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American Eagle's 'good jeans' ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race and beauty standards
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included "clever, even provocative language" and was "definitely going to push buttons," the company's chief marketing officer tol ... (full story)
College students––don’t wait until graduation to start investing
Are you a college student on summer break? Now is the time to start your lifelong investment journey.
In my role as a proponent of financial literacy education, I can’t think of a better time to begin. It’s also the position of the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, headed by Lori Schock. The U.S ... (full story)
Key things to know about how Elon Musk has boosted hard-right figures in Europe
ROME (AP) — Elon Musk may have tumbled from political grace in Washington, D.C., but as he seeks to build a new political party, his power on X — where he commands the most popular account — remains unchecked.
Musk is a kingmaker on the platform he acquired in 2022 for $44 billion. He has used his influence to ... (full story)
Local
Emil Bove confirmed – his appeals court nomination echoed earlier controversies, but with a key difference
(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump's nomination of his former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, was mired in controversy.
On June 24, 2025, Erez Reuveni, a former Department of Justice attorney who worked with Bove, released an extensive, 27-page ... (full story)
Too many em dashes? Weird words like 'delves'? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science
(THE CONVERSATION) People are now routinely using chatbots to write computer code, summarize articles and books, or solicit advice. But these chatbots are also employed to quickly generate text from scratch, with some users passing off the words as their own.
This has, not surprisingly, created headaches for teachers tasked with ... (full story)
State
Attorneys: 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held without charges, barred from legal access
Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings.
The immigratio ... (full story)
Bodycam video appears to show Florida officer aiming a gun at Black student during brutal arrest
CHICAGO (AP) — A Florida police officer had his gun aimed at a Black college student shortly before the driver was pulled from his car and beaten in a recorded encounter that recently sparked widespread outrage, civil rights lawyers said.
The officer standing in front of William McNeil Jr.'s car appeared to have the 22-yea ... (full story)