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Update On CHATGT And AI For Parents And Caregivers

By : Common Sense Media Source : Common Sense media ChatGPT is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate text....
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TikTok Announces 60 Minute Daily Screen Time Limit For Under 18 Users

By : Wyatte Grantham-Phillips Source : USA Today TikTok is rolling out a new screen time limit for users under 18. On Wednesday, the social...
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Ed Sheeran Reveals Mental Health Struggles: “I Felt Like I Was Drowning

By : Alexis Jones Source : Pop Sugar Ed Sheeran is getting vulnerable ahead of the release of his new album, "Subtract." In a...
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Justin Bieber Cancels Rest Of 2023 Tour Dates Because Of Face Paralysis Health Issue

By : Roger Friedman Source : Showbiz 411 Well, that’s it. There will be no more “Justice” for Justin Bieber. The balance of...
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College Football, Coach Prime And Social Media

By : Brent Schrotenboer Source : USA Today The three sons of Deion Sanders are expected to play big roles this year for the football team at...
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Sports Betting Has Risen 10X In 3 Years: Next Opioid Crisis?

Monday February 13th, 2023

By : Daniel De Vise
Source : The Hill

The sports betting market has multiplied tenfold in three years and may have reached $7 billion in 2022. More than half of the nation can now legally gamble on sports. Fifty million Americans are expected to bet on the upcoming Super Bowl.

Five years ago, betting on live games was illegal in most of the United States. A Supreme Court ruling in 2018 removed the ban and transformed the industry. Now, 33 states and the District of Columbia allow wagers on games.

Addiction experts fear a coming national epidemic to rival the opioid crisis.