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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced a bill to prohibit federal dollars from funding sexually explicit content in schools.
The “Stop Sexualization of Children Act” would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit federal funds from promoting inappropriate materials, like books and curriculum featuring sexually explicit conduct or themes of transgenderism and gender dysphoria.
“Parents deserve complete confidence that their tax dollars are being used to promote academic excellence — not to expose children to harmful and explicit material that undermines their innocence,” Miller, who chairs the House Family Caucus, told The Daily Signal. “My legislation draws a clear and enforceable line to ensure our schools remain focused on education, not explicit ideological agendas or radical indoctrination.”
Miller saw a need for such legislation due to reports of obscene books available to children in school libraries, such as “Gender Queer,” “Lawn Boy,” and “All Boys Aren’t Blue.”
The book ‘Gender Queer,’ about a gender-confused girl who hates her female anatomy, is among the sexually explicit and radically pro-trans books that have outraged parents across the nation
Some schools even host events with sexualized content. For example, a school in Winston-Salem recently hosted a performer who straddled a young girl in front of her minor classmates.
New York City recently spent more than $200,000 in taxpayer funds to support a group that sends drag queens into city schools, often with inappropriate clothing and without parental consent.
High-schoolers in Elk Grove, California, attended a school-based performance that parents say included provocative dancing and stripping.
A number of pro-family groups endorsed the bill, such as Family Research Council, Independent Women’s Forum, American Principles Project, Eagle Forum, Family Policy Alliance, Parental Rights Foundation, and Moms for America.
Bill co-sponsors include Republican Reps. Troy Downing of Montana; Randy Fine of Florida; Greg Steube of Florida; Paul Gosar of Arizona; Andy Ogles of Tennessee; Harriet Hageman of Wyoming; Marlin Stutzman of Indiana; Barry Moore of Alabama; Sheri Biggs of South Carolina; and Julia Letlow of Louisiana.
The bill does not prohibit funds from limiting instruction of standard science coursework, texts of major religions, classic works of literature, or classic works of art.
[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]

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A research report went viral over the weekend. By Monday, the stock market was in free fall. Citrini Research published a 7,000-word hypothetical scenario dated June 2028 that painted a scary portrait of AI disrupting white-collar jobs and sparking financial contagion. The report tapped into a fear: What if AI is so good for the economy that it’s actually bad for stocks?

Many stocks named in the report tanked. Software firms Datadog, CrowdStrike, and Zscaler each plunged more than 9%. IBM fell 13%, its worst one-day performance since 2000. American Express, KKR, and Blackstone—all called out by Citrini—also tumbled.

Trade policy uncertainty also played a role in the fall. Still, the market’s response to a thought experiment shows how anxious Wall Street has become about AI disruption.

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MIT researchers built a 3D printer that can produce a fully functioning electric linear motor in about three hours for 50 cents in materials.

Linear motors are typically used in optical systems and simple robotics.

While a linear motor is still far away from the complexity of a car engine, the development is a significant step in the right direction.

MIT researchers just built a 3D-printing platform that can spit out a fully functioning electric linear motor in about three hours. The advancement brings researchers one step closer to printing out a car. 

A 3D printer takes filament and produces solid objects. The process starts with a 3D model on a computer. The printer slowly builds the shape, often using melted plastic, until it creates a 3D item. 

In an article in the industry journal Virtual and Physical Prototyping, the researchers explained that their new 3D-printing system can handle different materials in a single build, switching among four different tools as it prints layer by layer. 

Instead of printing just plastic shells or simple parts, the 3D-printing system can fabricate all the key components of an electric machine in a single go, on a single platform. In their demo, the researchers printed an electric linear motor entirely on this system. 

Preparing the filaments inside a standard 3D printer. Credit: Getty Images

It’s important to note that a linear motor generates straight-line motion, unlike a more complex rotating motor, like the one in a car. Researchers use linear motors in optical systems and simple robotics. 

While a linear motor is still far away from the complexity of a car engine, the development is a significant step in the right direction, researchers say. 

“This is a great feat, but it is just the beginning. We have an opportunity to fundamentally change the way things are made by making hardware onsite in one step, rather than relying on a global supply chain. With this demonstration, we’ve shown that this is feasible,” Dr. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García, one of the senior authors of the research paper, told MIT News.

3D printing is cheap

The 3D-printed linear motor matched or outperformed comparable motors made with more complex, conventional manufacturing, and only cost 50 cents in materials, the researchers found. 

