Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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UK proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens – Al Jazeera

The latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after an under-16 social media ban was announced last month. The United Kingdom has proposed an overnight social media curfew for older teenagers as part of the government’s latest push to protect minors from digital harm, though users will be permitted to bypass the restrictions. The Labour administration announced the plans on Wednesday, outlining a six-hour default lockout from midnight to 6am for 16- and 17-year-olds on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Under the proposal, highly engaging mechanisms, such as autoplay videos and infinite scrolling, would also be deactivated by default for this age group to encourage better sleep and focus. The initiative follows a June announcement by outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who unveiled a blanket ban on social media for children under 16 slated to take effect in 2027. While the younger cohort faces a strict prohibition on major networks, ministers chose a softer approach for older adolescents. The UK’s restrictions reflect a rapidly growing global crackdown on young people’s social media access.  » Read More

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ChatGPT Returns to WhatsApp in Europe After EU Forces Meta’s Hand – Memeburn

OpenAI restored ChatGPT on WhatsApp across the European Economic Area on July 13, 2026, ending a six-month ban that removed more than 50 million users from the platform’s most popular third-party AI chatbot. The return follows the European Commission’s interim measures decision on June 9 , which ordered Meta to restore free access for rival AI assistants within five working days or face fines of up to 10% of its global annual revenue . Alongside the WhatsApp comeback, OpenAI expanded ChatGPT to KakaoTalk in South Korea and Viber in supported markets, signaling a broader strategy to distribute the chatbot across messaging platforms it does not control. What Changed on WhatsApp Users in the EEA, which includes all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, can now message the verified 1-800-CHATGPT contact at +1-800-242-8478 directly inside WhatsApp. According to OpenAI’s release notes , the restored service supports text messaging, image uploads, voice notes, AI image generation, and multi-language responses. No ChatGPT account is required to start using it. Linking an existing account is optional and provides higher usage limits. Availability is determined by the country code associated with a user’s WhatsApp number and may roll out gradually. For

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Summer Kidney Stone Prevention: Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy

Hot weather and dehydration can create the perfect conditions for kidney stones. Learn how they form, when to seek medical care, and what you can do to help prevent them. Dr. Fara Bellows counsels a patient. As temperatures climb and hydration habits slip, doctors see a seasonal spike in kidney stones during the summer months–thanks in large part to dehydration. “The painful condition is very common, with about 10 percent of the population having a kidney stone at some point in their life,” notes Dr. Fara Bellows, a urologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in Scarsdale. What causes kidney stones? While healthy urine contains many chemicals dissolved in fluid, those chemicals (including calcium, oxalate, uric acid, cystine, and phosphate) can crystallize when hydration levels drop, explains Dr. Bellows. For some, tiny stones pass on their own with minimal discomfort. For others, stones can become lodged in the ureter – the thin tube that carries urine from each kidney to the bladder. Symptoms can include: severe pain, often in the back or just under the rib cage nausea vomiting fever bloody or cloudy urine If your pain is not improving with over-the-counter pain medications, or if you have difficulty urinating

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Southington man found guilty of sexually assaulting minor, officials say – CTPost

VERNON — A Southington man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor in 2020, officials say. Cody Cutler, 28, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in state Superior Court in Rockville Wednesday, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said in a news release. Officials said evidence at trial showed that Cutler used the social media messaging platform Snapchat to meet the minor victim on Dec. 18, 2020, and subsequently sexually assaulted her. They said the minor victim immediately reported the assault and was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where treatment provided physical evidence corroborating their report. Cutler's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 23, officials said.

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Humpback Whale Watching Surges in Brazil Where Population Has Grown 27-fold Since …

The population of humpback whales around the world continues to climb ever higher, as do the records for numbers of sightings in single whale-watching seasons. In Brazil’s renowned Guanabara Bay, whale watching trips are becoming popular thanks to an increase in the population of humpbacks from 2,000 in 1986, to around 35,000 today. Every year, the giant marine mammals migrate from Antarctic feeding grounds to warmer waters to breed. The population that passes Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro head towards Abrolhos Bank, a coral reef region spanning the coasts of the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espirito Santo, one of the most biodiverse areas of the Atlantic. This occurs between June and November, when the animals are squarely within the lenses of cameras from groups like the Humpback Whale Project, Amigos da Jubarte (Friends of the Humpback Whale) and the Niteroi tourism agency’s whale-watching program; members of which spoke with ABC News in the US and AP about their experiences seeing these tremendous animals. “It’s wonderful,” says Enrico Marcovaldi, co-founder of the Humpback Whale Project. “It shows that the whales are making a recovery, are healthy and thriving, and hopefully they’ll continue to do so.” “Tourism can be a tool

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