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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable social media addiction trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. The California jury’s decision Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence the outcome of thousands of similar lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately causing harm. The plaintiff, known by her initials KGM, testified at trial that she became addicted to social media as a child and that this addiction exacerbated her ...

Easter egg coloring tips

Many families will soon be partaking in a springtime tradition that has spanned generations: coloring Easter eggs. While eggs once symbolized fertility and rebirth in Pagan celebrations, they have since come to be associated with Christianity. History.com says eggs historically were not allowed to be eaten during the 40 days of Lent. Subsequently, they were painted and decorated to mark the end of penance and enjoyed as a treat on Easter Sunday. Britannica also notes that the egg has come to represent the tomb Christ escaped, much like a chick breaks out of its shell. Although it ...

Donald Trump and Israel

We’ve long known that Donald Trump drives his critics crazy, and he’s now doing it to some critics who used to be friends. The isolationist right is convinced that President Trump is waging the Iran War in behalf of Israel, which would make him the handmaiden of a foreign power. That should be a familiar-sounding charge since Democrats and the media spent most of Trump’s first term making the same accusation, except the foreign puppeteer was Russia rather than Israel. Now, “Russia, Russia, Russia,” as Trump puts it, has become, “Israel, Israel, Israel.” All of this ...

Stars and Stripes is under fire once again

Oh, no. Stars and Stripes is under fire again. Controversy is not exactly unknown to the legendary military newspaper. Born during the Civil War, Stars and Stripes has taken all sorts of flak and survived, impressively for a publication owned and operated by the U.S. military that nevertheless calls itself an “independent” voice. As someone who served overseas as a drafted Vietnam-era army journalist, I can tell you that military journalism is not an oxymoron. Or, at least, it’s not supposed to be. But “Stripes,” as its commonly called in the service, has a new and imposing ...

Horoscope

There’s wildness in the way our minds work, and that can be beautiful. But when it isn’t, remember that the uncomfortable thoughts are common, especially on a day of a solar conjunction with Saturn and three lunar squares. Treat the negative thoughts like mental static. Don’t build an identity around them. You don’t need a pure mind to live well. You need a flexible one. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Once again, you’ll put yourself in another person’s shoes. Every time you do this, you get a little better at it. The exercise doubles as an act of respect that simultaneously ...

Marriage is great, but love has gone quiet

Dear Annie: I have been married for 22 years to a good man. He is faithful, hardworking and, by most people’s standards, a wonderful husband. He has never given me any reason to doubt his loyalty, and he has always taken his responsibilities seriously. From the outside, we look like a solid, dependable couple. We raised our children together, built a home, paid the bills and showed up for the holidays, the school concerts and all the ordinary moments that make up a life. But somewhere along the way, I seem to have disappeared. My husband still remembers to ask if the car needs gas ...