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Australia Bans YouTube for Children Under 16

The government of Australia has reversed its decision to grant YouTube an exemption from its sweeping ban on social media for children under 16. YouTube’s parent company Google is threatening legal action, but Australian officials vowed to push ahead with the ban.
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At least 37 killed, 270 injured while seeking aid in northern Gaza: Hospital – ABC News

At least 37 killed, 270 injured while seeking aid in northern Gaza: Hospital  ABC NewsDozens killed while seeking food in Gaza as US envoy heads to Israel  AP NewsLIVE: Israel kills over 90 in Gaza in one day as starvation deaths mount  Al JazeeraNews Wrap: Israeli strikes and gunfire kill at least 46 in Gaza  PBSIsraeli troops kill at least 30 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza’s north, civil defence agency says  France 24

We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich – The Guardian

We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich  The GuardianFree Press ‘Media Capitulation Index’ Reveals How the Nation’s Biggest Media Companies Are Responding to Trump  freepress.netA chicken for The New York Times, a star for Bloomberg: A new “Media Capitulation Index” ranks large media and tech companies  Nieman LabAmerican Crisis exclusive: The 'Media Capitulation Index'  American Crisis | Margaret SullivanTrust in the media is crumbling  WLOS

Pope Leo on DRC attack: I pray for persecuted Christians – Vatican News

Pope Leo on DRC attack: I pray for persecuted Christians  Vatican NewsPope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo  foxnews.comIs ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa?  Al JazeeraADF in DR Congo: IS-linked rebels accused of killing Christian worshippers in Komanda  BBC30 Christian Worshippers Killed During Night Vigil in Church  Newsweek

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption – Reuters

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption  ReutersYouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16  CNNAlbanese says banning children from social media ‘not going to be easy’ as key questions unanswered  The GuardianYouTube to be part of Australia's youth social media ban  BBCAustralia Adds YouTube to Social-Media Ban for Young Teens  The Wall Street Journal

US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says | US news – The Guardian

US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says | US news  The GuardianIsrael intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship Handala  CNNIsrael again intercepts Gaza-bound ship carrying activists and humanitarian aid  NBC NewsHRF files complaint against Shayetet 13 commander in UK  The Jerusalem PostIsrael Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid  The New York Times

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‘Hunger Games’ Screenwriter Billy Ray Warns ‘Existential Threat’ AI Is to Hollywood: ‘Bad Movies, Bad TV Shows, and a Lot of People Out of Work’

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray is warning Hollywood about the dangers that generative artificial intelligence represents to the entertainment industry. Ray, whose credits include "Shattered Glass," "Captain Phillips," "The Hunger Games," and many more, recently spoke about the problems that AI could raise for Hollywood, especially OpenAI’s ChatGPT feature. Ray says he flatly refuses to use ChatGPT because of the "existential threat" AI represents to storytelling and professional writing.
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Five years on from port blast, Pope expresses closeness with people of Beirut – Vatican News

Five years on from port blast, Pope expresses closeness with people of Beirut  Vatican News5 years after Beirut blast, victims struggle to rebuild lives as leaders evade blame  PBSFive Years After the Beirut Port Explosion—Justice in the Courts Will Not Be Enough for Survivors | Opinion  NewsweekPresident Aoun vows 'justice is coming' as Lebanon marks five years since Beirut port blast  France 24Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer  Al Jazeera

Dozens dead, dozens more missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen – CBS News

Dozens dead, dozens more missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen  CBS NewsMigrant boat capsizes off Yemen, killing more than 60  BBCFaced with hardships at home, Ethiopians risk dangerous seas for a better life elsewhere  apnews.comPope Leo mourns migrants who died in shipwreck off Yemen  Vatican NewsMore than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen  The New York Times