60 hours of community service and $12,000 for therapy costs: Teenage boys sentenced after creating AI-generated fake images

Two teenagers in Lancaster County received probation, community service, and a $12,000 restitution order for using AI to create and share manipulated images of classmates without consent. The sentencing, which avoided detention, has ignited debate on digital harm laws and the adequacy of penalties for minors misusing emerging technologies, highlighting…

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns oil could hit $150 amid Iran‑US war, causing ‘global recession’

Larry Fink, BlackRock’s CEO, warns that Iran’s ongoing threats could push oil to $150 a barrel, risking a deep global recession. Even post-ceasefire, regional instability around the Strait of Hormuz may keep prices elevated for years. He stresses the regressive impact on consumers and urges accelerated investment in alternative energy…

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‘Maybe they’ll see worse’: 2008 crisis expert names four risks that could bring down global financial system

Richard Bookstaber, a financial analyst and former hedge fund and US Treasury insider who wrote A Demon of Our Own Design, the book that foreshadowed the 2008 financial crisis, warns that today’s financial system is even more fragile. Private credit, AI-driven tech, stock concentration, and geopolitical tensions form a tightly…

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‘$36,000 a year?’ Is Mamdani forcing NYC parents to pay sky-high private preschool fees?

New York City’s push to expand free childcare under Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul is colliding with rising private preschool costs, as providers hike fees amid wage pressures and competition for staff. While public programmes aim to ease affordability, families outside the system face escalating expenses in an already costly…

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Europe and America lose millions of Christians, Africa now largest region with 697 million believers

Christianity remains the world’s largest religion at 2.3 billion people, but its global share is shrinking as religious switching accelerates, especially in Western countries. While Europe and North America see steady decline, sub-Saharan Africa now anchors the faith’s growth. The data reveals not collapse, but a geographic and cultural shift…

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