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A girl shows a mobile phone where Tik Tok reports problems to be accessed, in Bishkek on April 19, 2024. The ban in Kyrgyzstan -- a small, ex-Soviet country of seven million people -- is just one small part of a global backlash from politicians and regulators to the app's surging popularity. Owned by Chinese group ByteDance, TikTok is embroiled in a string of battles over issues ranging from the mental health effects of the app to the data it allegedly scoops up from users. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP) (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images)

TikTok Sued By 13 States Over Addictive Features That Target Children

TikTok is being sued by 13 states and the District of Columbia in new lawsuits that allege the social media platform uses addictive features to “intentionally target children.”

A view shows the office of TikTok in Culver City, California, March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

TikTok sued by 13 states and DC, accused of harming younger users

TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a press conference on the cost of prescription drugs in the United States at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Sanders spoke out against drugmaker Novo Nordisk accusing them of "ripping off" U.S. consumers for charging more for weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy compared to other countries. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders Demands Novo Nordisk CEO Lower Weight Loss Drug Prices For Americans

During a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers questioned the manufacturer of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, citing what Senator Bernie Sanders called “outrageously high” drug prices.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Melissa Moy, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124, goes over a lesson on a monitor with in-person Summer program students on July 22, 2021 in New York City. Positive COVID-19 cases in some New York City public schools have resulted in classroom quarantines. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Vermont Health Officials Advise Against Using The Words ‘Son’ And ‘Daughter’ In Schools

Vermont’s Department of Health is telling teachers and families to not use the terms “son” and “daughter” when talking to students.

Director Tim Burton signs autographs, on the day of a photocall for the film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice", which is screening out of competition, at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Disillusioned Tim Burton finds himself again in Beetlejuice sequel

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” opens this year’s Venice Film Festival and reunites many of the original cast, including Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 24: A customer leaves a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early March, store employees will make between $14 and $19 an hour. They currently earn between $12 and $18 an hour. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Walmart Issues Recall Of Apple Juice Sold In 25 States Due To Elevated Arsenic Levels

Over 9,500 cases of apple juice sold at Walmart stores across the United States are being recalled due to an elevated level of “inorganic arsenic,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this month.