Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down

Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, is shutting down. Noam Bardin, the platform’s founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing ... Read More

From Our President: The Pesticides in Our Produce

CR advocates for stronger regulations, testing, and oversight to protect our food supply from dangerous pesticides and toxic chemicals. Read More

Twitter’s Trump Ban Sets Dangerous Precedent for Free Speech, Legal Scholar Warns

While he disagrees with Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Trump, that does not mean social media platforms should embrace an “anything goes” policy, he said. “I think Twitter is completely ... Read More

Cybersecurity News

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Technology News

The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the upcoming negotiations as a key link in international ... lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform ... Read More

Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people

Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the "targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals," raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for ... Read More

CONSUMER REPORTS

Consumer Reports says the answer isn’t always easy. Nearly 1 in 6 adults has trouble hearing, but few people who could benefit from wearing a hearing aid actually use one. The good news ... Read More

As Many Black Women in U.S. Abandon Hair Relaxers Linked to Cancer, Sales Climb in African Countries

The companies at the center of thousands of U.S. lawsuits produce some of Africa’s most popular chemical straighteners, like Dark & Lovely and TCB Naturals. Read More

News tagged with consumer sciences

Many consumers who shop online prefer to return items to brick-and-mortar stores rather than mail them back. In a new study, researchers assessed a new practice called return partnership, in which ... Read More

Horizons updates dangerous dam policy

Dam 100 in Rangitīkei, during a flood event. Horizons is reviewing its Dangerous Dam policy in line with new regulations on dam safety Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2022 (the Dam Safety ... Read More

KTOO News Update

March 28, 2024 • https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240328-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: This week is Alaska's tsunami preparedness week and ... Read More

Burnsville News

The Burnsville Police Department says it received a call around 10:40 a.m. from Burnsville High School reporting it was suspected two students had guns. Burnsville shooter Shannon Gooden's ... Read More