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Many familiar issues are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court, which begins its new term on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Many familiar issues are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court, which begins its new term on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court officially begins its new term on Monday, but all sorts of political lightning rods are already on the docket or in the pipeline. Guns, abortion, extreme partisan gerrymandering…did you think these legal issues were gone, or at least resolved? Conservative courts seemed to think so, too. However, these problems…

SINGAPORE – People who say they are tired or overwhelmed by social media are more likely to believe and share false information online, and those who are “narcissistic” are more likely to do so. These findings were published by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in the scientific journal Scientific Reports in September. The study surveyed more than 8,000 people in eight countries: Singapore, the United States, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. “Social media fatigue causes information overload and impedes social media users’ cognitive judgment,” said Saifuddin Ahmed, assistant professor at NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and…

SAN FRANCISCO — Acclaimed ballerina Misty Copeland is moving from stage to screen in a new short film. This time, she is in the spotlight as an actor and producer. flowerwas filmed and set in Auckland.Copeland plays Rose, a dance teacher who supports her sick mother. The two struggle to protect their home. Rose befriends street dancer Sterling, played by local talent Babatunji Johnson, and renews hope for the community’s future. “We made this film for this community. We took the idea of ​​classical ballet and thought a lot about what it would look like in modern times. We focused…

(Questions on social issues and associated topics have become extremely important as they are being asked not only in GS 1 or 2 but also as essay topics and in ethics theory and case studies. In UPSC Essentials’ series ‘Society & Social Justice’, which we have started for social issues topics of UPSC CSE, our subject experts will give an overview of the theme from both, static and dynamic points of view. Our first two topics were ‘Population’ and ‘Urbanisation’. For the month of September, we take up the topic of ‘Literacy and associated issues’. In part 1, Manas Srivastava…

Take care of your mental health.AFP (via Getty Images) Sports help unite people in a shared collective experience when they root for the same team. Athletes can inspire the public by demonstrating teamwork, dedication, strength, and grit. Athletes also have the power to spark a national conversation, and even a movement, about the most important issues of our time, on and off the field. For example, consider how Simone Biles increased support for mental health attention or how Colin Kaepernick brought national attention to racial injustice. . Sport is an institution, and institutions reflect our wider society. How racial stereotypes…

Simone Biles helped make mental health care more widely accepted.AFP (via Getty Images) Sports help unite people in a shared collective experience when they root for the same team. Athletes can inspire the public by demonstrating teamwork, dedication, strength, and grit. Athletes also have the power to spark a national conversation, and even a movement, about the most important issues of our time, on and off the field. For example, consider how Simone Biles increased support for mental health attention or how Colin Kaepernick brought national attention to racial injustice. . Sport is an institution, and institutions reflect our wider…

ALBANY, Georgia – A man from Americus, Georgia, who was prohibited from owning a firearm due to a past conviction, was arrested and sentenced to more than seven years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after he was arrested for stealing a rifle from a local Walmart. was sentenced. He sold guns in the area for cash and drugs. Brandon Michael Hatfield, 31, was sentenced to 85 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Louis Sands on September 28 after pleading guilty in May to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to three…

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether Florida and Texas can prohibit large social media companies from deleting posts based on their views, underscoring the strong First Amendment. An important ruling is set to be made on how it applies to technology platforms.Supporters of the law say the measure is meant to counter so-called Silicon Valley censorship, saying major platforms have removed posts expressing conservative views on issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and allegations of election fraud. claims it is necessary. In particular, it opposed the decision by some platforms to ban President Donald J. Trump from entering…

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a First Amendment case challenging a 2021 Florida law that imposed restrictions on major social media companies.The Supreme Court said it would hear a case involving Florida’s law and a similar measure in Texas. Both sides in the Florida lawsuit had asked the judge, along with the U.S. attorney general, to take up the issue.Industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association have challenged the constitutionality of a Florida law imposing restrictions on large social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter (now known as was…

Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security payments will receive a bonus check today.Due to the peculiarity of the payment schedule, October 1st falls on a Saturday, so eligible recipients received one check on September 1st and one more check on Friday. Payments are typically made on the first of the month.However, the two checks will be dispersed in September, so recipients won’t receive their checks again until November.In a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on its website, the Social Security Administration (SSA) states, “If a regularly scheduled payment date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal…