When you buy a digital item in a game, you're not actually buying it. You're licensing it, and the company can change the terms whenever it wants. A law professor and gamer explains how gamers lost $2 billion on Counter-Strike 2 digital products.
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$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital investments aren’t really yours
An overnight update to Counter-Strike 2 erased billions of dollars in valuable digital assets that players had accumulated. The law gives them almo...
The Trump administration just cut a deal with pharma companies to cut GLP-1 drug prices by hundreds of dollars monthly. But prices will still be too high for many – and broader policy changes targeting ultraprocessed foods and medical training are needed.
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Making GLP-1 weight loss drugs cheaper isn’t enough to address America’s obesity problem – here’s why
Additional policy changes can help change key factors that drive obesity.
The CDC and FDA have narrowed COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to seniors and high-risk groups but broader access remains possible through off-label use—a common practice in medicine that doctors can prescribe for purposes beyond initial FDA approval
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Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
A cascade of changes to eligibility guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines left Americans unsure whether they could still get the shot. That...
Pepper spray deployed into an inflatable frog costume during Portland protests in October 2025 sparked a movement. Now Amazon has a category to shop for ‘protest costumes’
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The plague of frog costumes demonstrates the subversive power of play in protests
‘Protest costumes’ are now a category on Amazon. Protesters use them to soften their public image at a time when ICE is calling them ‘violent...
John Fetterman's leap from mayor of a borough with fewer than 2,000 residents to U.S. senator is not typical. But it reflects a broader trend of small-city mayors launching national political careers over the past decade.
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John Fetterman is an unusual politician – but his rise from borough mayor to US senator reflects a recent trend
NAFTA and the decline of American community have created a new path for mayors of small and midsized cities to reach national office.
Colorado's bold move to regulate high-risk #AI systems drew praise from policy analysts and interest from other states. But pressure from #BigTech and concerns about compliance costs have lawmakers reconsidering the law less than a year after it passed.
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Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward
The Colorado AI Act goes into effect next year, but legislators are attempting to repeal and replace it.
Severe depression among college students has fallen from 23% to 18%, according to recent data, but the mental health crisis on campus persists. Stress, financial pressure and rising mental health leave still define the student experience.
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College students are now slightly less likely to experience severe depression, research shows – but the mental health crisis is far from over
College students experience high levels of stress that are often the result of a mix of factors, including academic pressures and financial concerns.
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What happens when your employer has access to data on your emotions? AI tools are increasingly offering “emotional support” at work, while also tracking employee moods, stress levels and vulnerabilities. Researchers who study this sort of thing warn the line between support and surveillance is getting dangerously thin.
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AI is providing emotional support for employees – but is it a valuable tool or privacy threat?
People are increasingly using AI chatbots for emotional and psychological support. Now, companies are using it to support employees – raising a h...
During the 1940s and 1950s, attacks against artists showed how fragile the First Amendment can be — and when it’s under attack, “bold and courageous acts of dissent are critical for protecting First Amendment rights for everyone,” according to a researcher who studies the Cold War.
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First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare
The congressional anti-communist hearings of the 1940s are a reminder that freedom of speech today is even more fragile than it may seem.
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“Jeffrey Epstein is not unique,” says a child sex trafficking expert. Actually, his case is “absolutely classic” in reflecting a wider pattern of how powerful (usually white and wealthy) men exploit vulnerable children. Low prosecution rates, victim-blaming and systemic failures let trafficking flourish. Let’s dive into the facts:
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‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking
Child sex traffickers are typically white, wealthy men who often insulate themselves from detection and charges, according to a sexual exploitation...
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