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☆ See Instagram’s new ‘teen accounts’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jocelyn Contreras | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' is about two brothers who murdered their parents. Here's what the Netflix show gets wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read preview"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," the latest buzzy true crime drama series from Netflix, tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents in 1989. José Menendez likely didn't see who killed himJosé Menendez, and Javier Bardem in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." AdvertisementThere's no evidence the brothers had an incestuous relationshipCooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez. The scene then shows Kitty Menendez walking in on Erik and Lyle Menendez kissing in the shower. Erik Menendez has said he isn't gayErik Menendez in Los Angeles in 1994.

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☆ I stood next to a man in his 70s at a punk concert. It reminded me that I shouldn't ever stop doing the things I love.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Conz Preti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They raised me listening to Opera and classical music, and I instead decided that punk rock was my thing. I would sit in my room blasting bands like the Ramones, NOFX, and Bikini Kill, much to the annoyance of my parents. Related storiesWhen the opening act ended, he left, and I swiftly moved to the spot he left open. I was surprised when he came back to see the second opening band. Either way, he reminded me that there's no such thing as being too old to enjoy something you truly love.

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☆ I married my high school sweetheart. Here's what everybody gets wrong about love stories like mine.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Autumn Gavora | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That night, Daniel showed up at my house for a movie night I was hosting with friends. Over the years, I've found that people have many assumptions about high school sweethearts. We must have a house full of kids by now, with at least one in high school. AdvertisementLiving in the Bible Belt, getting married at a younger age is common due to religious reasons or family values. It's as if our love story is something out of a fairytale, a rare and beautiful journey I'm blessed to live.

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☆ I'm a private chef who shops at Trader Joe's. Here are 9 of my favorite things to get for my family of 3.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jt Newman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I'm a private chef who shops at Trader Joe's for my family of three. Trader Joe's gluten-free pizza crusts are great for easy, fun dinners. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementAs a private chef, I like to shop at Trader Joe's for everything from charcuterie-board ingredients to high-quality snacks. Although my wife, teenage stepchild, and I have various food allergies and preferences, we find Trader Joe's offers a wide selection of items to suit us all.

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☆ Florida teen dead after apparently being struck by lightning while riding a bicycle
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Gabriella Rudy | Gabriella Rudy Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after he was apparently struck by lightning while riding a bicycle in Florida, police said. Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue officials told NBC South Florida that the teen had burn wounds on his chest and inner thighs. Zandra Laguna, who lives in the neighborhood, told NBC South Florida she went outside and saw the teen across the street on his bike just moments before a lightning strike. Officials at McArthur High School in Hollywood, Florida, told NBC South Florida the teen was an 11th grader there, but his name has not yet been released. “I offer my deepest condolences to the student’s family and loved ones, teachers and classmates,” Principal Mark Howard said in the message, NBC South Florida reported.

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☆ I thought I absolutely hated cruises — but then I went on one of the largest ships in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Esther Carlstone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIf you'd asked me just a year ago what I thought of cruises, my answer would have been a resounding "meh." One highlight was the high-flying acrobatics show that I still can't believe happened on a cruise ship. The kids' club was a massive perk, tooAs befitting the grand scale of this ship, Wonder of the Seas' kids' club was far more than just a themed room with a babysitter. My little one loved the kids' club so much that she begged for more time there whenever we went to pick her up. I'm a fan of cruises now — and I think the bigger the ship, the betterI loved how many activities the cruise ship had to offer.

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☆ Galaxy Gas: What it is, the risks and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the company Galaxy Gas. (It’s worth noting that some social media videos tagged “Galaxy Gas” depict nitrous oxide products from other brands.) The unlawful misuse of nitrous oxide products poses serious health hazards, said a Galaxy Gas spokesperson in a statement. “Galaxy Gas products are for responsible culinary use only, and we are deeply concerned about the recent news reports and social media posts of individuals illegally misusing our products,” the company spokesperson added. Other risks include brain damage, anemia, nerve damage, paralysis, vitamin B12 deficiency and nitrous oxide dependency.

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Users also “lacked any meaningful control over how personal information was used for AI-fueled systems” on the companies’ platforms, according to the report. The report includes staff recommendations calling for federal privacy legislation, as well as more efforts from companies to prioritize privacy in their data collection and recommendation systems. "Protecting users – especially children and teens – requires clear baseline protections that apply across the board," the FTC said in the report. The privacy of children and teens were not adequately protected on these social media platforms and streaming services, according to the report. However, children and teens are known to be on social media, and the FTC wrote that companies "should not ignore this reality."

