Months after agreeing to pay $18 billion to settle teen social media addiction claims, Meta joins Google and TikTok in suing California over restrictions for under sixteen users

​Meta is challenging California’s new restrictions on children’s social media. The Facebook and Instagram owner has joined Google and TikTok in filing separate lawsuits seeking to block a law targeting features that could encourage compulsive use among users younger than 16. The legal challenge comes months after Meta agreed in August to pay up to…

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In 1959, the US Navy fired a guided missile from a submarine carrying 3,000 letters; it reached Florida in 22 minutes, but the experiment never became a postal service | World News

On a June morning in 1959, a US Navy submarine became an unusual starting point for a postal delivery. Instead of loading its mail onto an aircraft or a conventional transport vehicle, the Navy placed thousands of letters inside a guided missile and launched it towards Florida. The journey took just 22 minutes as reported…

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British Hindu boy, 9, through his father, sues former primary school for not allowing him to wear tilak-chandlo

LONDON: The father of a nine-year-old British Indian Hindu boy is suing his son’s former primary school in the high court, King’s Bench Division, for unlawful religious discrimination and harassment for not allowing him to wear a tilak-chandlo at school, a manifestation of his Hindu Swaminarayan faith.The father, funded by UK Hindu network Action for…

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In March 2026, Meryl Streep made a seven-figure gift to a women’s history museum; on November 6, it is set to honour two teachers whose campaign for a new AP history course has backing from 100 universities

Two high school history teachers from California are set to receive the first Meryl Streep Educator Award at a national awards gala on 6 November 2026. The award recognises their work to create the first Advanced Placement course focused entirely on American women’s history. The award ceremony will take place in Chicago. It follows a…

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John Wick star Keanu Reeves offered a stranger a 15-minute Zoom date during Covid; the unusual fundraiser was organised to help a children’s cancer charity after its biggest annual event was cancelled | World News

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves found an unusual way to support children battling cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The John Wick star offered a private 15-minute Zoom conversation to the highest bidder as part of an online fundraising initiative organised by Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho-based charity supporting children diagnosed with cancer and their…

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A 7-year-old Connecticut boy started selling lemonade to buy new school shoes; then a police officer stopped by and returned hours later with a pair of Adidas sneakers as a surprise | World News

A 7-year-old boy in Ansonia, Connecticut, came up with a simple way to earn money for something he wanted for school: a new pair of sneakers. Landen set up a small stand outside his home, selling lemonade and cookies for $1 as he tried to save enough to buy the shoes himself. But his little…

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