LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices and public nuisance laws. The lawsuit claims the site is addictive and has resulted in the state spending millions on expanded mental health and other services for young people. “YouTube amplifies harmful material, doses users with dopamine hits, and drives youth engagement and advertising revenue,” the lawsuit…
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Toward the end of Fintan O’Toole’s book We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland, the author tells the story of an Irish taoiseach (prime minister) marveling at the efficiency of China’s autocratic rule during a period when the Emerald Isle was experiencing boom economic times and a building frenzy. “On a visit to Shanghai, Bertie Ahern sighed with envy at the power of the city’s mayor to bulldoze everything in his way: ‘Naturally enough, I would like to have the power of the mayor that when he decides he wants to do a highway and, if wants to bypass…
Nooooo not Monet! Source: Starz After shattering Starz records for all-time viewership high, Power Book II: Ghost devastated fans with the shocking death of Monet Tejada who sacrificed herself to save her son Cane in a heartbreaking moment that shattered the whole entire Powerverse. In a classic scene that belongs in the Power Hall of Fame, Monet goes full Mary J. BLAM on Noma and her army that eventually takes her out in a moment of redemption that almost makes you forget how terrible of a mother she was before Season 4. THAT LAST SCENE HAD ME SCREAMING AT…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley said his cause and manner of death had not yet been determined. For fans who came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s, no player was more exciting than the Cincinnati Reds’ No. 14, “Charlie Hustle,” the brash superstar with the…
Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook There were 1,785 second grade students enrolled in Glynn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education. Satilla Marsh Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 237 students during the 2022-23 school year. Within Glynn County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in second grade. Statewide, Glynn County ranked 30th in enrollment numbers, with a…
Love Is Blind alum Marshall Glaze has ended his engagement to fiancée Chay Barnes less than a year after planning to tie the knot. Source: Love Is Blind / Netflix The news comes via PEOPLE which reports that the season 4 star, 29, and the doctor of nurse practice have called it quits less than a year after getting engaged. “Ultimately, we realized we’re in two different places in life right now,” Glaze exclusively told PEOPLE at the DirecTV x PEOPLE EW Reality TV Party on Thursday, Sept. 26. He added that their split was mutual and amicable while calling it…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—Here’s what we are also keeping an eye on this week, Georgia football after the dogs suffered their first loss of the season this past Saturday at Alabama. The game ended 41-34. The AP voters dropped Georgia three spots to No. 5, with it being a really bad game for Heisman hopeful Carson Beck. He accounted for four turnovers, three interceptions and a fumble. Head Coach Kirby Smart is looking to turn the page and get for the South’s oldest rivalry this Saturday against Auburn. The big concern has been Georgia playing a lot of third down and…
Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website The following events are scheduled to take place in Coastal Georgia this month. Week 1 – Oct. 1 – 5 Wednesday, Oct. 2: Brunswick City Commission Meeting Brunswick City Commission 6 pm Friday, Oct. 4: First Friday Brunswick City Downtown Development Authority Board 5-8 pm Week 2 – Oct. 6 – 12 There is no government event taking place during this week. Week 3 – Oct. 13 – 19 Wednesday, Oct. 16: Brunswick City…
Coldplay’s 10th studio album and the American Music Awards celebrating their 50th anniversary are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Sarah Paulson plays a woman in fear of a sinister presence in “Hold Your Breath,” EA Sports’ NHL 25 lands and Charlie Puth stars as himself in “The Charlie Puth Show,” a mockumentary series on Roku. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM SEPT. 30-OCT. 6 — As if being a mother in the 1930s Dust Bowl wasn’t…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Glynn County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.41 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 21, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Glynn County was $3.69 per gallon. Of the 69 reported gas stations in cities within Glynn County, 14 offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.71, compared…