Apple is introducing an age verification tool in the US and abroad to ensure users are at least 18 years old. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore and the US states of Utah and Louisiana are now able to use the company’s updated Declared Age Range application programming interface (API) to determine a user’s age…
{Beacon} Technology Technology Big Story A new era of antitrust at the DOJ under Trump The sudden departure of the Justice Department’s top antitrust enforcer is raising questions about the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust cases and controversial mergers. © AP Gail Slater announced her plans to resign earlier this month after less than a……
Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) holds a double-digit lead over her opponent in a hypothetical Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, according to a poll released this week. The University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, which concluded Feb. 16, shows the congresswoman leading Texas state Rep. James Tallarico (D) 56 percent to 44 percent in…
Federal authorities are executing a search warrant against Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. The nation’s second-largest school district said it is “aware of law enforcement activity at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and the superintendent’s home.” While the district said it was cooperating with the investigation, it… Source link
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Wednesday questioned Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General, over his earlier recommendation of the use of psilocybin. During Means’ confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Collins, holding a copy of the nominee’s 2024 book “Good Energy,” said she was “concerned” that Means…
Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, said Wednesday that she would not broadly encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, flu or whooping cough, as her predecessors have done in the past. Means testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee as a key step toward his confirmation, but…
Senator Markway Mullin (R-Okla.) lashed out against Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) over Obamacare during the Senate confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Trump’s surgeon general pick, on Tuesday, leading to a brief but tense debate between lawmakers. Mullin spent much of his time speaking out against the “broken” health care system, which he blamed… Source…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she has yet to decide whether to run for president again in 2028. “I haven’t decided,” Harris told podcaster and author Sharon McMahon, “I might.” The former White House candidate sparked rumors she was seeking another presidential bid after reviving her KamalaHQ social media account… Source link
A flash poll conducted after President Trump’s record-long State of the Union address on Tuesday found that many Americans are not confident he will reduce costs. CNN conducted a flash poll and found that 31 percent of respondents were confident that Trump would make the cost of living more affordable, followed by 29 percent… Source…
Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are demanding the Justice Department appoint a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of perjury when asked about evidence in the Epstein files related to President Trump. The demand – made in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch… Source link
