Washington, April 2 (IANS) The United States has launched its first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years, with President Donald Trump and senior lawmakers hailing Artemis II as a milestone in a renewed global space race.“Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II; it was quite something,” Trump said at the top of his address to the nation on Iran on Wednesday night (local time), as he called the mission “a…
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Washington, March 25 (IANS) A bitter partisan clash erupted in the US Senate as Republicans accused federal investigators of orchestrating a sweeping abuse of power in their inquiries into Donald Trump, likening the effort to a “modern Watergate,” while Democrats dismissed the claims as unfounded and defended the investigations as routine law enforcement.At a combative Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled “Arctic Frost,” Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, said the Justice Department…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) US lawmakers across party lines voiced growing alarm over the sweeping influence of social media platforms, warning that their impact on children, public discourse, and the flow of information has outpaced existing laws. At a Senate hearing marking 30 years of Section 230 on Wednesday (local time), senators repeatedly pointed to what they described as a digital ecosystem that is no longer functioning in the public interest.“All of us here agree that the digital publ…
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Two US senators introduced legislation seeking sanctions against individuals involved in alleged forced organ harvesting in China. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, unveiled the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act, a bill that would impose sanctions on individuals responsible for forced organ harvesting and require the US administratio…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US lawmakers and child development experts have warned that artificial intelligence chatbots pose new and potentially more dangerous risks to children than social media, urging Congress to move quickly to impose safeguards as the technology spreads.Testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth,” experts said AI-powered “companion” chatbots are being designed to encourage …
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Widespread smartphone and social media use among children is driving a sharp rise in depression, anxiety and suicide, top American lawmakers and experts have said calling it a public health crisis that demands urgent government action.Parents are increasingly alarmed by the amount of time children spend on screens and the nature of the content they consume, said Senator Ted Cruz, during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of T…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US lawmakers and child development experts have accused major technology companies of deliberately designing social media platforms to keep children hooked, telling a Senate panel that addictive algorithms — not parental failure — are driving a worsening youth mental health crisis.At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth,” Chairman Ted Cruz said parents were struggling to protec…