Astronomy fans can check out a unique Worm Moon this month as March’s full moon rises during a penumbral lunar eclipse. March’s full moon will reach peak illumination at 1 a.m. ET on Monday, but it will appear full through Tuesday morning, according to NASA. The Old Farmer’s Almanac details specific moonrise times for different ZIP codes across the United …
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24 March
National security leaders worry about U.S. failure to ratify Law of the Sea treaty
Hundreds of former national security, military and political leaders are calling on the Senate to ratify the United Nations’ Law of the Sea, warning last week in a letter to lawmakers that China is taking advantage of America’s absence from the treaty. Countries that ratified the Law of the Sea treaty are now rushing to stake claims on the international …
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24 March
How prebunking misinformation works
This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Lesley Stahl reported on the ongoing debate over how social media companies, including Meta, X and Google, moderate harmful content, like false medical information and hate speech, on their platforms. Some critics say these companies are not doing enough to combat the proliferation of this content on their sites. At the same time, some …
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24 March
Balance between fighting misinformation and protecting speech on social media gets more complicated
As the U.S. 2024 presidential election gets underway, social media companies are caught in an unenviable position: trying to stop the spread of misinformation while also facing more and more allegations of censorship. Claims of censorship online have, in some cases, stymied efforts to combat false election news shared online. The problem is not unique to the U.S.: high-stake elections …
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24 March
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends run for U.S. Senate
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Sunday suspended her run for U.S. Senate, days after embattled Sen. Bob Menendez announced he would not be running as a Democrat. Murphy made the announcement on X. “I have been genuine and factual throughout, but it is clear to me that continuing in this race will involve waging a very divisive and …
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24 March
U.S. Border Patrol chief calls southern border a national security threat, citing 140,000 migrants who evaded capture
Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens called the situation at the southern border a “national security threat,” expressing concern about tens of thousands of migrants who have evaded apprehension and entered the country surreptitiously over the past five months. Owens said Border Patrol is “closing in” on recording one million apprehensions …
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24 March
Supreme Court grapples with online First Amendment rights as social media teems with misinformation
As big tech firms wrestle with how to keep false and harmful information off their social networks, the Supreme Court is wrestling with whether platforms like Facebook and Twitter, now called X, have the right to decide what users can say on their sites. The dispute centers on a pair of laws passed in the red states of Florida and …
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24 March
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: Do not be fearful of a motion to vacate
Washington — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who last year was the first speaker in history to be ousted from his post, suggested on Sunday that a motion to vacate the current speaker is unlikely. “Do not be fearful of a motion to vacate,” McCarthy said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “I do not think they could do it …
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24 March
Princess Kate and Prince William are extremely moved by public response to her cancer diagnosis, palace says
Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, “are extremely moved” by the global response to her cancer diagnosis, Kensington Palace said in a statement on behalf of the couple, and reiterated their plea for privacy right now. The princess, also known as Kate Middleton, announcedlast week that she had been diagnosed after the abdominal surgery in January that …
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24 March
Ohtani to speak to media for first time since gambling allegations against former interpreter
Shohei Ohtani will speak with the media for the first time since the illegal gambling allegations surrounding the star’s former interpreter emerged during the team’s trip to South Korea. When is the news conference KCAL News confirmed Ohtani will be talking around 2:45 p.m. on Monday. He is expected to just give a statement and not answer any questions. What …
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