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Star witness Caroline Ellison says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hoped to be US president someday

NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, the tech executive who ran Sam Bankman-Fried ’s hedge fund while sometimes dating him, testified Tuesday that he directed her to commit crimes before his cryptocurrency empire collapsed last November.

Oct 10, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say social media is harming kids' and teens' mental health

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Tuesday called for social media platforms to adopt better content-moderation policies and other fixes, saying modifications need to be made to addictive apps that can harm young people's mental health

Oct 10, 2023 5:08 PM Read more >

X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the Israel-Hamas war.

Oct 10, 2023 3:39 PM Read more >

Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits

Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.

Oct 10, 2023 3:16 PM Read more >

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path

Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday's rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. What's called an annular solar eclipse — better known as a ring of fire — will briefly dim the skies over parts of the western U.S.

Oct 10, 2023 10:06 AM Read more >

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites.

Oct 10, 2023 9:18 AM Read more >

P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona

Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plover.

Oct 10, 2023 6:34 AM Read more >

Russia reports coolant leak in backup line at space station and says crew not in danger

MOSCOW (AP) — Coolant leaked from a backup line at the International Space Station, Russian officials said Monday, adding that there was no risk to the crew or the outpost.

Oct 9, 2023 7:50 PM Read more >

Things to know about the Nobel Prizes

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The annual Nobel Prize announcements are over with the final award, for economics, going to Harvard professor Claudia Goldin for advancing the understanding of women’s labor market outcomes.

Oct 9, 2023 4:47 AM Read more >

Schools' pandemic spending boosted tech companies. Did it help US students?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As soon as the federal pandemic relief started arriving at America’s schools, so did the relentless calls. Tech companies by the dozens wanted a chance to prove their software was what schools needed.

Oct 8, 2023 10:08 PM Read more >