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ProCon debates are hot topics, constantly in the news, as the following stories make clear.

Body camera
Drug Enforcement Administration Ends Body Camera Use
Should animal testing be allowed?
Former Research Chimpanzees Retire
Shizuoka prefecture
Exonerated Japanese Man Awarded $1.4 Million for Decades on Death Row
The Moon
World Monuments Fund Lists the Moon as “At Risk”
Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy
Two Major Arrests Put Spotlight on Dogfighting Crimes
TikTok
Study Finds ADHD Content on TikTok Is Less Than 50 Percent Accurate
Is vaping safer than smoking cigarettes?
New York Sues 13 Vape Manufacturers
Snowboarding is an Olympic sport
Olympic Snowboarder Wanted for Drug Trafficking
Microplastics
Study Found a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics in Human Brains
Changing time.
Support for Daylight Saving Time Drops Among Americans
Prison corridor
Paying Immigrant Detainees the Minimum Wage
State seal of Louisiana
Louisiana to Resume Executions After 15 Years
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi
DOJ Sues New York over Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Olympic Medals Tarnish
Gun control
U.S. Ban on Selling Guns to Adults Younger Than 21 Ruled Unconstitutional
U.S. coins
DOGE Highlights Costly U.S. Penny
Teens and AI
More Teens Are Using ChatGPT for Homework
Farm animals
Denmark to Tax Farm Animals’ Burps and Farts
Drinking age debate
U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels
Kids on social media
Florida Bans Social Media for Kids Under 14
St. Nicholas
Archaeologists Believe They Have Unearthed St. Nicholas’s Sarcophagus
Young woman with Down syndrome smiling while working at her job
A New Rule Would End Subminimum Wage for People with Disabilities
Fighting in hockey
Odds of CTE Increase 34 Percent with Each Year of Hockey
House of Parliament, London
England and Wales Are One Step Closer to Legalizing MAID
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas Announces Free College for Some Students
Three Mile Island nuclear power generating station
Infamous Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Reopen
Obesity
Over Half of Americans Are Overweight or Obese
Teens on social media.
Australia Proposes Teen Social Media Ban
Wisława Szymborska
Use of AI on Polish Radio Station Causes Outrage
Teen vaping
England Ban on Single-Use Vapes to Take Effect June 2025
Oral contraceptive
Biden Administration Proposes Free OTC Birth Control
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Introduces Court-Packing Bill
California state flag
California to Apologize for Complicity in Slavery
Coffee
Securities and Exchange Commission Says K-Cup Pods are Not Recyclable
Artificial intelligence
Virginia Representative Addresses Congress Using AI Voice
Illinois Flag
Illinois Bans Corporal Punishment in All Schools
Tulsa Race Massacre
Tulsa Creates Commission to Study Reparations