## Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion' online

Authored by nbcnews.com

It happened just hours after the 17-year-old was a victim of “financial sextortion,” targeted by two brothers from Nigeria who posed as a young woman online.

Buta joins an unfortunately long list of parents who lost their children to sextortion and cyberbullying online.

And Congress, where bipartisanship is increasingly rare, unanimously passed legislation to help keep that list from growing.

President Joe Biden will soon sign that bill into law, which will modernize and streamline how child sexual abuse material is stored and reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), adding new reporting requirements and increasing fines for failures to report.

Once the REPORT Act is signed into law, which is expected within the next week, online platforms and social media companies will be required to report child sex trafficking and online enticement to NCMEC’s tip line.

“It also provides law enforcement with crucial additional time to investigate, serve search warrants on companies for additional information as needed, and more.”.

“There’s no worse nightmare for any parent than for a young child to be preyed upon or, God forbid, trafficked or enticed by online predators.”. »

### Superintendent fired after allegedly investigating students for not applauding her daughter enough

Authored by latimes.com

A San Diego-area school district superintendent was fired this week, nearly a year after students alleged she threatened to ban them from graduation ceremonies after they inadequately applauded her daughter at a banquet.

The student alleged that she and Phelps’ daughter were competing for the same position on the softball team.

Phelps and her daughter felt slighted when they thought members of the softball team cheered harder for other players than for Phelps’ daughter, the lawsuit alleges. »

### ‘Ole Miss’ student seen on video making monkey noises towards Black woman during pro-Palestine protests

Authored by independent.co.uk

A shocking video revealed a white student counter-protester at the University of Mississippi racistly mocking a Black protester by making monkey noises at her during ongoing Gaza solidarity demonstrations.

The man on the right in blue can be seen making monkey noises ( Stacey Spiehler via YouTube ).

She said the woman, a student, stepped outside the protected barricade and was taking video on her phone. »

### Man snags $14K Cartier earrings for $14 after website price glitch, reports say

Authored by mysuncoast.com

A 27-year-old man snagged $14,000 Cartier earrings for under $14 due to a pricing error on the website.

Rogelio Villarreal, a Mexican citizen, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was scrolling through social media on Dec. 12, 2023, when he noticed the 18-carat rose gold Clash de Cartier earrings on the jeweler’s website.

Cartier made a mistake and listed the diamond earrings for 237 pesos ($14), instead of the correct price, 237,000 pesos ($14,000). »

### HECS indexation to be overhauled in budget with $3 billion in student debt 'wiped out'

Authored by abc.net.au

: Student debts will be lowered for more than three million Australians under reforms designed to stop HECS loans growing faster than wages.

"This will wipe out around $3 billion in student debt from more than three million Australians," Education Minister Jason Clare said.

It warned student debt levels, which had reached $74 billion, were turning people off universities and recommended making HECS "simpler and fairer". »

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