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Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
7 hours, 3 minutes ago

Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states

Associated Press  

— Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms about their effects on young people’s lives, has said schools need to provide phone-free times. Kim Whitman, co-founder of the Phone Free Schools Movement, said the issue is catching on because parents and teachers in both red and …

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Chinadaily.com.cn
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

INDIA 13 dead as naval vessel hits boat At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. NIGERIA 30 children killed in carnival stampede At least 30 children were killed and dozens of others injured …

Lawrence Bishnoi has access to cellphones in Sabarmati Jail, claims aide in ‘judicial’ confession: Report
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Lawrence Bishnoi has access to cellphones in Sabarmati Jail, claims aide in ‘judicial’ confession: Report

Live Mint  

In a“judicial confession”, Hashim Baba, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, has allegedly claimed that the jailed gangster has access to cellphones inside Gujarat's Sabarmati Central Jail, as reported by The Indian Express. They also refuted claims that Lawrence Bishnoi had access to cellphones inside the Sabarmati jail. Earlier in October, Lawrence Bishnoi's family reportedly spends ₹35-40 lakh annually to …

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Confiscation. Calls home. Sealed pouches. Why schools struggle to ban cellphones
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Confiscation. Calls home. Sealed pouches. Why schools struggle to ban cellphones

LA Times  

Angelica Zamora-Reyes, a senior at Downtown Magnets High School, works on her smartphone at her home in Los Angeles in July. “That’s why rules limiting phone usage in a consistent manner for all in a given setting like schools are more likely to be effective than individual approaches by individual parents, or even individual teachers.” It also may be easier …

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AP Sources: Chinese Hackers Targeted Cellphones Used By Trump, Vance
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Sources: Chinese Hackers Targeted Cellphones Used By Trump, Vance

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, people familiar with the matter said Friday. An FBI statement did not confirm that Trump and Vance were among the potential targets but said it was investigating “unauthorized access …

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AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Trump, Vance
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Trump, Vance

The Independent  

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California orders schools to restrict cellphone use amid student distractions, anxiety
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California orders schools to restrict cellphone use amid student distractions, anxiety

LA Times  

Students retrieve their cellphones from pouches where they are stored during the school day at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that will require California school districts to restrict or ban student cellphone use, thrusting the state with the largest K-12 population in the nation into the forefront of a …

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Not just ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ with cellphones: At TIFF, a classic gets a modern update
4 months, 1 week ago

Not just ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ with cellphones: At TIFF, a classic gets a modern update

LA Times  

Among the more anticipated world premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival is an adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel “Bonjour Tristesse,” which marks the filmmaking debut of author Durga Chew-Bose. Chew-Bose, who directed and wrote the screenplay for “Bonjour Tristesse,” has also been tapped to receive one of the festival’s filmmaker tribute awards at a fundraising gala on …

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Will students really get off cellphones? California’s Phone-Free Schools Act, explained
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will students really get off cellphones? California’s Phone-Free Schools Act, explained

LA Times  

William Schnider, a 17-year-old at Van Nuys High School and a student in the medical magnet program, has said he is against the cellphone ban announced by Los Angeles Unified School District. “We obviously require districts to take action by passing a policy to limit smartphone use, but we don’t tell them exactly how they have to do that.” Many …

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Editorial: Yes, more schools should ban student cellphones
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Yes, more schools should ban student cellphones

LA Times  

William Schnider, a 17-year-old rising senior at Van Nuys High School, is against the upcoming cellphone ban in Los Angeles schools but says he understands why it is going to be enacted. Opinion Opinion: Why LAUSD should ban smartphones in schools L.A.’s principals and teachers need a policy aligned with current research, which shows that curbing phone use in schools …

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Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools
6 months ago

Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools

Associated Press  

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Virginia on Tuesday joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public schools, citing concerns over students’ academic achievement and mental health. The National Center for Education Statistics reported that 76% of public schools prohibited “non-academic cell phone use” during the 2021-2022 school year. For example, Loudoun County Public Schools, in …

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Opinion: Smartphones have silenced kids, and that isn’t a good thing. Hooray for LAUSD’s ban
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Smartphones have silenced kids, and that isn’t a good thing. Hooray for LAUSD’s ban

LA Times  

A high school student look at her phone in 2019. Now, our letter writers are once again united, but this time in praise: With barely any exceptions, they’re writing in approval of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s ban on phones during the school day. To the editor: I just finished my 29th year teaching high school English and would …

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Column: Los Angeles public schools will ban cellphones. What’s not to like?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: Los Angeles public schools will ban cellphones. What’s not to like?

