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Children today are living through the largest social experiment in history, having been given unfiltered access to social media platforms, which has led to increased rates of depression and anxiety.

Merriam-Webster named "slop" its 2025 word of the year, defining it as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence." In its announcement, Merriam-Webster noted that, like " slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don't want to touch." Similarly, The New York Times observed that slop, in graphic terms, "conjures images of heaps of unappetizing food being shoveled into troughs."

The proposal would've been the largest-ever cut to the program, per an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. At the time, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration told the paper the agency was working on plans to "propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered."

"we all want to keep kids safe, but the answer is balance, not bans."

The new APPG's mission is to champion the significant social and economic contributions of UK creators while working with policymakers to deepen their understanding of the digital creator economy and advocate effectively for the sector.

Yvette Cooper stated that official guidance should change to allow the police to disclose the ethnicity or immigration status of criminal suspects.

Electricity generated from solar power is now 41% cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative, and onshore wind is 53% cheaper. In 2024, renewables helped avoid $467 billion in fossil fuel costs.

If the proposed budget cuts to NASA are approved, they would constitute the largest cuts in the agency's history, impacting fundamental science research.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed a new treaty with the United Kingdom focusing on security, migration, and economic issues, marking a significant diplomatic effort.

"The surprising part of the study wasn't any with any single statistic; it was that there's 170 indicators, eight data sources, all showing the same thing: a generalized decline in kids' health."

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived deadlines that would have drastically reduced the rates incarcerated people and their families pay for audio and video calls.

Caregiving represents an unseen but critical component of the economy, facing a crisis that demands attention and innovative solutions.

E2 estimates that losses since January have cost 10,000 new clean energy jobs, with over $14 billion in investments canceled or delayed.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, complicating vaccination access.

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