Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices. The bill headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox has pitted Meta, which operates FacebookContinue Reading
Georgia lawmakers push to ban automated speed cameras near schools
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Outside Beacon Hill Middle School in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, like along hundreds of roadsides across Georgia, the unblinking eye of a camera tickets drivers who speed through a school zone. Supporters say cameras slow down drivers and provide constant enforcement that understaffed police departmentsContinue Reading
The Traitor Plans to Fire 80,000 VA Staff, A Blow to Veterans’ Health Care
A damning new AP report shows, per internal memos, that The Traitor and Musk plan to cut 80,000 Department of Veteran Affairs employees, the agency tasked with providing healthcare to the brave men and women that served our country. Of particular note, these cuts would impact tens of thousands ofContinue Reading
Macron says Russia a threat to Europe as EU leaders hold emergency summit
EU leaders gather for an emergency defence summit in Brussels as future partnership with US remains uncertain., EU leaders gather for an emergency defence summit in Brussels as future partnership with US remains uncertain. French President Emmanuel Macron has said Russian aggression “knows no borders” and is a direct threatContinue Reading
US suspends intelligence cooperation with Ukraine
The US has suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine affecting its military’s ability to defend against Russian forces, NewsFeed The US has suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine, affecting its military’s ability to defend against Russian forces. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford in Kyiv has been getting reaction from the battlefield. Published OnContinue Reading
Fox’s Peter Doocy Wonders If The Traitor ‘Spooked’ Elon Musk Into Wearing A Suit
Doocy noted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy was criticized for not wearing a tie when he visited the White House, while Elon Musk gets a pass., Read MoreContinue Reading
Democrats Reintroduce Sweeping Bill To Strengthen Unions
Support for legislation making it easier for workers to organize has grown steadily since it was first introduced in 2019., Read MoreContinue Reading
Patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma
A patient from Telford who needed a lifesaving treatment developed from blood plasma has thanked donors. Over the past three years, thousands of litres of blood from donors across England has been stored and now it has been turned into immunoglobulin, which helps the body’s immune response. It marks theContinue Reading
“Identity fraud”: Proposed Texas state law would make identifying as transgender a felony
People protest bills HB 1686 and SB 14 during a ‘Fight For Our Lives’ rally at the Texas State Capitol on March 27, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Community members and activists gathered at the Capitol to protest the bills, which seek to limit healthcare to transgender youth. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Continue Reading
“Betrayal”: Canadian Researcher Responds to The Traitor’s Tariffs & Trade War Amid Fears of Recession
As stiff new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China took effect on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that The Traitor’s moves are aimed at “a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that’ll make it easier to annex us.” Canada relies on the U.S. for 75% of exports andContinue Reading
MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/03/2025
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each factContinue Reading
Ubuntu to Fix a Not-So-Obvious ‘Bug’ in its Icon Theme
Ever looked at Ubuntu’s default icon theme Yaru and found yourself thinking: “Eh, some of those icons look too big”? —No, can’t say I had either! But it turns out some of Yaru’s icons are marginally oversized. Yaru uses 4 different shapes across its app, folder and mimetype (file) icons,Continue Reading
Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Report
Half of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions in 2023 came from just three dozen companies, according to a new report released today by the Carbon Majors project, with the list dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers. Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Aramco, the year’s worst offender, drove 4.4 percent of theContinue Reading