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Turkiye’s parliament votes to lock kids under 15 out of social media

Ankara’s new bill goes beyond screen time as it forces platforms to prove every user’s age and puts e-government ID checks on the table.
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Podcast of the Week: True Talk on Iran, Lebanon, and the Hormuz blockade

Samar Jarrah and Ahmed Bedier blend sharp news, sarcasm, and Tampa community love in under an hour.
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US commandos seize sanctioned tanker far from the Strait of Hormuz

The M/T Tifani interdiction in the Bay of Bengal shows Washington’s Iran blockade now stretches deep into the Indo-Pacific.
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EU corrals 60 countries for Gaza-West Bank security forum

Brussels pushes for relevance as Palestinian PM Mohamed Mustafa asks for unified control in Gaza and Spain demands the EU punish Israel.
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Gaza Aid Blocked at Beginning of Ramadan

A short update on negotiations for phase 2 ceasefire.
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Words From The Past To Refocus The Present

A reflection of Gaza and the undocumented through the lens of past civil rights leaders.
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New Retaliation Against South Africa

On February 7, 2025, just three days after meeting with Netanyahu, Trump signed an executive order to withhold foreign aid from South Africa in response to its 2023 claims of genocide.
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Trump to Bring Back Plastic Straws

Amid all the Trump chaos and crises, one thing everyone can celebrate, the end of the paper straw nuisance thanks to a new executive order.
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Why DeepSeek R1 AI poses a large risk to American Muslims

A new groundbreaking LLM is raising concerns about its potential influence over global narratives, like Islam and Uyghurs, given the company's alleged ties to China's CCP.