Texas Requires Apple and Google to Verify Ages for App Downloads
The state’s governor signed a new law that will give parents more control over the apps that minors download, part of a raft of new legislation. Source: Original News
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U.S. Will Receive ‘Golden Share’ in Nippon Steel Deal
The federal government will also have say over U.S. board members in a tie-up between Japan’s Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, according to a lawmaker. Source: Original News
Trump Threatens California’s Federal Funding Over Transgender Athletes
The president said he would withhold federal funding, saying it was “totally unfair” for transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Source: Original News
Republican Calls for Russia Sanctions Intensify Amid Escalating Strikes
A group of G.O.P. senators has grown more vocal about urging penalties on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, offering a counterpoint to President Trump’s hands-off stance. Source: Original News
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95
As founding editor of The Texas Observer, he fought bigotry and exposed corporate greed, political chicanery and government corruption. Source: Original News
Stocks Rally on the ‘TACO Trade’ After Trump’s Latest Tariff Delay
The tongue-in-cheek term adopted by some analysts and commentators describes how markets tumble on President Trump’s tariff threats, only to rebound when he relents. Source: Original News
U.S. Will Receive ‘Golden Share’ in Steel Deal
The federal government will also have say over U.S. board members in a tie-up between Japans Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, according to a lawmaker. Source: Original News
Justices Allow School to Bar Student From Wearing ‘Only Two Genders’ Shirt
Conservative justices dissented as the Supreme Court denied review in that case and one on religious objections to mining on sacred Indian land. Source: Original News
Trump Threatens California Over Transgender Athletes’ Participation in Sports
The president said he would withhold federal funding, saying it was “totally unfair” for transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Source: Original News
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
Paul Walczak’s pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary. Source: Original News