Did you know that making one cotton t-shirt uses around 2,700 liters of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes, but it also generates an annual 12kg of textile waste per person in Europe, only 1 percent of which is recycled to make new garments. The…
SCHOFIELD (WSAW) — After passing the state Senate, a bill to ban cell phone use in school districts across the state is headed to Governor Tony Evers. The bill would require school boards across the state to implement new cell phone policies. If signed by Gov. Evers, the policy would ban non-educational wireless devices like…
It’s a little after 9:30 a.m. on a recent weekday, and hair-netted workers at the Alhambra Unified School District’s central production kitchen are boxing up the last of 350 handmade sushi rolls for the city’s three high schools. The spicy tuna rolls, redolent of cooked fish blended with sriracha and mayonnaise, are a popular lunch…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Hundreds of AI apps and sites can now easily make fake pornography from photos of anyone, including children. Three women in Minneapolis tell CNBC how a close friend made explicit imagery of them using a “nudify” tool. Often marketed as simple face-swappers,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app’s video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday. A central question to the tug of war between Washington and Beijing has…
When Jefferson County students return to school next week, they will no longer be allowed access to their cell phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. To comply with a new state law, the county’s school districts have implemented bans on student cell phone use throughout the school day. Gov. Mike Kehoe…
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Consumers are racing to buy electric vehicles before a fast-approaching deadline to claim tax credits worth up to $7,500, according to auto analysts. Legislation championed by Republicans on Capitol Hill and signed by President Donald Trump in July eliminates the tax breaks — available for new, used and…
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Along with every other public school in the state of Texas, Lubbock ISD is banning the use of cell phones. House Bill 1481 prohibits the use of all personal communication devices not only in the classroom, but throughout the school day. Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo says this new protocol will be…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – A new state law will impact Kentucky students’ school day and how they will communicate with parents during that time. House Bill 280 requires school boards to adopt a policy restricting cell phone and social media use during the school day. The goal of the bill is to take pressure…
Facing growing pressure amid nationwide protests, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine backtracked on controversial legislation that would have weakened the country’s independent anticorruption institutions. Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer, and Marc Santora, an international news editor for The New York Times, explain the events that led to the reversal. Source link