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Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports
HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — Less than two years after her 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Nicole Hockley was in an Ohio church basement teaching the first class of a program she hoped would help prevent future school shootings.The program, born in the grief of one of the nation’s worst mass shootings, teaches students how to identify warning signs among their peers and urges them to report any red flags to an anonymous tip system or a trusted adult to head off any violence.
Since that first class in a Columbus church, the program,... Read More
EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram
LONDON (AP) — The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's tough digital rules that require social media sites to protect minors.The EU's executive branch said Meta Platforms lacked effective measures to prevent children younger than 13 from signing up, and that it was not doing enough to identify and remove children after they had opened accounts.
Meta's own minimum age to open an account on Facebook or Instagram is 13.
The problem is not just that children... Read More
Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild, according to the Kenyan government. Many were sent to Europe in the 1980s after a major rinderpest disease outbreak killed thousands.
The four returnees arrived from Dvur Kralove Zoo packed in wooden crates at... Read More
FIFA push for new red-card rules at World Cup approved after Champions League and AFCON incidents
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup were updated Tuesday because of two controversies in international soccer this year.FIFA president Gianni Infantino pushed for changes after Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni tried to hide verbal insults toward Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League game and Senegal's team walked off the field to protest a referee's decision in a heated and chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final.
Soccer’s rulemaking panel, the International Football Association Board, agreed that players can be... Read More
Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progress
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing for a prolonged battle even after weekend rains gave a big boost to containment efforts.“A little bit of rain is going to help us, but it’s not going to get us out of this situation,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told a news conference after touring the fire areas Tuesday. “We’re going to be in this for a while.”
A fire that has burned roughly 35 square miles (90 square kilometers) and destroyed more... Read More
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- FIFA push for new red-card rules at World Cup approved after Champions League and AFCON incidents
- Wembanyama's double-double powers Spurs past Trail Blazers and into Western Conference semifinals
- Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
- Ohtani strikes out 9 over 6 innings in 2nd pitching-only performance for Dodgers