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Pune: SPPU Students Protest Outside VC Office Over Blocking Of PRNs
23+ min ago (160+ words) Students from various colleges affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in Pune, Ahilyanagar and Nashik staged a sit-in protest outside the Vice-Chancellor's office on Friday after their Permanent Registration Numbers (PRNs) were blocked by the university administration. According to…...
Emily Jones: Alabama parents, not Apple, should decide what kids download
46+ min ago (1387+ words) Across the country, more and more parents, educators, and everyday Americans are starting to ask an uncomfortable but necessary question: why can minors download powerful, adult-facing apps without parental approval? This isn't about being anti-technology, banning smartphones, or dictating how…...
Amy Hamm: U.K. puberty blocker trial asks children to consider freezing eggs, sperm
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (384+ words) Imagine asking a child as young as 10 to consider whether they want to freeze their sperm or eggs in order to one day have babies, should they become infertile. It sounds patently insane." However,"that's"what researchers with the U.K.'s…...
Australian childcare providers call out crippling federal government mandate
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (21+ words) Childcare services across the country say they're crippling under pressure, after a federal government mandate to ensure staff are better paid....
Parenting coach reveals the four games kids should never play: Here's everything parents should know
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (255+ words) Outdoor activities and playing games with friends are an important part of kids" daily lives. They love to play every game they find in the playground. Outdoor activities and playing games with friends are an important part of kids" daily…...
Watch: Every family should have at least three kids, says AP CM
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (27+ words) Watch: Every family should have at least three kids, says AP CM Watch: Every family should have at least three kids, says AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu...
Aussie childcare services call out federal government's mandate
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (21+ words) Childcare services across the country say they're crippling under pressure after a federal government mandate to ensure staff are better paid....
Did you know you can share the Brick? A hot tip for using the social media blocker.
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (388+ words) It's no secret I love the Brick, a device that single-handedly cut my screen time in half. In fact, as I'm writing this, my phone is currently Bricked. Instagram, TikTok, and Substack, you will not distract me from my work…...
Aluminum salts in vaccines are a likely target for health officials
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (826+ words) With further changes to the U.S." recommended vaccine schedule likely in the year ahead under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."s leadership, his agency"s recent scrutiny of one vaccine additive in particular " aluminum salts " may offer a clue about what…...
Nicole Amoyal Pensak: New mothers are tempted by Ozempic but don’t have the data they need
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (0+ words) ...