Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that will require Google and Apple to verify phone users’ age to sign into the app store.
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2 illegal migrants charged in connection to jet ski hit-and-run that killed an Air Force Academy cadet candidate
The alleged driver of a jet ski that fatally struck an U.S. Air Force Academy cadet candidate while she was kayaking has been charged with manslaughter.
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Texas poised to enforce age verification on Apple, Google app stores
The bill puts the second-most-populous state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate the use of smartphones by children and teenagers.
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Teen charged in Austin Metcalf’s murder set to be tried as an adult, faces life in prison
17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, the teen charged with fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, will be tried as an adult.
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Universal’s new Epic Universe park challenges Disney in Florida
Comcast aims to rewrite the travel itinerary with Epic Universe, a major new theme park in Central Florida set to open on Thursday.
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Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer
Democrat Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly died Wednesday morning after battling esophageal cancer, his family announced.
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