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Apple unveiled new child accounts and a comprehensive redesign of its parental controls settings that can more easily be set to block adult websites and only allow age-appropriate media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And while a trip to a bustling, multi-screened pub remains a popular choice, there are more unusual settings in which to get your football fix.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Most previous studies of fire whirls have been conducted on a much smaller scale in laboratory settings.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Magnets that exploit the properties of rare earths such as neodymium can overheat, making them lose their magnetism in high-tech, high-temperature settings such as vehicle engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Instead of eating kosher, using different table settings for every meal and eating all meat or all dairy dishes, I just ate what I wanted.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride