A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids

August 26, 2026 · The Independent

Karoline Leavitt’s replacement still hasn’t been chosen as last day approaches
Karoline Leavitt’s replacement still hasn’t been chosen as last day approaches
Parental leave system ‘treats fathers like workhorses and mothers like unpaid interns’, campaigners say
Parents are set to join protests taking place across the UK, including at Downing Street
Forty children who went missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
Dozens of people who went missing as children have still not been located
US Army to spend $2 billion nuclear microreactors for bases
The US Army has announced a plan to install what it calls nuclear microreactors at five of its bases across the country.
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