Too much screen time 'can damage children as badly as poverty'
Summary
A massive study links prolonged screen time in children to developmental harms comparable to poverty, while Russia intensifies drone strikes on Kyiv, hitting the National Academy of Sciences. The episode also covers the reopening of a gang rape investigation at Cornell University and SpaceX’s Starship successfully reaching orbit despite an engine failure. Additionally, it features reports on rising kidnapping threats in Nigeria, satellite imagery revealing widespread destruction in Gaza, and climate risks facing Himalayan villages. The show concludes with stories on community pushback again…
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Study links prolonged screen time to child well-being damage
Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv's National Academy of Science
Cornell fraternity rape case investigation reopened
SpaceX Starship achieves first successful orbit
Sponsor ads and transition to Nepal report
Kidnapping for ransom spreads across Nigeria
Satellite imagery reveals scale of Gaza destruction
Climate crisis threatens Himalayan village of Halji
Communities push back against AI data center construction
11-year-old becomes youngest woman chess grandmaster
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