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Paris Louvre museum shut after brazen jewel heist

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Instagram tightens limits for users under 18 amid persistent social media safety concerns

More Instagram posts are hidden from users under 18, and they also can't search for "alcohol," "gore" or other newly prohibited topics. While teen accounts already hid or prohibit the recommendation of sexually suggestive content, graphic or dis...

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Were political ‘jokes’ just too ugly?

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Journalists exit Pentagon rather than agree to new rules

Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon last week rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work. News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that...

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This week's word in the news: SHRAPNEL

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The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD Vance, agency officials said Sunday.
The Los Angeles Times -- 10/20/2025

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