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kuow. org > stories > iranians-are-leaving-the-country-just-to-get-internet

Iranians are leaving the country just to get internet

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (55+ words) As the Israel and the U. S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. Iranians are leaving the country just to…...

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kuow. org > stories > jury-orders-meta-and-google-to-pay-woman-3-million-in-social-media-addiction-trial

Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1182+ words) A California jury on Wednesday found that Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $3 million in a rare verdict holding Silicon Valley…...

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kuow. org > stories > 10-tried-and-true-methods-to-stay-off-your-phone-according-to-our-readers

10 tried-and-true methods to stay off your phone, according to our readers

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (846+ words) How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR's audience this question last week in a story about how to resist the urge to keep checking your phone. Experts shared practical tips, like keeping your device outside the…...

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kuow. org > stories > a-small-town-in-central-washington-is-microsoft-s-answer-to-the-data-center-backlash

A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft's answer to the data center backlash

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (391+ words) Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world's top french fry producers. It's also the model for Microsoft's nationwide data center strategy. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a series of…...

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kuow. org > stories > feds-throw-washington-s-1-2b-broadband-program-into-disarray

Feds throw Washington's $1. 2 B broadband program into disarray

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (887+ words) Washington utilities, tribes, counties and others have spent years planning how to use the state's $1. 2 billion chunk of a federal program to improve high-speed internet access. But earlier this month, the Trump administration threw this process into flux when it…...

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kuow. org > stories > tiktok-superstar-khaby-lame-was-detained-by-ice-before-being-allowed-to-leave-the-u-s

Tik Tok superstar Khaby Lame was detained by ICE before being allowed to leave the U. S.

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (467+ words) Khaby Lame, famous for his silently hilarious Tik Tok persona, was detained by immigration officers last week, according to U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lame, 25, rose to fame while living in Italy, becoming the most-followed personality on Tik Tok by creating…...