California agrees to $2 billion pandemic education settlement
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California will spend $2 billion to address learning loss, settling a lawsuit that alleged it violated children’s rights to equal education during the pandemic. Senators berated Mark Zuckerberg and four other social media CEOs on child safety and their platforms. But there’s no consensus on legislation to address it. Middle-class Chinese immigrants are showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border. Most are trying to flee the communist government's authoritarian crackdown on dissent. UV light is a revolutionary tech that could crush viruses before they strike. So why aren't we embracing it? Critics review the latest film releases: “Argylle,” “How to Have Sex,” “Scrambled,” and “Orion and The Dark.”
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