The UK just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of ‘safe TikTok’ says the US is next – Fortune

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  1. The UK just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of 'safe TikTok' says the US is next  Fortune
  2. How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet  BBC
  3. Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me | Dave Schilling  The Guardian
  4. What’s ‘green whistle’ in World Cup that’s making viewers curious?  The Times of India
  5. Growing up, social media saved me. Don't take it away. | Opinion  USA Today
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Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closed – The Guardian

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  1. Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closed  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: US-Iran talks underway with key focus on Lebanon conflict and nuclear issues  CNN
  3. Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program  AP News
  4. U.S. and Iran begin peace talks amid conflicting claims over Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
  5. Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland for Iran talks with days-old peace deal at risk  NBC News
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Why Lebanon may make or break the Iran-US deal – Al Jazeera

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  1. Why Lebanon may make or break the Iran-US deal  Al Jazeera
  2. Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take action if under threat, Israel's Katz says  Reuters
  3. Defending Lebanon security zone, Netanyahu says US would do 'exactly' the same if threatened  The Times of Israel
  4. How Israel's refusal to withdraw from Lebanon affects the U.S.–Iran ceasefire deal  NPR
  5. Israel denies reports of southern Lebanon withdrawals before talks  The Jerusalem Post
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Florida college seized by DeSantis in ‘anti-woke’ push to triple in size

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New College of Florida to acquire USF Sarasota-Manatee in deal that leading Democratic lawmaker says ‘reeks of grift’

A liberal arts college seized by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, and transformed into a model for conservative higher education is to triple in size after state Republicans engineered a hostile takeover of a rival university’s campus.

New College of Florida, which is controlled by DeSantis’s hand-picked board of trustees, will acquire the Sarasota-Manatee campus of the University of South Florida (USF) next month in a deal described by a leading Florida Democrat as “a grift”.

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Russian-occupied Crimea cuts off civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes – politico.eu

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  1. Russian-occupied Crimea cuts off civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes  politico.eu
  2. Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities  BBC
  3. Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales  AP News
  4. Russia-Occupied Crimea Halts Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks  Bloomberg.com
  5. Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis  Euronews
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Three Indian Tankers Reemerge, Pointing to Hormuz Traffic Uptick – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Three Indian Tankers Reemerge, Pointing to Hormuz Traffic Uptick  Bloomberg.com
  2. Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks, overshadowed by closure of Strait  Reuters
  3. Iranian report: Hormuz to stay shut until Lebanon ceasefire respected, oil waivers issued  The Times of Israel
  4. Vance lands in Switzerland as Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed over ceasefire violations  NBC News
  5. Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Few ships were leaving in the first place  CNN
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Summer solstice heatwave grips much of Europe as France restricts alcohol consumption – Euronews

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  1. Summer solstice heatwave grips much of Europe as France restricts alcohol consumption  Euronews
  2. France bans alcohol at music festival events under red headwave alert  BBC
  3. France cancels events and restricts alcohol consumption amid brutal heatwave  The Guardian
  4. France bans some outdoor drinking as heat wave threatens Europe  CBS News
  5. Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption  Reuters
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‘This changes everything’: how Brexit altered Scotland’s political landscape

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Former party leaders reflect on the turbulence that followed the referendum in which most Scottish voters backed the losing side

The decision to quit the EU bolstered support for Scottish independence, which a decade after the Brexit referendum is at near record levels, according to Scottish Labour’s former leader Kezia Dugdale.

Dugdale said the Brexit vote “creates a frame around fairness” for many in Scotland because, unlike England, Scottish voters comprehensively backed remain in 2016, by 62% to 38%, yet found their country taken out of Europe.

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