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Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify as lawmakers and parents grow increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. null The hearing began with recorded testimony from kids and parents who said they or their children were exploited on…

Cineplex is removing the 2024 South Indian film Malaikottai Vaaliban following a series of drive by shooting at various GTA and Toronto theatres on the day it premiered. On Tuesday, York Regional Police said officers were called to a movie theatre on Jan. 24 in the area of Hwy. 7 and East Beaver Creek in Richmond Hill after an employee arrived for work and found the windows had been shot at. The same day, police responded to a similar call at a movie theatre in the area of Hwy. 7 and Weston Road in Vaughan. Multiple suspects are connected to…

Early on Jan. 19, several pilots reported “multiple lights sometimes in a triangle formation(opens in a new tab)” high above the Canadian Prairies. “I had a company aircraft over Thunder Bay suggest, he thinks it possibly could be satellites,” an air traffic controller in Winnipeg told aviators around 4:45 am local time, according to audio obtained “I’m certainly no expert, but they’re moving side-to-side and then going away from each other and then forming triangles,” an Air Canada pilot from Seattle to Winnipeg replied while flying over Saskatchewan. “That doesn’t really seem like they’re in any type of orbit. But…

The City of Sudbury says it was scammed out of more than $1.5 million dollars last month when it was duped into wiring cash to a bank account set up by fraudsters at the Scarborough Town Centre. In a lawsuit filed in Toronto earlier this month, the City of Sudbury alleges that unknown suspects “infiltrated” email accounts associated with a construction company that was contracted to build affordable modular rental housing in the northern Ontario municipality. The suspects, according to the statement of claim, gained access to the legitimate email of a project manager and posed as the employee in…

Irwin R. Tiongson is Professor of Practice in the Global Human Development Program at Georgetown University.What if we told you that you could read real-world history on the underside of your child's Hot Wheels?As children in the Philippines in the 1970s, my older brother Hector and I played with die-cast toy cars. I remember the first time I saw the underside of these cars, soon after I could read, and realized that they were made in different countries in different years. Some are made in the UK or the US. The new one was made in Japan. Decades later, when…

The Samsung Galaxy S24 was unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2024, alongside its larger siblings the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. As you’d expect, this means a whole host of welcome upgrades that should help make the phones some of the best Android phones of 2024.Naturally the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has some of the more noteworthy upgrades, including a 50MP telephoto camera, and a titanium frame with a textured grip. But that isn’t to say you should ignore the Galaxy S24 or Galaxy S24 Plus either. They’ll no doubt be some of the best Samsung phones…

As February 2024 approaches, beneficiaries of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants are looking forward to the upcoming 2024 SASSA payment schedule. SASSA plays a vital role in supporting vulnerable people through a range of grant programs. Here's a detailed breakdown of February's payment dates: 1. SASSA Payments for Elderly Grants 2024 Here's what you need to know: Payment date: Friday, February 2, 2024. Note for elderly beneficiaries: The grantee can expect his SASSA payment for 2024 to be deposited into his account on this date. This includes any amounts owed to the beneficiary. 2. SASSA Pay 2024 Disability…

At least 170,000 children are currently displaced, double the number from last year, amid a surge in gang-led murders, kidnappings, sexual violence and severe food insecurity.“Children and families in Haiti are enduring an unrelenting wave of brutal violence, with each day bringing new horrors, the loss of loved ones, the burning of homes and the ever-present shadow of fear.” said Bruno Maes, UNICEF representative. A fellow countryman visited three evacuation centers in the capital, Port-au-Prince.clash in the capital The latest data from UNICEF shows that around 314,000 people, half of them children, have been forced to flee their homes across…

Muhlenberg adds statistics major This dynamic field is growing rapidly, and statisticians are increasingly in demand across a variety of industries. Posted by: Megan Kita Wednesday, January 31, 2024 2:45 PM Alison Davidson, associate professor of statistics, will be teaching data visualization in the fall 2023 semester.Photo by Christy Morris, courtesy of Little Wing StudioStarting this fall, Muhlenberg students will be able to declare a major in statistics, which was previously only offered as a minor. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment for statisticians will increase by 30% over the next 10 years, which is much faster…

Jaina Lee Ortiz, Station 19 A.B.C.Station 19, the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff about life at a busy Seattle fire station, is officially returning for Season 7, but it will be its last. The firefighting drama has been a steady fixture on ABC’s Thursday night lineup, so the renewal wasn’t a surprise, especially since flagship series Grey’s Anatomy was also renewed and was set to return for Season 20. But the cancellation came as a bit of a shock. Season 7 of Station 19 is fast approaching, and we’re here to answer all your questions about the popular series, including when Station…