Muslim Americans push back as Republican politicians stoke anti-Sharia rhetoric ahead of election
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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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TikTok will pay the state of Alabama at least $100 million and must implement a slew of safety features for teens in the state as part of a settlement agreement reached just before the case was set to go to trial. Alabama sued the social media company in 2025, claiming the platform had negative effects on the mental well-being of youths. The lawsuit argued that TikTok's "addictive properties" — namely its algorithm that curates highly specific content catered to users' interests — were harmful to children and that the company knew of those harms.
Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending, a move some lawmakers called illegal
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both parties have called illegal.