Day: May 21, 2026

The agreement fully resolves a lawsuit brought by ​a Kentucky school district, following earlier settlements by co-defendants ⁠Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab YouTube, Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab and TikTok. The case had been scheduled ​for a June 15 trial in federal court in Oakland, ​California, News.az reports, citing Reuters.
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“We’ve resolved this case amicably and remain focused on our longstanding work to build protections like Teen Accounts that help teens stay safe online, ​while giving parents simple controls to support their families,” said ​a spokesperson for Meta.
Breathitt County School District, a small rural district in ‌Appalachia, ⁠accused the companies of designing their platforms to keep young users hooked, driving anxiety, depression and self-harm among students and leaving schools to deal with the consequences.
Breathitt is among roughly ​1,200 school districts ​pursuing similar ⁠claims. Its case was selected as a bellwether, or test case, for those lawsuits.
The lawsuit ​sought over $60 million to cover the costs of ​counteracting the ⁠impact of social media on students’ mental health and to fund a 15-year mental health program to abate the problem. It ⁠also ​sought a court order requiring the ​companies to modify their platforms to reduce addictive features.

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Virtually all major refineries in central ​Russia have been forced to halt or ​scale back output after Ukrainian drone attacks ⁠in recent days, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.

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Russia’s second-largest ​producer of gasoline, NORSI can process 16 million ​metric tons of oil per year, equivalent to some 320,000 barrels per day.

The shutdown of the CDU-6 ​unit at NORSI will lead to a ​sharp decline in the refinery’s output, adding further uncertainty to ‌Russia’s ⁠energy sector and fuel supply.

The unit is usually able to process 25,700 metric tons per day, equivalent to some 190,000 barrels, and ​accounts for ​53% of ⁠the refinery’s overall capacity.

Gleb Nikitin, governor of Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, said ​on Wednesday a fire had occurred ​at ⁠the industrial site.

Ukraine’s general staff said it had struck a Lukoil-owned oil refinery near Kstovo in Nizhny ⁠Novgorod, ​which is located some ​450 km (280 miles) east of Moscow.

Lukoil did not immediately reply ​to a request for comment.

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