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Senate Committee advances bill banning AI companions for children

Senate Committee advances bill banning AI companions for children

by Wisdom Howell | May 5, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

A bipartisan bill that would ban minors from using AI companions, require all chatbots verify a user’s age, and allow AI companies to be prosecuted for harming children, was unanimously advanced to the Senate floor last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The...
Undersea infrastructure risks rise as U.S. panel warns of sabotage threats

Undersea infrastructure risks rise as U.S. panel warns of sabotage threats

by Georgia Epiphaniou | May 1, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON — Attacks on undersea cables and energy infrastructure are emerging as a growing security concern for the United States and its allies, as incidents in Europe and the Indo-Pacific expose vulnerabilities in the networks that carry global communications and...
Senate Committee passes bill banning AI companions for children

Senate Committee passes bill banning AI companions for children

by Wisdom Howell | Apr 30, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan bill that would ban minors from using AI companions, require all chatbots verify a user’s age, and allow AI companies to be prosecuted for harming children, was unanimously advanced to the Senate floor Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary...
Child sexual abuse survivor bill on hold in Senate committee

Child sexual abuse survivor bill on hold in Senate committee

by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (UPI) – Spectators became teary-eyed Thursday after a Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on a landmark proposal to allow child sexual abuse survivors to speak out against their perpetrators. Dubbed “Trey’s Law,” the...
Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 Needs Refining, VA Officials Say

Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 Needs Refining, VA Officials Say

by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Military

WASHINGTON – A proposed Senate law on Wednesday evening would allow veterans to have more transparent and direct access to their healthcare benefits, in an attempt to simplify a complex web of health, education and disability services for hundreds of the...
Supreme Court weighs protected status for Haitian, Syrian immigrants

Supreme Court weighs protected status for Haitian, Syrian immigrants

by Jamie Gareh | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON. — Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot left Haiti in 2010 after a deadly earthquake hit the island nation. As hundreds of thousands of Haitians died in the catastrophe, Miot fled to the United States, where he was granted temporary protected status, a...
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