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Social issues

Australia's Parliament Will Consider Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

US Blocks UNSC Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-fire, Release of Hostages

Trump picks congresswoman Lori Chavez-Deremer to be labor secretary

Los Angeles Declares Itself Immigrant 'Sanctuary City'

Trump nominates GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department

Social conditions & trends

Report: One in Five Americans Get News From Social Media Influencers

Australia: Former Radio Host Charged With Sexually Abusing Eight People

Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers

Boeing Strikes End as Workers Accept Latest Deal

Trump picks Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department

NPR Online News6 hrs

Family

Libya Introduces Morality Police to Enforce 'Traditions'

Iraq to Lower Age of Consent to 9

Florida's surgeon general advises against adding fluoride to drinking water

Australia Set to Ban Under-16s From Social Media

Coffee Queen to Culture Shaper

Psychology Today9 hrs

Immigration & refugees

Russia Vetoes Sudan Cease-fire Resolution at UN Security Council

Study: Sudan War Death Toll Much Higher Than Records Show

Fearing deportation, some Haitian migrants leaving Springfield, Ohio

Trump Names Homan as 'Border Czar'

Trump's ICE nominee decision could be imminent as deportation plan takes spotlight

Minorities

Biden Apologizes for US Role in Indigenous Boarding Schools

Lufthansa Fined $4M For Refusing to Board Jewish Passengers

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

ProPublica20 hrs

Study Finds Christopher Columbus Was a Sephardic Jew

How 18th Century Racism Affects Your Healthcare

Psychology Today5 hrs

Religion

UK: Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Church Abuse Cover-up

New Zealand Apologizes to 200K Victims of Abuse in State Care

Texas board approves public school reading material that includes Bible stories

France: Trial Begins in Beheading of Teacher Over Prophet Cartoons

Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad

Associated Press13 hrs

Sex

10 US States Hold Abortion Referendums

White House: Insurance Should Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control

GOP Lawmakers Push For Investigation Into Massive Federal Funding Funneled To Abortion Clinics

Daily Caller41 mins

Pentagon Upgrades Over 800 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Records to Honorable Discharges

Complaints on deepfake sex crimes surge in South Korea

Korea Herald2 days