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The St. Ann Police Department received a tip around 1 p.m. Tuesday through the Courage2Report tip line about a threat to Ritenour High School in St. Louis. Police found the teen sitting in a car in the parking lot of Husky Academy, about a mile away from the high school with a fully loaded gun. The video the teen posted to social media panned to show an unoccupied police vehicle parked next to the teen’s car. The teen, a former student with the Ritenour School District, was charged with first-degree terrorist threat, resisting arrest, and unlawful use of weapons. The chief said the police department has already investigated seven unsubstantiated school shooting threats since the beginning of the school year.

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☆ The secret to a Netflix movie's success? Don't promote it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When Netflix released a rundown of its most-watched movies and TV shows for the first half of the year on Thursday, its TV rankings offered few surprises. (Netflix bases the data on hours viewed for every title — original and licensed — that was watched for over 50,000 hours.) That robust landing page has allowed Netflix to eschew spending tens of millions of dollars promoting many of its original films. AdvertisementOf course, that's not the strategy for every single Netflix Original. Here's another example of Netflix's strategy in action.

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☆ Muhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman: Philadelphia teen accused of making and testing bombs wanted to join terror group overseas, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

AP —A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say wanted to travel overseas and make bombs for terrorist organizations will be tried as an adult. Prosecutors say Abdul-Rahman conducted at least 12 tests on homemade bombs near his family’s home before he was arrested and was close to being able to detonate devices with a blast radius of several hundred yards. Law enforcement began investigating Abdul-Rahman after they received electronic communications between him and terrorist groups in Syria, prosecutors said. The communications indicated that Abdul-Rahman wanted to become a bombmaker for these groups, identified as Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ) and Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS). As the investigation into Abdul-Rahman continued, authorities learned he was buying military and tactical gear as well as materials that could be used in homemade bombs, prosecutors said.

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☆ Eldest-Daughter Syndrome Is Real; Big Sisters Do More, Studies Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

But there may be more of a science to eldest daughters than meets the eye. When a mother needed help, biology caused her eldest daughter to step up and mature faster to provide that help. Most striking of all, maternal distress was not found to speed up adrenal puberty in sons or younger daughters. "I have a closer relationship with her, to this day, than I do with many of my other older siblings," he said. His wife grew up as part of a similarly large brood — and her eldest sister had a similar experience.

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☆ JPMorgan's junior bankers just gained an ally in their fight against overwork. Here's what we know about the longtime exec tapped to advocate for them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewLast week, JPMorgan Chase announced that it would be seeking to limit junior bankers' work hours to 80 per week to tackle concerns over unhealthy working conditions. "So a lot of investment bankers — they've been traveling all week. Jamie Dimon on Tuesday addressed Ryland McClendon's new job ScreenshotThe investment banker's daughterMcClendon grew up near Atlanta, Georgia with her parents and three siblings. AdvertisementIn a 2023 episode of JPMorgan's "Women on the Move" podcast, McClendon said her career path has been heavily influenced by her parents. AdvertisementIn the 2023 podcast, McClendon said she likes to use storytelling as a tool to educate because it can be more effective than numbers alone.

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☆ Trump's crypto allies boast lavish lifestyles amid trail of debts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Three of Trump's children are employees of World Liberty Financial, including his 18-year-old son Barron, who CoinDesk reported holds the title of "DeFi visionary" at the company. World Liberty Financial's spokesperson, Jim Redner, told BI he has "no information." Both were involved in a project called Dough Finance, whose source code appears remarkably similar to that of World Liberty Financial, Coindesk reported. It's still unclear when World Liberty Financial will begin allowing investors to purchase its tokens. "Attention community: Please be aware of scams and fake tokens," World Liberty Financial posted on Telegram last month.

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But, on Wednesday, Listenbee said, Abdul-Rahman had not only made bombs, but he had considered placing bombs in trashcans along the route of last year’s Philadelphia Pride March and intended to move to Syria in the hopes of becoming a bomb-maker for a terrorist group. “He wanted to leave America and go to Syria an join a terrorist group. Also seized at that time, Listenbee said, were two phones, and on them, he claims officials discovered “frightening searches” including focused searches on the Philadelphia Pride March. “He was at least considering targeting the LGBT community and the Pride parade,” Listenbee said. Officials said Abdul-Rahman has not entered a plea.

