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NYC teachers discover teens can’t read clocks after school cellphone ban
45+ min ago (454+ words) Time got away from them! New York City teachers have found that scores of teenagers can't read traditional clocks after a cellphone ban in schools statewide " because students figured the skill would be useless in the digital era, according to…...
Santaâs elves have been busy bringing cheer to military families
2+ hour ago (956+ words) A U.S. soldier participating in a clinical trial at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is testing a neural-enabled prosthetic arm designed to restore the sense of touch through nerve stimulation, the Maryland hospital recently announced. The concept for the device…...
Should Colleges End Early Decision?
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (617+ words) Re "The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down," by Daniel Currell (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 12): As a college counselor of 13 years and a formerly impoverished, first-generation college graduate who applied early decision to a selective college, I…...
Miami’s Glory to God Pediatric Extended Care Facility helping children during holidays
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (94+ words) The holidays are here which means school is out, making a lot of people happy. But for parents with medically fragile children, it can prove to be a challenge. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor takes us inside a Miami center…...
Children have received inflation-busting pocket money pay rises in 2025...
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (321+ words) Analysis of thousands of GoHenry accounts shows the highest-earning chore CHILDREN have received inflation-busting pocket money pay rises in 2025. They now get "10.73 a week on average " up eight per cent on the "9.92 parents dished out in 2024, a money app's research…...
How About a Little Less Screen Time for the Grown-Ups
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (1886+ words) Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Are your parents addicted to their phone? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel explores how technology is affecting an older generation of adults. Instead of a phone-based childhood, Warzel suggests, we may…...
New York enacts warning labels on social media features to combat teen mental health crisis
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (202+ words) Supporters compare the move to warning labels already required on tobacco, alcohol, and certain food products calling it a public health step, not a ban. New York enacts warning labels on social media features to combat teen mental health crisis…...
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre presents Reach For The Sky at Fremantle Town Hall during January school holidays
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (102+ words) Spare Parts Puppet Theatre artistic director Philip Mitchell has always been inspired to Reach For The Sky, inspiring the title of the arts company's first major work for early childhood audiences this summer. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre anticipates presenting its…...
Leaked documents show Instagram’s plan to win back teens
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (974+ words) Two weeks after dozens of state attorneys general sued Meta for allegedly getting adolescents addicted to its platforms and jeopardizing their safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted an internal memo pushing his employees to pursue one overarching goal: bring more…...
New York treats social media like tobacco, orders warning labels for teens
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (571+ words) The law allows New York's attorney general to seek civil penalties from platforms that fail to warn users about addictive social media design features. New York will require major social media platforms to display warning labels about potential mental health…...