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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Read full article: Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social mediaAustralia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.
Clark, Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend and in spotlight in matchup against Olympic team
Read full article: Clark, Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend and in spotlight in matchup against Olympic teamCaitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team.
36 units destroyed when fire tears through 3 buildings at Westland apartment complex
Read full article: 36 units destroyed when fire tears through 3 buildings at Westland apartment complexOfficials said 36 units were destroyed overnight when a fire tore through three buildings at a Westland apartment complex.
WNBA game recaps: Fever drop game to Storm while Sky pick up win against Lynx
Read full article: WNBA game recaps: Fever drop game to Storm while Sky pick up win against LynxThe Indiana Fever dropped their first game in the series against the Seattle Storm while the Chicago Sky defeat the Minnesota Lynx.
Charisma Carpenter says Joss Whedon created toxic environment on sets of ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Angel’
Read full article: Charisma Carpenter says Joss Whedon created toxic environment on sets of ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Angel’Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, said that creator Joss Whedon “abused his power” on the sets of both shows. Carpenter played Cordelia on three seasons of Buffy and four seasons of Angel. She said that, “Buffy was a toxic environment and it starts at the top. Actor Ray Fisher said Whedon was “abusive” on the set of the 2017 film Justice League. READ: Actor says ‘Justice League’ director Whedon was ‘abusive’“Joss Whedon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable,” Fisher tweeted in July.
US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up
Read full article: US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats upThe U.S. is recording just under 3,100 deaths a day on average, down from more than 3,350 less than two weeks ago. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has fallen to about 110,000 from a high of 132,000 on Jan. 7. She said she can’t predict how long it will take for the vaccines' effects to be reflected in the numbers. Rivers said she is concerned that the more contagious variants of the virus could lead to a deadly resurgence later this year. Fauci said scientists are already preparing to adjust COVID-19 vaccines to fight the mutated versions.