Tag: Social
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Australian bill aims to ban social media for children
Australian bill aims to ban social media for children – CBS News Watch CBS News Australian legislators introduced a landmark bill Thursday to ban social media for children under 16. CBS News London’s Leigh Kiniry reports on what this could mean for social media companies. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
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How inflation is impacting Americans’ social lives
How inflation is impacting Americans’ social lives – CBS News Watch CBS News Inflation affects all areas of American life from grocery shopping to choosing where to live. A survey found that 37% of Americans are even neglecting their social lives due to high prices. Lifestyle expert Maureen Petrosky joins CBS News to discuss. Be…
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The Social Security Fairness Act is now in the hands of the Senate. Here’s what could happen next.
Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, as the House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support but has only a short window of time — six weeks — to be passed. “We’re guardedly optimistic,” Shannon Benton executive director of The Senior Citizens League,…
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on how technology is reshaping society
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on how technology is reshaping society – CBS News Watch CBS News Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to explain how modern technology and life online are contributing to a “great re-wiring” in society and what it means for the future. Be the first…
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Social media star Peanut the squirrel tests negative for rabies after being euthanized, official says
Peanut the squirrel tested negative for rabies after he was euthanized, officials say Peanut the squirrel tested negative for rabies after he was euthanized, officials say 00:36 NEW YORK — Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and…
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After Hurricane Helene, a North Carolina woman uses the power of social media to reunite families with old photographs lost in the storm
We’ve seen the images of destruction, debris and flooding left behind from Hurricane Helene. But other images also came out of the storm: family photos – snapshots of happy memories and important milestones – left behind in the mess. After the deadly hurricane in October, Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton, North Carolina, nearby hard-hit…
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House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here’s what to know.
Social Security sets its 2025 cost-of-living increase at 2.5% Social Security sets its 2025 cost-of-living increase at 2.5% 03:18 The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to…
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Australia plans “world-leading” social media ban for children under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday what he called a “world-leading” plan to implement a social media ban for all children under the age of 16. While much of the detail of the proposed legislation has yet to be made clear, the Australian leader said at a news conference that the bill involves an…
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Trump’s economic plan could speed up Social Security insolvency, analysis suggests
Trump’s economic plan could speed up Social Security insolvency, analysis suggests – CBS News Watch CBS News A new analysis suggests former President Donald Trump’s economic proposals, should he win the election, could speed up when the Social Security trust fund runs out of money. This is according to a report by the nonpartisan group…