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• JUUL2 adds app-based age verification, pod authentication, and a device lock for unverified users

• The Glas G2 goes further: continuous Bluetooth pairing, government ID verification, and random biometric re-checks during use

• The FDA authorized the Glas G2 in 2026 and explicitly cited its age-restriction tech as part of the reason why

• Mozilla warns UK's planned mandatory age verification for VPNs will harm young people by blocking the privacy tools they need most against tracking and targeted ads.

• VPNs are critical for vulnerable groups like activists, journalists, and dissidents – and for protecting young people's online privacy and security

• Mozilla argues regulators should hold platforms accountable instead of restricting access to privacy tools, calling for "building resilience across society."

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.

The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" was announced by the Justice Department as part of a deal to resolve President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.

Warsh will formally succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose eight-year tenure was marked by several economic crises and a heated clash with the White House to defend the US central bank’s political independence.

Warsh was confirmed in a 54-45 vote, mostly split along party lines, with only Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania crossing the aisle to vote in favor of Warsh’s nomination. It was the most partisan vote for a Fed chair nominee in history.

Head of Russia's Human Rights Council admits banning VPNs is "impossible"

Attempting to block all VPNs would disrupt businesses and banks

The official still condemned citizens using VPNs to access blocked media

"'Today, after three more months of painstaking work, I am proud to announce that we have closed the gap entirely down to zero. It has not been easy, but we have balanced the budget, and we have done so without placing the burden on the backs of working New Yorkers,' Mamdani said. 

That remaining $5.4 billion has been filled with $4 billion in aid from Albany and $1.77 billion in savings, mostly through efficiencies and not filling vacant positions. Mamdani said he wouldn't tap into the city's "rainy day fund" to balance the budget."

"Mice treated with THC alone showed no improvement in glucose regulation, a key indicator of type 2 diabetes. Despite losing weight, these animals continued to exhibit impaired glucose homeostasis, a hallmark of diabetes.

In contrast, mice treated with the whole cannabis extract not only lost weight but also experienced a reversal of these metabolic impairments."