Neil Fryman
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Australian kids are getting their last TikTok scrolls in because come Wednesday, the country is set to be the first in the world to ban teens from using social media.
The law requires that users must be at least 16 to have accounts for Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok X, Twitch, and more, while allowing apps like Discord, Pinterest, Roblox, and WhatsApp after regulators said those were used more for messaging or gaming.
Toby, pretty much every country is watching how this experiment will play out to inform their own social media rules.
Over in the Supreme Court, a landmark case will begin today that tests the power of the president to meddle with agencies set up by Congress.
Back in March, Trump fired Democratic FTC member Rebecca Slaughter years before her term expires in 2029, which sparked challenges from groups who say he doesn't have the authority to do that.
This goes way beyond Trump.
At stake is a 90-year legal precedent known as Humphrey's Executor, which shields the leaders of independent agencies from removal.
If Trump wins his bid to fire Slaughter, then Humphrey's could fall.
It will also have huge implications for whether Trump can fire one of the Fed governors, Lisa Cook, which is another case that's going before the Supreme Court next year.
College football will dominate small talk across American offices this week after 12 teams were selected to compete in the upcoming playoff with controversial inclusions and snubs.
But no matter how messed up the system is, everyone can agree that Indiana is the story of the season.
Historically bottom feeders in football, the Hoosiers defeated perennial powerhouse Ohio State to win the Big Ten Conference Championship, capping off one of the most remarkable glow ups in the history of the sport.
Their quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, is the heavy favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, which will be awarded on Saturday.
Very tough decision.
Kind of like what the selection committee had to do.
And there's a lot of outraged people.
I think everyone can agree that Indiana is a deserving number one.
It would really be amazing if they could make a deep run.
Okay.
That is all the time we have.