In comparison, electric linear motors, which are used in telescopes and optics and medical and lab systems, range from around $300 to $800 to make at the lower end, with high-end models costing thousands of dollars. It costs more than $3,500 to build a rotary motor for a car.

The researchers did not disclose how much the 3D-printed system costs overall. 3D printers start at about $200 and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for more sophisticated machines. 

Why this matters for printing a car

If researchers can one day 3D-print advanced motors and other components, the idea of assembling a car from downloaded designs becomes more of an engineering problem than science fiction, per Gizmodo. 

Going forward, the researchers say they want to move from linear motors to rotary motors found in cars. They want to 3D-print the kind of technology seen in electric vehicles and advanced robots today. 

They also write about adding more toolheads so that the same 3D-printing platform could one day manufacture more complex electronics, including vehicle subsystems and medical devices.

“Even though we are excited by this engine and its performance, we are equally inspired because this is just an example of so many other things to come that could dramatically change how electronics are manufactured,” Velásquez-García told MIT News.

In the past few years, MIT researchers have 3D-printed electromagnets and sensors for satellites.

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Uber wants to pick up customers even when they’re behind the wheel. The company announced it’s acquiring parking app SpotHero for an undisclosed sum. SpotHero offers parking reservations at more than 13,000 garages, lots, and valets across 400 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Uber plans to integrate SpotHero’s service into its app to help users find parking for events, venues, and airports.

The Chicago-based SpotHero launched in 2011 and last raised outside funding in 2019, when it secured $50 million led by Macquarie Capital.

The acquisition reflects Uber’s broader expansion strategy beyond ride-hailing and Uber Eats. The company’s delivery business—which now includes groceries and retail alongside restaurants—was its strongest revenue growth area in the fourth quarter. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the first half of 2026.

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Two days after the violence that erupted when the Mexican army captured and killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a number of airlines have restarted their flights to Puerto Vallarta.Delta, United, American Airlines, Air Canada and Southwest were all among the carriers that canceled and in some cases diverted flights already on the way to the main resort in Jalisco, the state where Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes known primarily as “El Mencho” led a cartel responsible trafficking large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl into the U.S. Flights to neighboring cities of Guadalajara (GDL) and Mazatlán (MZT) were also called off by a number of Mexican and international airlines.”Services may operate with modified schedules, passengers should verify flight times”In Canada, Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat and Toronto-based budget carrier Porter Airlines have all restarted limited services into Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR) and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) on Feb. 24.Air Canada is running flights into Puerto Vallarta from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Tuesday and Guadalajara on Wednesday. WestJet also announced that flights to Puerto Vallarta “will operate as scheduled to all destinations, with the safety of our guests and partners remaining our top priority.”Related: All major airlines cancel flights to Puerto Vallarta”Porter intends to restart flights to #PVR on Feb. 24,” the latter airline also wrote on social media platform X. “Service may operate with modified schedules, passengers should verify flight times before traveling to the airport.”American carriers have also started to gradually resume service into Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. United Airlines ran flights into Puerto Vallarta from Denver and Houston on the night of Feb. 23 while Alaska Airlines ran its first flights into the city from Los Angeles and Seattle and Guadalajara from Los Angeles on Feb. 24.Southwest also ran its first flight into Puerto Vallarta from Denver early Tuesday morning.

Governments of several countries had urged their citizens to shelter in place when El Mencho was killed on Feb. 22.Shutterstock

Delta, United and Alaska Airlines all restart flights into Puerto Vallarta and GuadalajaraDelta also restarted some routes to Minneapolis, Detroit, and Atlanta on Feb. 24 while still urging those with booked travel into or out of Jalisco to monitor status updates through their booking to avoid a potentially unnecessary trip to the airport or not know that a flight they are on will run after all.Along with other airlines, Delta has put in place a travel waiver that allows customers whose fare class would otherwise not allow for changes to cancel or rebook their flight until the start of March. Even if the original flight ends up running according to schedule, travelers can still use the voucher to change their dates or cancel it free of charge.MoreTravel News:Airline to launch unusual new flight to Cayman Islands from the U.S.Frontier Airlines CEO gives stark warning on economyAnother cruise ship destination adds ban impacting AmericansUnexpected country is most luxurious travel destination for 2026″You can reschedule your trip and we’ll waive change fees and fare differences,” United writes of a similar travel waiver put in place for flights into Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. “But your new flight must be a United flight departing between February 22, 2026 and March 7, 2026. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked.”Related: Another country is scrapping all visas for travelers