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Meta was warned not to let teens into Horizon Worlds, but it’s doing it anyway

Lawmakers and child advocates say Zuckerberg’s metaverse move is exploitative and dangerous.

Fortune

Transport minister Ryan defends Biden over use of motorcade during Irish visit

Eamon Ryan said he believed the US president was looking towards more green alternatives.

The Independent UK

Beth Kowitt: It’s Schultz not Starbucks that seems to be lost

Former Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz kept his cool and stayed on message on Wednesday amid pointed questioning during a Senate committee hearing about the coffee giant’s alleged labor law violations. Even as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, described Starbucks as…

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‘Making billionaires cry on TV’: Elizabeth Warren touts her record as she announces third run for Senate

‘Elizabeth is my partner in the Senate and I have seen this perpetual energy machine up close,’ Ed Markey says

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Warren announces third Senate bid in new campaign ad

BOSTON — The state’s senior senator will seek a third term, her campaign has announced with a new ad.

Boston Herald

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moment in American history that would have reverberations for decades

The Independent UK

Biden urged an investigation into how guns are peddled to kids. Will it stop the ads?

The action is aimed at expanding last year’s bipartisan Safer Communities act, which strengthened background checks

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Warren bill: Repeal "Trump's bank law"

Notably absent from the list of co-sponsors were Dems who helped Republicans usher the bill through Congress

Salon

Electric cars are ditching AM radio — a critical safety tool

AM radio is a key source of vital info during emergencies.

Axios

With voluntary recognition, Ed Markey’s staff will be the first in the Senate to unionize

The rest of “the world’s most exclusive club” may feel compelled to start treating the help a little nicer, as staffers in Sen. Edward J. Markey’s office are set to form the Senate’s first labor union.

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With voluntary recognition, Ed Markey’s staff will be the first in the Senate to unionize - Roll Call

Sen. Ed Markey happily complied when aides formally requested that he voluntarily recognize their bargaining unit Wednesday.

Roll Call

Zuckerberg warned not to open Horizon Worlds to minors

Democrats from New England call the Meta chief's purported attempt to attract teenagers to his Horizon Worlds as 'just another flagrant attempt to exploit young people for profit'.

Fortune

Climate advocates urge World Bank overhaul as leader exits

Leading climate figures are urging the Biden administration to use the early departure of the Trump-appointed head of the World Bank as an opening to overhaul the powerful financial institution

The Independent UK

EPA outlines $27B 'green bank' for clean energy projects

The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined how states and nonprofit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from a “green bank” that will provide low-cost financing for projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions

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From Bono to Tyre Nichols’ parents: Who is attending this year’s State of the Union address?

Joe Biden’s speech promises to fire starting pistol on 2024 presidential race

Tribune News Service

Senate calls on Southwest Airlines operations chief to answer for holiday meltdown

Southwest Airlines chief operating officer Andrew Watterson is slated to testify at a U.S. Senate Committee hearing next week amid calls for the carrier to answer for December’s holiday meltdown when it canceled 16,700 flights.

Fortune

'Ridiculous' airline fees for checked bags and seating assignments could become a thing of the past if these two Senators get their bills approved

Airlines would have to immediately refund bag fees for damaged or lost bags.

The Guardian - US

Joe Kennedy III named as US economic envoy to Northern Ireland

Appointment of former congressman and grandson of Robert Kennedy comes amid transatlantic tension over post-Brexit trade

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The Guardian - US

Democratic senators warn UN secretary general of eroding public trust in Cop

Letter urges sponsors provide ‘corporate climate political influencing statements’ after 630 lobbyists attend Cop27

The Independent UK

Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy

Fortune

Key senator raises the heat on Musk after he’s impersonated on Twitter: ‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will’

"Twitter must explain how this happened and how it will prevent it from happening again," Senator Ed Markey wrote Musk.

Axios

Sen. Ed Markey tells Elon Musk: Fix your companies or Congress will

The warning came after Musk mocked the senator for demanding answers about Twitter's verification process.

The Independent UK

US Senator threatens to ‘fix’ Elon Musk’s companies after billionaire mocked him on Twitter

Ed Markey had complained to billionaire about fake verified account in his name

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Treasury Department to investigate Florida’s use of COVID funds for migrant flights

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group with the U.S. Treasury Department plans to examine whether Florida’s state government properly used federal pandemic recovery money in connection to last month’s efforts to relocate migrants, a top official with the agency told the Massachusetts congressional delegation last week.

The Independent UK

Treasury probing Florida Gov. DeSantis' migrant flights

The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.”

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