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Closing Arguments Begin In Landmark Social Media Trial

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Closing arguments were being held Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media conglomerate Meta is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. Jurors will take up the case after the arguments and six weeks of testimony from scores of witnesses that included local teachers, psychiatric experts, state investigators, top Meta officials and whistleblowers who left the company. The case in New Mexico state court is among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media platforms and their ...

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Fluharty To Appear On PBS Show Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, will appear at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the PBS program “Breaking the Deadlock.” The program is designed to encourage civil dialogue at a time when conversation is polarized. The series brings together a varied panel of prominent voices from the legal, political and cultural arenas to explore ethical dilemmas drawn from real life. Tuesday’s episode deals with online sports gambling. Fluharty, head of governmental affairs at Play n’GO, joins a panel that includes sitting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., former NFL ...

No Trial Date Yet For Sandton Browder In Bellaire Murder Case

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Another pre-trial hearing has been scheduled in the Sandton Browder murder case. Browder, 23, of Virginia is charged with one count of murder with a gun specification and one count of having a weapon while under disability after allegedly shooting to death Jordan Dean, ...

Hancock County Schools Move Forward With Cuts, Personnel Shifts

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NEW CUMBERLAND – The deadline for personnel decisions in Hancock County Schools is approaching, according to Superintendent Walt Saunders, who noted he continues to meet with faculty, staff, and administrators to prepare the district for the next school year amid continuing financial ...