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By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China is set to unleash fresh fiscal stimulus to shore up its economic recovery, drawing

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is ready and willing to send MLB Network talkshow host Chris Russo into an early retirement.

Representative Tom Emmer dropped his bid for House speaker Tuesday after criticism from Donald Trump, becoming the third

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK Crypto lender Genesis Global said on Tuesday a New York civil fraud lawsuit

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper showed up to Game 7 of the NLCS wearing a 76ers jersey, who haven't had the greatest luck in that kind of playoff situation.

Attorneys general from 33 states, including New York AG Letitia James, have filed a lawsuit against tech giant Meta alleging it designed harmful features that contributed to the youth mental health crisis. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California, alleges that Mark Zuckerberg’s company knowingly created addictive and “psychologically manipulative” features targeted at young people while falsely assuring the public it was safe to use. Some of the features, they say, include infinite scrolling, filters that change a person’s face or body, notifications that call young people back to Meta’s social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook and more. “Meta has profited from children’s pain by intentionally designing its platforms with manipulative features that make children addicted to their platforms while lowering their self-esteem,” Ms James said in a statement. “Social media companies, including Meta, have contributed to a national youth mental health crisis and they must be held accountable,” she added. Multiple studies have shown that children and teenagers’ prolonged exposure to social media can have negative impacts on their mental health due to disrupting their sleep, exposing them to bullying, rumour spreading, unrealistic views of people’s lives and more Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that Meta internally knew the impact of social media on young people but denied and downplayed the potential harm anyway in order to maximize profit – something a Facebook whistleblower testified to Congress about in 2021. The lawsuit seeks to force Meta to drastically change some of its design features that they allege are harmful to young people as well as impose financial penalties under each state’s specific consumer protection law. In a statement provided to The Independent, a spokesperson for Meta said, “We share the attorneys general’s commitment to providing teens with safe, positive experiences online, and have already introduced over 30 tools to support teens and their families.” Some of the “tools” Meta has implemented to help young people include age verification, preventing content that promotes harmful behaviours, giving users the option to hide “like” counts, prompting young people to take breaks or set timers and more. “We’re disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear, age-appropriate standards for the many apps teens use, the attorneys general have chosen this path,” the spokesperson added. The lawsuit is the latest action taken against tech giants as concern about the impact of social media on young people grows. Read More People’s Instagram posts are showing where they are not expected Google and Meta withdraw from upcoming Web Summit Mark Zuckerberg uses Meta’s new AI Ray-Bans to braid daughter’s hair WhatsApp update will change how you log in forever Instagram Threads adds yet more features as it tries to take over from Twitter Viral WhatsApp warning of cyberattack targeting Jewish people is fake

Australia's Woolworths Group reported a 5.3% jump in first-quarter group sales on Wednesday, supported by resilient demand for

The United States along with some Middle Eastern nations are stepping up efforts to target a "secret" Hamas investment portfolio government officials believe to be worth up to $1 billion.

By Max A. Cherney and Akash Sriram Google-parent Alphabet's cloud business crawled to its slowest in at least

After the Houston Astros' Game 7 loss to the Texas Rangers in the ALCS, pitcher Justin Verlander doesn't see the team dropping off next year.

Could the Atlanta Braves trade for Randy Arozarena? Ron Washington floated as a Dusty Baker replacement for Astros. Mitch Keller could be an intriguing upgrade.

By Fernando Kallas BRAGA, Portugal (Reuters) -Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored in each half to secure a 2-1