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☆ Atlantic City mayor and his wife indicted after allegations they physically and emotionally abused teen daughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on charges related to the alleged abuse of their teenage daughter. Prosecutors also accused him of "punching his daughter repeatedly in her legs causing bruising" during another alleged incident. The mayor's wife, who is the superintendent of Atlantic City Public Schools, is alleged to have hit the girl on several occasions. "Another incident alleged that La’Quetta Small punched her daughter in the mouth during an argument." Mayor Small was with her at the time and told the nurse the same story, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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☆ Some of OpenAI's top new executives are a nod to its upcoming fights in the courtroom and Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty ImagesA good chunk of the executives Darius highlighted aren't involved in OpenAI's tech. Some of OpenAI's most high-profile executives are instead addressing legal challenges and lobbying regulators in the US and abroad. It's a nod to the fact OpenAI's biggest upcoming fights will take place in a courtroom as opposed to a computer screen. Luckily for you, Business Insider has identified the most famous book set in every state.

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☆ Can Instagram's new 'Teen Accounts' help improve youth mental health? Experts weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The feature, called Teen Accounts, is meant to address the harm social media can do to young peoples' mental health. This is a good first step, says Dr. Shannon Bennett, associate director of the center for youth mental health at NewYork-Presbyterian. "The opportunity cost while using social media is sleep or in-person socialization," she says. Experts agree the new features might net positive changes, but say its really too early to tell. In his best-selling book "The Anxious Generation" NYU social psychologist Johnathan Haidt also cited social media and smartphones as a major cause of youth loneliness.

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Pop star Demi Lovato is asking her fellow former child stars a tough question: Is the price of fame worth your childhood? In “Child Star,” which debuted Tuesday on Hulu, Lovato interviews fellow celebrities who grew up in the limelight about the highs and lows of fame at a young age. “Child Star” also promises an “intimate look” at child stardom.” Here’s what the actors said about how fame affected them. She also said the amount of work child actors get can depend on how “easy” children and their parents appear. They created a podcast called “Dear Hollywood” analyzing the effect of fame on child development.

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☆ Instagram to automatically put teens into private accounts with increased restrictions and parental controls
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Angelayang.Jpg | Angela Yang | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

“One, it can be simpler and easier to use, and so that’s one of the goals of this launch,” she said. New users will be defaulted into teen accounts upon sign-up if they are under 18, but existing teen users may not see immediate changes. Many around the world won’t be placed into teen accounts until next year, according to a Meta fact sheet. The accounts will have the Hidden Words feature on, as well, meaning offensive words or phrases should be automatically filtered from any comments or direct messages they receive. Meta might also be able to trace teens who use different devices to create adult accounts if they, for example, register with their original teen accounts’ same email addresses or phone numbers.

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☆ Instagram teen accounts: Meta's global head of safety weighs in
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInstagram teen accounts: Meta's global head of safety weighs inAntigone Davis, Meta global head of safety, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the launch of Instagram teen accounts, the protections in question, and much more.

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☆ Instagram will force millions of teens into protected accounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instagram will automatically apply the new “teen accounts” settings to all users under the age of 18. The revision will allow teen users to receive messages only from people they are already connected to. The shift limits the types of “sensitive” content teens can see on their Explore page and in Reels, such as posts promoting cosmetic procedures. Teen users will also receive time limit reminders nudging them to leave after spending 1 hour on the app each day. The company says it is implementing artificial intelligence technology that will aim to identify teen accounts that may have wrongly listed an adult birthdate.

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☆ Instagram is rolling out Teen Accounts by default. It's about time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTeenagers across the world will experience something slightly different when they open Instagram over the next few weeks: Meta will now designate users under 18 as "Teen Accounts" — by default. The teen settings will automatically apply to newly made accounts and existing ones. Teen Accounts will have "Sleep Mode" enabled by default. For younger teens, parents can see who their children direct message with — but won't be able to read their DMs. Accounts of 16- and 17-year-olds will automatically default to Teen Accounts, but they'll be able to change the settings on their own (unless a parent has already signed onto parental controls).

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☆ Instagram adds teen protections: Here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInstagram adds teen protections: Here's what to knowAneesh Chopra, Arcadia chief strategy officer and former White House chief technology officer under former President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Meta's efforts to make Instagram safer for teens, how to protect kids online, and more.

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