LA Times  

Every time I write about smartphones taking a toll on adolescents, I get tut-tutted by critics accusing me of promoting moral panic. In a recent Times opinion essay, Los Angeles Board of Education member Nick Melvoin called for a ban on smartphones in L.A.’s public schools. In Spain, he added, the test scores of students at schools that have banned …

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LAUSD, fed up with kids distracted by social media, to consider cellphone ban
6 months, 4 weeks ago

LAUSD, fed up with kids distracted by social media, to consider cellphone ban

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Unified School District board is considering a resolution that would ban student cellphone use. It directs staff to “develop and present to the public” policies that would prohibit student use of cellphones and social media “during the entire school day,” including lunch and breaks. “Simply put, they make kids more depressed and just plain dumber.” District high …

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Four arrested for smuggling stolen mobile phones to Nepal
7 months ago

Four arrested for smuggling stolen mobile phones to Nepal

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police have arrested four people for operating a syndicate that purchased stolen mobile phones from snatchers and robbers in Delhi, transported them to Bihar and smuggled them across the border to Nepal, and then sold the stolen phones in that country as refurbished devices, officers aware of the case said on Monday. Police said that they seized 226 …

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Donald Trump is making America stupid
8 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump is making America stupid

Raw Story  

Recent polls suggest half the country may vote against their own self-interests in November. Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump listen while he speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University on Feb. 10, 2024 in Conway, S.C. Amusing as that movie was, America’s declining cognition is serious. The explanation may be …

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Prosecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes; got 173 cellphones to inmates
9 months ago

Prosecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes; got 173 cellphones to inmates

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates, according to federal prosecutors. The South Carolina prison system has implored federal officials to let them jam cellphone signals in prisons but haven’t gotten permission. Recently, they have had success with …

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This week’s cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

This week’s cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When her cellphone’s service went down this week because of an AT&T network outage, Bernice Hudson didn’t panic. “Don’t get me wrong, I like cellphones,” the 69-year-old Alexandria, Virginia, resident said Thursday, the day of the outage. Now, he said, “it’s become an afterthought,” replaced by services like broadband internet access and its multiple ways of making …

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Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
1 year, 4 months ago

Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper

Associated Press  

MARION, Kansas — A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn’t supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper’s staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seized. On Wednesday, Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey said his review of police seizures from …

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From human ashes to cellphones, what's going on with concert fans lately?
1 year, 6 months ago

From human ashes to cellphones, what's going on with concert fans lately?

The Independent  

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From human ashes to cellphones, what’s going on with concert fans lately?
1 year, 6 months ago

From human ashes to cellphones, what’s going on with concert fans lately?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing adoration for their beloved artists — but a recent spate of artists being hit by weightier projectiles raises concerns about extreme fan culture and security. “It’s disheartening to see even though there is no bad intention, people are not thinking of the …

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‘Super thief’ Bunty back in business, arrested yet again
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Super thief’ Bunty back in business, arrested yet again

Hindustan Times  

Two thefts in Greater Kailash 2 and a hot car chase later, “Bunty Chor”, one of Delhi’s most notorious burglars, who inspired the 2008 Hindi film Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, was back in familiar territory — behind bars, weeks after walking out from another prison. Devender Singh, better known as “Bunty Chor”, added to his 500 previous burglaries on Thursday …

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The surprising ways cellphones have changed our lives
1 year, 9 months ago

The surprising ways cellphones have changed our lives

BBC  

The surprising ways cellphones have changed our lives Getty Images Mobile phones have found many uses in healthcare, such as allowing surgeons to consult far-flung colleagues in realtime The first ever call made with a mobile phone was a conversation 50 years ago between two rivals developing cellphone technology. Getty Images Fifty years ago Martin 'Marty' Cooper made history by …

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Voters not allowed to carry cellphones to polling booths
1 year, 10 months ago

Voters not allowed to carry cellphones to polling booths

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Eluru collector and district election officer V. Prasanna Venkatesh has advised polling personnel to ensure that voters do not carry their mobile phones to polling booths. Participating in a training programme for election zonal officers, micro observers, presiding officers, assistant POs and counting staff in Eluru on Thursday, the collector said voters might be tempted to take videos and …

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