#TikTok was in court today to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned at-large in the U.S. Lawyers for TikTok warn of ‘staggering’ consequences for #freespeech if ban is allowed to happen. Here’s some analysis from #cybersecurity, #socialmedia and legal experts:

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences

Whether the popular video app ends up sold, banned or untouched, the ruling in favor of the government’s national security claims has implication...

The clenched fist – raised by Donald #Trump as he was rushed off a stage after an assassination attempt – is a gesture used by a fascinating range of people, from fascists to communists to Black Power advocates and athletes like Tiger Woods

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Trump’s raised fist is a go-to gesture with a long history of different meanings

The raised fist - used by Donald Trump as he was rushed off a stage after an assassination attempt - has been used by fascists, communists, Black P...

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Here's the origin story of the FGC-9, the world’s most popular 3D printed gun – and our latest podcast tells the fascinating story of the search to unmask its anonymous creator. Rajan Basra, a research fellow on radicalization at King's College London became fascinated by the FGC-9’s designer, who went by the online moniker JStark1809, and went deep into 4chan to try to find him. Listen: Or read:

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‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s most popular 3D-printed firearm

Growing numbers of insurgents, terrorists and extremists are using the FGC-9 3D-printed gun. Here’s what I learned about the man who created it, ...

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More than 15 million Americans have reported using weight loss drugs like #Ozempic and #Wegovy, and dozens of them are suing the drugmakers. The lawsuit claims the drug can lead to severe gastrointestinal issues (and that the companies failed to properly warn patients about these risks). We won’t know the outcome of the case for a long time, but it does have some immediate implications, according to a health law expert

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Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugs

The future of the blockbuster drugs could hinge on a trial in Pennsylvania.

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The Republican road from a deep faith in freedom given by God, to a candidate hawking $59.99 bibles

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Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism

Reagan and Trump − two of the most media-savvy Republican presidents − used religion to advance their political visions, but their messages and...

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It's happening again 🔥 Dozens of #wildfires are burning across Canada and sending unhealthy smoke blowing into the northern U.S., and at the same time, the southeastern U.S. is getting smoke from fires in Mexico. Is this the new normal for summers? Why air quality scientists say yes:

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Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains

States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in th...

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