A bipartisan group of attorneys general filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday alleging the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) should be barred from enforcing its 2022 rule regulating “ghost guns” as firearms, but there is no question they are firearms says Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy professor Max Kapustsin.

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Jonathan Lin, an atmospheric scientist researching hurricane dynamics and impacts, comments on Hurricane Milton intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Uriel Abulof is a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University. Abulof says the idea of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine should now be a diplomatic imperative.

International

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Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in Latin American politics says that despite her clear electoral mandate Sheinbaum’s new government faces several major challenges. 

International

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Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, says we should expect fluctuating egg prices for some time. 

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Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Reddit has changed its rules so moderators of subreddits must get admin approval to switch from public to private. The move comes almost a year after protests rocked the site.

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OpenAI is reportedly working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board. The news comes after longtime chief technology officer Mira Murati announced she was departing the company.

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Economics and Business

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Novo Nordisk’s top executive is testifying before senators today over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both soars.

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Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Climate and environment legal scholar, Leehi Yona, comments on a lawsuit filed by California against ExxonMobil, which accused the fossil fuel company of deceiving the public about plastic recycling. 

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Law and Policy

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