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Surgeon General gives tips on social media use

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take “immediate action” to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating… Read More

Steer on the run for weeks lassoed, captured on Detroit-area interstate

A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of… Read More

Teen arrested after crashing truck outside White House

Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House. The box truck’s driver smashed into the barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square on Monday at around 10 p.m., the Secret Service said… Read More

[Watch] Cowboys lassos runaway steer on Detroit freeway!?

A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of… Read More

Tim Scott nets a high-profile endorsement Monday

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced his presidential bid Monday. Despite low polling, he’s already netted some high-profile endorsements, including one from the Senate’s second-ranked Republican. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is set to endorse Scott on Monday, according to a Sunday report from Politico. Sponsored: The 3 foods that GROW cancer… Read More

Carmelo Anthony retires from NBA after 19-year career

Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday. Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history…. Read More

Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts

A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show. Joseph Garrison, 18, and others allegedly stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting site. Garrison surrendered to authorities in New York on Thursday and… Read More

Canadian wildfires prompt air quality alerts in Western U.S.

Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts. Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment put out alerts and advisories for Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon for much of… Read More

Jeff Bezos will be very happy after this NASA news

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX. Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract Friday to lead a team to develop a lunar lander named Blue Moon. It will be used to transport astronauts… Read More

Tim Scott set to launch 2024 presidential campaign Monday

As he launches his presidential campaign on Monday, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is officially wading into a GOP primary battle already largely dominated by two commanding figures: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Scott, the only Black Republican senator, will make his campaign announcement in… Read More