"Li from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi," saying, "meda has reached a settlement with ...
of states and some U.S. jurisdictions over at social media platforms.
“The accused the tech giant of making Facebook and Instagram addictive for teens and children”
and misleading the public about their risks, here's NPR as John Rooitch." According to the proposed settlement, the owner of Facebook and Instagram would pay up to $17
billion to the states over the coming 10 years.
The money would be used for things like after-school programs, public health advertising, and youth mental health programs. Meta also agreed to change features on its platforms to make them safer for miners. The changes include a two-hour time limit and a nighttime block for kids under 18. Miners also won't see how many likes they get, and won't be able to use certain beauty filters,
and metal will take on an independent auditor. The settlement is subject to the approval of the judge in the case, but if it moves forward,
“it could change the landscape around a wave of lawsuits against social media companies.”
John Rooitch and PR News. A claimed actor and singer Tim Curry has died at the age of 80. First responders recall to his home in Los Angeles late last night, no cause of death has been given. The British born artist was known for a range of memorable characters on stage and screen including one that inspired a global cult following, as NPR's Alice Wolfley reports.
With his powerful baritone voice and big expressive eyes, Tim Curry was celebrated for his
offbeat, often villainous roles in films like Clue, Annie, and Muppet Treasure Island. But he will be most remembered for his outrageous performance in the 1975 film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Richard show went on to be a global cult phenomenon, infamous for roudy and runchy audience participation.
“A stroke in 2012 ended Curry's stage and screen career, but he continued to work as a prolific voice actor.”
Alice Wolfley and PR News. A federal judge in Boston has canceled a nationwide ruling she had issued. That blocked the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's mail in voting restrictions
ahead of the midterms. The U.S. P.S. is a financial support of NPR.
The Supreme Court had ruled on a procedural issue, not on whether Trump's executive order is legal. High court had halted a similar June ruling by U.S. Rick Judge and Deera Tauwani, that decision applied only to the 23 mainly Democratic lead states and the District of Columbia that had sued over the executive order. Nipal says about 400 tourists are still unaccounted for after massive floods in and
dated villages in the northern areas of the Himalayan country, at least 98 people were killed. The vast majority of those still missing are four nationals including Americans. You're listening to NPR News. Inflation remains sticky last month, and Pierre Scott Wersley reports on the latest data from the Commerce Department. Consumer prices in July were up 3.7% from a year ago,
the according to the Commerce Department's inflation yard stick, which is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve. That's the same annual rate of price hikes as the months before. Prices rose to tens of a percent between June and July and personal spending rose by a similar amount. Personal income rose a little faster during the month, so people were able to sock a little more money away. The personal savings rate rose to 3% which is the highest it's been
since April. Scott Wersley and Pierre News Washington. The Dow is down 137 points. There's new evidence that the vaccine currently used to prevent shingles. We also reduce the risk of heart disease. More from here is Rob Stein. A growing body of evidence suggests that the vaccine, called shingrex, may have benefits beyond preventing shingles, a painful condition caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Previous studies found the vaccine may
reduce the risk for heart disease and dementia, and perhaps even slow some aspects of aging. In the new study, U.S. and British researchers studied more than 72,000 people who received either shingricks or another shingles vaccine. In the journal Nature Medicine, the researchers report that those who got shingricks appeared to be 9% less likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure. The researchers stressed that more
research is needed to find out how the vaccine may have that added benefit. Rob Stein and Pierre News. This is NPR. One of here this podcast without sponsor bricks, Amazon Prime members can listen to NPR News now, sponsor free through Amazon Music, or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get NPR Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.
