US Proposes Ceasefire Plan as Troops Head to Middle East

The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, as it appears to seek an end to the war even as more troops head to the Middle East. The plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, a person briefed on …

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Britain Pilots Social Media Bans, Time Limits and Curfews for Children

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of ⁠British ⁠families will test ⁠social media bans, curfews and app ​time limits to see how they impact children’s ‌sleep, family life and ‌schoolwork, the government said. Britain, like other ⁠governments, is ⁠considering restricting access to social media for children. ​Nothing is off the table, it has said, including …

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US Settles Social Media Censorship Case, Bars Agencies From Threatening Penalties

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – The Trump administration ⁠has ⁠agreed to a settlement that ⁠will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media companies ​to remove or suppress speech, ending a high-profile lawsuit that reached the U.S. Supreme Court ‌when Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden was ‌president. The settlement, filed on Tuesday in a federal court …

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Chicano Studies Program Pioneer Rudy Acuña Dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña, a pioneering political activist, academic and historian who founded one of the first Chicano Studies programs offered by a major U.S. university, has died at 93. Acuña’s landmark 1972 textbook “Occupied America: A History of Chicanos” continues to be taught in schools. He died Monday, said Carmen Ramos …

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Taiwan Says US Has ‘High’ Urgency in Speeding up Weapons Deliveries

TAIPEI, March 25 (Reuters) – The United States has “quite ⁠a ⁠high” sense of urgency ⁠in helping Taiwan strengthen its military capabilities and is ​working to help speed up delayed weapons deliveries, the island’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo ‌said on Wednesday. Taiwan, which faces ‌a rising military threat from China, has complained of repeated delays …

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