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Too many subscriptions, not enough organs

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Gov. Spencer Cox signs two social media regulation bills during a ceremony at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Cox signed a pair of measures that aim to limit when and where children can use social media and stop companies from luring kids to the sites. Trent Nelson/AP hide caption

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Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of over 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven. The Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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The wide open possibility of the high seas

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NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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A 2023 Chevy Camaro 2SS Convertible is seen at a dealership in Wheeling, Ill., on Wednesday. General Motors said it will stop making current generation of the brawny muscle car early next year. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Children's flu medication was hard to come by in December 2022 as a wave of respiratory viruses spread across the country. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, pictured at her April 2021 confirmation hearing, spoke to Morning Edition on Thursday about the new "Click to Cancel" proposal. Graeme Jennings/AP hide caption

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Still trying to quit that gym membership? The FTC is proposing a rule that could help

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President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

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Ethan Mollick, a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, used a photo of himself (left) in an artificial intelligence platform where he generated a deepfake video of himself (right). Ethan Mollick hide caption

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It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start

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Lindsay Lohan attends the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show at Gotham Hall on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in New York. Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption

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