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Video game performers want their work protected
LOS ANGELES For hours, motion capture sensors tacked onto Noshir Dalals body tracked his movements as he unleashed aerial strikes, overhead blows and single-handed attacks that would later show up in a video game. He eventually swung the sledgehammer gripped in his hand so many times that he tore a…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones on campus a move that comes amid an ongoing nationwide debate about the mental health impacts of social media on children and teens. In South Carolina, the State Board of…
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Former police chief facing felony charge after Kansas newspaper raid
TOPEKA, Kan. A former Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaperhas been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness to withhold information from authorities when they later investigated his conduct. The single charge against former Marion Police…
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Dozens of pregnant women turned away from emergency rooms despite federal law
WASHINGTON Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didnt know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to let nature take its course before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When the…
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Survey finds improvement in high schoolers’ mental health
There are small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers, a government survey released Tuesday said, but the share of students particularly girls feeling sad and hopeless remained high. From 2021 to 2023, the portion of high school students who reported feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness…
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Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?
NEW YORK Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles. But are they actually harming you? Evidence suggests they might, but its limited in…
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Microsoft: Iran, other nations aiming to mislead American voters
NEW YORK Iranis accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence theU.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division andpotentially sway…
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NASA: Astronauts may switch from Boeing to SpaceX for ride back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home. There’s lingering uncertainty over the safety ofBoeing’s new Starliner capsule, NASA officials…
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Study: US abortion numbers rise slightly in wake of Roe overturn
The number of women gettingabortionsin the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for the increase is that…
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. Going upstairs, its like walking into soup. It is so hot, Lindahl said. If…
