recently raised the nation’s retirement age from 62 to 64 years old. Many citizens, who had worked for decades in hopes of retiring at 62, are outraged by this rule change which occurred just when they planned to wind down their careers. By Kenny Griffel ‘24
Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with former President Donald Trump prior to the Capitol Insurrection on January 6, 2021. This ruling by Chief Justice Boasberg for the District of Columbia serves as another win for the special counsel led by Jack Smith, which has worked on the insurrection investigation and forced many witnesses of the insurrection to testify to the grand jury. By Shayne Cytrynbaum ‘25
Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted and arrested for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. By Aidan Lutz ‘27
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an important military and economic organization of Western nations, has recently added the Republic of Finland to their ranks and may also soon have the Kingdom of Sweden join in addition. By Austin Colm ‘25
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced a new mission to the moon as the second phase in the Artemis program, the first manned mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. |
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