Author: Grace Thompson

Social networking platform X's owner, tech billionaire Elon Musk, has blasted proposed Australian laws that would outlaw social media use by minors. In order to stop kids and young teens from using social media sites like X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, Australia intends to test an age-verification system that might involve biometrics or official identification. If there are systemic violations, businesses could face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($32.5 million). One of the harshest laws on social media in the world was unveiled Thursday by Australia's center-left government in Parliament. It appears to be a backdoor method to restrict all Australians' access to the Internet. Musk, a self-described supporter of free expression, responded on Xin Thursday to a post made b...

LAS VEGAS Max Verstappen hopes that events in Vegas will be recorded in history rather than simply remaining in Vegas. The Red Bull racer has the opportunity to win the Formula 1 world championship here on Saturday night, joining only Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, and Juan Manuel Fangio as four-time champions. The 27-year-old Dutch driver Verstappen can win the trophy if he finishes the 50-lap race ahead of Lando Norris, his only opponent for the title. Verstappen leads McLaren's Norris by 62 points going into the weekend. Even though Norris' chances of winning the title are minimal, he must beat Verstappen by at least three points. With three races remaining in the season, no other driver is mathematically in the running for the championship. It appe...

The Lea County Sheriff's Office stated Thursday that skulls discovered on a New Mexico property earlier this month were acquired online and had nothing to do with the investigation of a lady who vanished in 2019. As reported by the sheriff's office, a man with two bags who had been given a ride by someone in the county "made alarming statements and discarded objects from the vehicle, some of which appeared to be human bones." According to the sheriff's office last week, human remains were discovered following a search of a property connected to the man in Jal, a city of around 2,000 people in the state's southeast. "Investigators have determined that the skulls were procured online," the office said Thursday, adding that additional inquiry revealed the seven recovered skulls contained carv...

After Democrats attacked his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump and his allies disavowed the conservative Project 2025 during the election, viewing the conservative transition plan and policy blueprint as a problem. Some close to Trump even implied that anybody involved in the attempt would not be allowed to serve in a future government. The co-chair of Trump's transition and his choice to be Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, told CNBC in September that they had made themselves nuclear. However, Trump's transition team is looking to Project 2025 to assist in staffing the incoming administration now that the campaign is over. According to an individual with knowledge of the matter who spoke to NBC News, transition officials are already soliciting recommendations for possible hiring fr...

Ash Orr, an advocate from West Virginia, stated that he is hurrying to update his passport's gender marker and legally alter his name.Katie Jenifer, a lawyer from North Carolina, is attempting to get her transgender daughter ready for a year on estrogen. Mx. Dahlia Belle, a writer and comedian from Oregon, is committed to supporting immigrants and individuals with disabilities. Together with the parent of a trans teen, these three are among nearly a dozen transgender Americans who spoke to NBC News about preparing for the second administration of a president-elect who has pledged to limit their access to transition-related healthcare, change their identity documents, join the military, and play on sports teams, among other things. Nearly all trans persons told NBC News that they are more p...

The Summary Environmental organizations are preparing to push back against the incoming Trump administration. They expect Trump to attempt to expand oil and gas drilling and repeal or pare back some Biden-era legislation. Environmental groups are already gearing up for legal fights and soliciting donations accordingly. The upcoming Trump administration is expected to implement significant policy changes more swiftly than when Donald Trump took office in 2017, therefore environmental groups are preparing to fight back. Experts, attorneys, and supporters made a number of predictions about Trump's agenda in office based on his prior presidential actions and remarks made during the most recent campaign. They anticipate that he will prioritize reducing the amount of federal la...

The fact that Denzel Washington is excellent is not the main surprise in Gladiator II. Rather, it's how important his character Macrinus is to the eagerly anticipated follow-up, which stars Paul Mescal as the heir to Russell Crowe's legendary Maximus. In the sequel, Mescal's character, Lucius—the grandson of an emperor and the son of a legendary warrior—steps into his destiny. However, Macrinus from Washington is the one who advances Gladiator II. In this epic about the Roman Empire, Macrinus is much more than just a villain; he is a saboteur and an opportunist. Those who are abducted as slaves are made to fight in front of an audience in an arena with the dire consequences of killing or dying. Washington told NBC News that his ultimate goal is to conquer the entire world. Macrinus leans i...

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the face and nearly murdered by the Taliban twelve years ago for advocating for girls' education in her native Pakistan, is cautioning about the risks that the group's radical interpretation of Islam poses to women. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is one of the creators of Bread & Roses, a brand-new documentary about women in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in 2021, which was directed by Sahra Mani. The movie, which makes its premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, follows three women activists Taranom Seyedi, dentist Zahra Mohammadi, and government employee Sharifa Mowahedzada as they attempt to challenge the Taliban's draconian regulations. In a Zoom interview with NBC News, Yousafzai stated that it is crucial that we elevate the voices of Afghan wo...

The Australian government said on Friday that the first emperor penguin discovered in the country has been released following 20 days under the care of a wildlife specialist. According to the state's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, the bird, known by its caretaker as Gus, was released from a boat off the southern coast of Western Australia on Wednesday morning. It stated in a statement that it was urgent to get it back into the ocean so it could self-thermoregulate because warmer weather was approaching. Under the care of seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph and her husband, a veterinarian, the bird, which was underweight when discovered on a well-known tourist beach on November 1, gained more than seven pounds. According to the statement, the Antarctic bird, whic...

On November 21, 2024, at The Farm XC Course in Newberry, South Carolina, the Fort Mill High School Girls Cross Country team won the 5A Division 2 state championship at the SCHSL AAAAA State Championship. With every runner placing in the top 25, the team's success was the result of their steady performance. Catawba Ridge High School placed eighth, while Nation Ford High School came in fourth. The following were the positions of the Fort Mill runners: 5th place Alivia Cleveland. 19:40.70 6th place Ella Demmerle. 19:46.01 7h place Avery Moriarty. 19:46.69 8th place Mia Zook. 19:48.91 13th place Kaylee Rovenstine. 20:08.34 17th place Sara Davis. 20:13.81 22nd place Marlee Cook. 20:38.56 Fort Mill won the state championship as a result of these finishes, which also helped the team's overall...