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Texas teen’s app can detect early signs of heart failure in seconds
Talk about a kid with a lot of heart. A 14-year-old from Frisco, Texas, developed a groundbreaking smartphone app to…
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Texas governor signs law to enforce age verification on Apple, Google app stores
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app…
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300 teens force shutdown of New Jersey carnival after TikTok-inspired meetup descends into chaos and spreads to nearby mall
Hundreds of teenagers shut down a New Jersey carnival after a TikTok meetup spun out of control and spread into…
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These seemingly innocent emojis your kids are texting to each other have hidden — and shocking — meanings
Cherries, apple, lemon? A child safety expert has revealed the possible second meanings behind those seemingly innocent emojis your children…
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LI teen tech whiz Zach Yadegari — creator of $30M health app — makes college decision after all 8 Ivy League schools rejected him
This Long Island genius is taking his talents to Florida. Zach Yadegari, 18, who boasts an impressive 4.0 GPA and…
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Old cars could be deadly for teen drivers — new study warns
Hand-me-down wheels or a deathtrap on wheels? Passing down vehicles to teen drivers could be a recipe for disaster, according…
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Pinterest is pushing teens to close the app and pause notifications at school: ‘Stay in the moment’
Pinterest is getting on board with the movement to get kids off their phones. The social-media platform is testing a…
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Teens using AI to make fake nudes of classmates
They’ve turned tech into a weapon — and no one’s safe from the scandal. Teens are using artificial intelligence to…
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Teen boys going to extremes to be ‘skinny like Timothée Chalamet’
When Casey’s 14-year-old son, Ethan, stopped eating junk food and began obsessively counting calories, he knew something was wrong. Then…
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I’m 43 and pregnant—How should I tell my partner?
DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have been together for more than five years now. He has two adult children.…
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