Tag: protect
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Fans petition for ‘Liam’s Law’ to protect artists’ well-being in honor of Liam Payne
Fans of late One Direction member Liam Payne have launched a petition asking U.K. lawmakers to enact legislation that would “safeguard” artists’ mental health as they navigate the entertainment industry. Payne, 31, reportedly had multiple drugs in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week.…
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Christian group Ethnos360 accused of failing to protect girl from abuse, years after ‘significant child safety training’
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of abuse. A Christian organization long plagued by allegations of child sex abuse is now facing a lawsuit that accuses the group of failing to protect a girl from one of her peers at its missionary training center. Ethnos360, a religious nonprofit group based in Sanford, Florida, that was…
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California enacts laws to protect child influencers’ financial security
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills to protect the earnings of child influencers and content creators into law Thursday. Newsom signed SB 764, a bill that requires content creators that feature children in at least 30% of their content to set aside a proportionate percentage of their earnings in trusts for the minors. State…
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As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists pioneer new ways to protect them
There hasn’t been a worse time to be a coral in recent history. Record-breaking sea surface temperatures have persisted globally since March 2023. In that time, more than three-quarters of the world’s reefs have experienced heat stress intense enough to bleach corals, according to Derek Manzello, an ecologist who coordinates the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…