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Facebook parent company Meta releases new parental controls for Instagram

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:30:00 +0000

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, about company changes that will address problems with the way teenagers use its platforms.

A process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear if Roe falls

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:23:00 +0000

The process of judicial bypass that lets minors seek an abortion without telling their parents may disappear if the Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade decision.

Listen: What you need to know about monkeypox in the D.C. region

Amanda Michelle Gomez — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:06:44 +0000

Unlike COVID, this pathogen isn’t novel and scientists have a lot more tools to combat its spread.

CTE is rare in brains of deceased service members, study finds

Jon Hamilton — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:51:00 +0000

Despite a high risk of brain injuries, military personnel rarely develop a disabling brain condition often found in former boxers and football players.

Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump’s ire at election night call led to ‘panic’

David Folkenflik — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:39:00 +0000

In an interview with NPR, former Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt says that network should have been proud of being first to project that Joe Biden would win Arizona.

Biden will make his first presidential trip to the Middle East next month

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:53:00 +0000

President Biden will go to Israel and Saudi Arabia in July — a trip where he wants to work on security, economic and energy issues.

The Jan. 6 committee and the spread of the ‘big lie’

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:39:50 +0000

“I didn’t think what was happening was honest or professional at that point in time.”

In Texas, a legal loophole may block access to Uvalde shooting records

David Martin Davies — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:43:00 +0000

There are many questions about law enforcement actions during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. But because the gunman was killed, a legal loophole may prevent the release of some records.

Nevada has some competitive GOP primaries, as Republicans aim to unseat Democrats

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:43:00 +0000

Nevada is one of four states holding primary elections on Tuesday. There are competitive Republican contests for key state and federal offices.

A recap of the second hearing held by the House Jan. 6 committee

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:43:00 +0000

The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 says former President Donald Trump misled campaign donors by using election lies to raise $250 million after he lost in 2020.