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Tech-facilitated abuse and harassment has become normalised among young people, with advocates calling for better education to ensure people understand it’s a crime.Emerging technology enabling gender-based violence was discussed at an event hosted by Australia on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).All strides towards gender equality were being eroded by the normalisation of tech-facilitated abuse among young people, Australian Teach Us Consent founder Chanel Contos told the event.”Tech-facilitated abuse is a very large term, but if we think very specifically about the non-consensual sending of dick pics or using…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Minnesota Democrat whose retort to a Republican about potential “benefit[s] of shoplifting” during a hearing on worker misclassification defended the exchange as sarcasm gone awry.During a Minnesota House Workforce and Labor Committee hearing this week, lawmakers reviewed information on how laws governing employee and independent contractor classifications affect insurance payments and other benefits, according to local reports.State Rep. Dave Pinto, D-St. Paul, responded after a Republican lawmaker voiced concern that worker misclassification ultimately falls on the taxpayer.”It is an intriguing line of questions,” Pinto said, appearing to suggest a study on…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Team USA skating power couple of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have withdrawn from the upcoming ice dance world championship. The decision will end their season and likely their competitive careers after their performances at the Milan Cortina Olympics.  Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates pose with their gold medals after winning the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo)Chock and Bates joined Olympic teammate, gold medal sensation Alysa Liu, in withdrawing from worlds, after Liu announced she was withdrawing…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New Mexico Department of Justice on Monday announced a search of Zorro Ranch, a property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein.”At the direction of Attorney General Torrez, the New Mexico Department of Justice initiated a search this morning of the Zorro Ranch property previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein, with the New Mexico State Police and Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office providing assistance,” a department spokesperson noted in a statement on Monday.”This search is part of the criminal investigation announced by the New Mexico Department of Justice on February 19th into allegations of illegal…

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An alleged senior member of the Iranian regime who has been living in Canada has lost his attempt to ban the public from his deportation hearing. In a ruling handed down in Toronto on Tuesday, the Immigration and Refugee Board denied Abbas Omidi’s request for closed-door proceedings.The decision said that “hiding Mr. Omidi’s identity would have a strong deleterious/negative effect on the public’s interest in the open court process.”Global News reported on Omidi’s case last month but was not permitted to name him because of a publication ban imposed by the Refugee Board.However, Global News fought the decision, and the…

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A massive fire has broken out on a barge carrying huge piles of scrap metal on the Delaware Bay, between the US states of Delaware and New Jersey.The US Coast Guard responded after 8am to reports of the fire and dispatched a helicopter and two boats, Petty Officer First Class Matthew West said.Local fire departments, including those from Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, also responded.A tugboat was moving the unmanned barge at the time of the fire, West said, adding there were no injuries.The Delaware Bay is an estuary of the Delaware River.Ship traffic also was not affected by the fire…

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new video loaded: U.S. Threatens Intense Strikes on Iran as War Enters 11th DaytranscriptBacktranscriptU.S. Threatens Intense Strikes on Iran as War Enters 11th DayThe U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth threatened Iran with the most intense strikes Tuesday as the joint U.S. and Israeli operation entered its 11th day. Iranian officials said they would continue to respond.“Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran. The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes. Intelligence more refined and better than ever.” Reporter: “Mr. President, you’ve said the war is quote, ‘very complete.’ But your defense secretary says…

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Washington — President Trump will issue an executive order to remove Anthropic’s AI technology from agencies across the executive branch, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News, saying the move could come as soon as this week.Mr. Trump announced on Feb. 27 that he was ordering all federal agencies “to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology” after a dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic over guardrails on the military’s use of Claude, the company’s flagship AI model. The Pentagon has initiated a six-month phaseout of Claude. Other agencies, including the Treasury Department, have said they were discontinuing use of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Washington, D.C., police officer is accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 women across Maryland and Virginia between 2024 and 2025.Timothy Valentin, 30, of Fort Washington, was charged by the Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland in connection to alleged assaults of six adult women, police said. The alleged assaults took place at various locations throughout the county between 2024 and 2025.Valentin is currently in custody in Alexandria, Virginia, where he faces four sexual assault charges tied to cases in 2025, FOX 5 DC reported.TRUMP MAKES GOOD ON TROOP…

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