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☆ Weight-related bullying risk goes up the more time teens spend on social media, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The more time adolescents spend on screens and social media, the greater the likelihood that they will be bullied about their weight, according to the study. An X spokesperson said the social media platform’s policies had evolved since the data was first collected. “Weight stigma and bias are common on social media,” Ganson said in an email. “Social media use is ubiquitous among adolescents,” he added. Then, you can come up with solutions together on how to handle social media moving forward, Hanson said.

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☆ Jennifer Garner lets her kids experience ‘benign neglect.’ Here is why you should, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alone time means creativity, independence and problem-solvingCatherine Newman’s kids did not want to go to summer camp. But what kids may take away in that struggle is that adulthood — and parenthood — are not enjoyable times of life, she said. Being present with her kids was helpful in creating an environment where she really got to enjoy them, Newman said. “I think that’s a really lovely way to be raised.”How do you leave your kids alone, exactly? “It’s really about parents having compassion for themselves, listening to their intuition and finding community,” she said.

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☆ TikTok owner ByteDance is laying off hundreds of workers in a retreat from gaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, is pulling back from video gaming in a shift that will result in hundreds of job cuts. “Mobile gaming revenue is in decline while user acquisition costs are rising,” he told CNN. She suggested ByteDance was simply looking to cut its losses, particularly since gaming still made up just a tiny sliver of its business. “[Even] if ByteDance exits game development and publishing, it will not dramatically impact their own business,” she added. China is the world’s biggest mobile and PC gaming market, according to Niko Partners.

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☆ Why environmentalists are suing the National Park Service to prevent it from planting trees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Jonathan Park | Janna Van Vranken | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where wildfires in 2020 and 2021 inflicted lasting damage on the iconic sequoia forests. Sequoias are among the species of trees that actually “depend on high-intensity fire in order to reproduce effectively,” said Hanson told CNN. In this September 2021 photo, the Windy Fire blazes through the Long Meadow Grove of giant sequoia trees near the Trail of 100 Giants overnight in Sequoia National Forest. David McNew/Getty Images“The Park Service has to abide by the 1964 Wilderness Act,” said Kevin Proescholdt, conservation director at Wilderness Watch. “The more that agencies will allow natural fire to burn and perform its role, the better these wilderness forests will be,” he said.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Sunday's airing of the late afternoon games on the NFL RedZone Channel literally went code red. The broadcast was interrupted Sunday when a fire alarm went off in the NFL Network building, which is located across the street from SoFi Stadium in the Hollywood Park complex. Host Scott Hanson informed viewers that his production crew had to evacuate the studio. An NFL Network official said there had been a false alarm at the studio. The alarm did not effect pregame preparations for the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers across the street.

Persons: Scott Hanson, Hanson, ” RedZone, ’ ” Hanson Organizations: NFL, NFL Network, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills Locations: INGLEWOOD, Calif, SoFi, Hollywood

☆ They Came for the World Series. They Left for Wembymania.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PHOENIX—Chris Hanson paid about $600 to take his son, Cole, to Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday. But with the Diamondbacks down 10-0 in the third inning, he began considering alternate options. One presented itself just down the street: Victor Wembanyama. “We decided to go check it out,” Hanson said.

Persons: Chris Hanson, Cole, Victor Wembanyama, “, ” Hanson Organizations: PHOENIX, Diamondbacks

☆ Man charged with making threats against Georgia officials connected to case against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Alabama man has been charged with making threatening voicemails to Fulton County officials in Georgia because of their connections to the case against former President Donald Trump. Hanson, from Huntsville, Alabama, called the Fulton County government customer service line twice in August and left voicemails in which he threatened violence against the officials, according to US Attorney Ryan Buchanan. The Fulton County district attorney’s office declined to comment. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, center, speaks to the media June 1, 2021, in Atlanta. Ben Gray/AP“Threats of harm were directed towards me and District Attorney Willis for simply doing our job,” Labat said in a statement.

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South Dakota regulators on Monday rejected a permit application for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through the state, dealing a fresh setback to the company behind the multistate project after North Dakota refused a siting permit for another leg there. The decision complicates an already complex process for Summit Carbon Solutions as it seeks similar authorization in other states amid opposition from landowners and environmental groups. Political Cartoons View All 1152 ImagesThe South Dakota panel's vote came on a motion made Friday by commission staff. They said Summit's proposed route would violate county ordinances involving setback distances. North Dakota regulators last month denied Summit a siting permit for its 320-mile (515-kilometer) proposed route through the state.

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☆ Airbnb listings in NYC to shrink as city cracks down on short-term rentals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Travelers looking to rent an apartment for a few days in New York City will find slimmer pickings now that city officials have started enforcing new rules cracking down on short-term rentals. Airbnb has called the rules a “de facto ban” on short-term rentals (STRs) that will hurt hosts and the tourism economy. The requirements for approval are strict and follow laws that pre-date the new registration rules. Hanson said that long-term average hotel occupancy in New York City is between 80% and 85%, well above the national average between 62% and 67%. Thousands of listings across various booking sites will be affected as the new registration rules are enforced.

Persons: Airbnb, ”, Christian Klossner, Andrew Lichtenstein, ” Theo Yedinsky, Bjorn Hanson, Jonathan M, Hanson, ” Hanson, ” Airbnb Organizations: CNN, Travelers, NYC’s, Special, Expedia, New York, Tisch Center of Hospitality, New York University, isn’t, Marriott, Hilton, CNN Travel, Local Locations: New York, “, York, New York City, “ New York

☆ How water-bottle fill stations can impact children’s health, according to a new study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Making water more accessible to kids leads to an increase in hydration and a decrease in children being overweight, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, included more than 1,200 students across 18 schools in California’s Bay Area. Half of the schools were gifted water dispensers in the cafeteria and water-bottle filling stations in areas of high traffic, Patel said. “I always tell people, drink water first — as that will reduce a person’s thirst and likelihood that they will drink sugary drinks. “If we really care about kids’ health, we won’t give them health information with a side of body shame, because we know weight stigma hurts kids’ health,” Hanson said.

Persons: ”, Anisha Patel, Patel, “, Asher Rosinger, Rosinger, Oona Hanson, Hanson, ” Hanson Organizations: CNN, Pediatrics, Stanford University in, Health, Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University Locations: California’s Bay, Stanford University in California, Los Angeles

☆ How to help teens can avoid diet culture this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Katie Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She specializes in work with tweens, teens and young adults. The fact that diet culture all over social media targets grown women is bad enough, but such messaging also trickles down to tweens and teens. But as we enter the winter holiday season, shame-based diet culture pressure, often wrapped up with toxic positivity to appear encouraging, increases. “Parents are often made to feel helpless in the face of TikTokers, peer pressure or wider diet culture, but it’s important to remember this: parents are influencers, too,” said Hanson. “Talk openly about it.”She suggests asking the following questions when discussing people’s messaging around diet culture:● Who are they?

☆ Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Moscow must he held to account for Russian cybercriminals accused of hacking Australia’s largest health insurer and dumping customers’ personal medical records on the dark web, Australian officials said Friday. Australian Federal Police took the unusual step of attributing blame for the unsolved cybercrime that resulted in the personal data of 9.7 million current and former Medibank customers being stolen. An old REvil dark web site had started redirecting traffic to a new site that hosts the stolen Medibank data. A Medibank employee’s stolen username and password, which allowed the hackers to enter the company’s database, had been sold on a Russian dark web forum, Hanson said. “These are real people behind this data and the misuse of their data is deplorable and may discourage them from seeking medical care,” he added.

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