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• 1 year ago
The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday will consider banning smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt to insulate a generation of kids from distractions and social media that undermine learning and hurt mental health. If approved, Los Angeles would join a number of smaller school districts to ban access to phones or social media. 📲 Should school districts ban smart phones?
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• 1 year ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to US television host Tucker Carlson, the Kremlin said. Do you plan to watch the interview, which will air on Carlson's Instagram page? Learn more about the interview: https://youtu.be/E0sJbA_K1Z8
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• 1 year ago
EU regulators are urging Facebook and X to tackle the spread of disinformation as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. Do you rely on social media to keep up with the latest news of the war?
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• 2 years ago
Would you drink powdered beer? German brewer Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle hopes so. 👉 https://youtu.be/1jEbrQl2d3M
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• 2 years ago
Florida and the state’s Governor Ron DeSantis could face a lawsuit over the state's rejection of an Advanced Placement African American studies course in state schools.  Do you think the state should reverse course and allow AP African American studies to be taught in classrooms in Florida?
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• 2 years ago
🍗 Lab-grown meat could become reality in some restaurants in the United States as early as this year. Would you have second thoughts about eating at a restaurant serving meat that was cultivated in a lab?
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