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Sep 10 2024OPINION

Campus Clashes: Is Religious Freedom Under Threat in America?

The United States prides itself on being a beacon of religious freedom, a right enshrined in the very foundation of its Constitution. But what happens when that freedom is challenged, not by foreign forces, but within our own borders? Recent events on college campuses across the country raise trou

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Sep 06 2024TECHNOLOGY

TikTok's Troubling Ties: Is Your Data Safe?

The Justice Department has dropped a bombshell accusation against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. They claim that these Chinese tech giants have been secretly gathering bulk data on American users based on their views on sensitive topics like abortion, gun control, and religion. This revela

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Sep 06 2024TECHNOLOGY

TikTok's Troubled Dance: Data, Divisiveness, and Democracy

The Justice Department is throwing shade at TikTok, accusing it of being a bit too cozy with its parent company in Beijing. They say TikTok used an internal system called Lark to share US user data, including views on hot-button issues like abortion and gun control, with ByteDance employees in Chin

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Sep 06 2024TECHNOLOGY

The Great TikTok Debate: Data, Divide and Chinese Influence

Is TikTok a threat to American democracy? That's the question at the heart of a heated legal battle between the US government and the wildly popular video-sharing app. The Justice Department alleges that TikTok has been secretly collecting sensitive data on users' views about hot-button issues like

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Sep 06 2024RELIGION

Who Gets to Pray? A Look at the Satanic Temple's Fight for Inclusion

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that the Boston City Council didn't discriminate against the Satanic Temple when it refused to let them give a prayer before a meeting. The court said that each councilor has the right to choose who they invite and that the city has never shown favoritism

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Pronouns in Schools: A Battleground for Free Speech?

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has jumped into the debate over preferred pronouns in schools, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a case involving the Olentangy Local School District in Ohio. The school district passed a policy requiring staff and students to use a student’s preferr

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Free Speech vs. 'Harmful Conduct':NYC Judge Weighs In on Heated School Debate

A New York City parent activist, Maud Maron, was recently reinstated to her education post after a federal judge ruled that Schools Chancellor David Banks likely violated her free speech rights. Maron’s removal stemmed from her criticism of an anonymous editorial in a Stuyvesant High School student

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

NYC School Board Censorship Battle: A Fight for Free Speech

One of the most troubling parts of that identity instruction is the idea that you can't say something — even if you think it's true or important to discuss — because your words might "offend" some people.

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Sep 06 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Oil, Greed, and Blood: Inside the Ruthless World of Landmen

Welcome to a cutthroat industry where billions are made daily - but at what cost? In 'Landman,' Billy Bob Thornton stars as Tommy Norris, the man tasked with securing land for oil giants. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong. Because in this wild west of fracking and fortune, it's not just the landsc

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Aug 28 2024CRIME

Massachusetts Supreme Court Upholds Second Amendment: Switchblade Knives Legalized

In a unanimous decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the possession of switchblade knives can no longer be considered a criminal offense under the Second Amendment. This ruling follows the US Supreme Court's Bruen and Heller rulings, which established a legal test for de

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