## Bush called out on Trump-Harris: When democracy calls, ‘you can’t just roll it over to voicemail’

Authored by nj.com

The Harris campaign has touted that more than 200 Republicans have endorsed the vice president, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)

It also includes former vice president to Bush, Dick Cheney.

Appellate attorney Chris Truax, who served as Southern California chair for John McCain’s 2008 primary campaign in 2008, called out Bush for staying out of the presidential race this year.

He wrote in an opinion piece for The Hill that there was “a lot of speculation” that Bush would endorse Harris after Cheney did so earlier this month.

Multiple outlets reported that Bush’s office released a statement that said: “President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.”.

Conservative Bill Kristol, who has been a frequent critic of Trump, also called on Bush to denounce the former president.

“By the way, shouldn’t Springfield, Ohio, be the final straw for George W. Bush, who refused to demonize immigrants? »

### Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets over 'foreign interference activity'

Authored by cbc.ca

Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks, alleging the outlets used deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations while evading detection on the social media company's platforms.

The ban marks a sharp escalation by the world's biggest social media company against Russian state media after it spent years taking more limited steps like blocking the outlets from running ads and reducing the reach of their posts.

"After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. »

### Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees’ kids, officials say

Authored by apnews.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets that were meant for homeless students, investigators said in a newly released report.

Contacted by the New York Post, Wilson denied bringing her two daughters on trips or encouraging staff members to bring their children.

Some of the trips were intended as college tours, but the students and chaperones never actually visited the campuses, witnesses told the investigators. »

### Empathy is on the rise in young people. Here’s how to build yours

Authored by cnn.com

Empathy is the compassionate capacity to detect and feel others’ emotions coupled with an ability to understand another person’s perspective.

Perspective-taking (a form of cognitive empathy) measures people’s ability to imagine others’ viewpoints, while empathic concern (a form of emotional empathy) measures compassion and concern for others.

While Konrath found that empathy is rebounding among young Americans, other experts say there is still a need to encourage greater face-to-face conversation across all age groups to build empathy in an increasingly digitally driven era of communication. »

### Meet Laura and Becky, the women hunting and exposing cheaters live to thousands on TikTok

Authored by screenshot-media.com

Meet Laura and Becky, the women hunting and exposing cheaters live to thousands on TikTok.

Enter Laura and Becky from the Laura and Becky Show, which is popping up on TikTok, Instagram, and wherever you get your podcasts.

“It started last year when a friend of ours suspected her boyfriend was being unfaithful,” Laura explained. »

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