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The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.  The American Federation of Teachers issued a report with several other organizations, warning that tech companies should rein in their apps before Congress forces them to do so. The federation has 1.7 million members. 

 The Fed has a new instant payment system. Here’s what it means for you.

Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology known as Amazon One is prepared to make a significant expansion across the U.S. The retailer announced this morning the payment tech will come to all 500+ Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market stores nationwide by year-end. The biometric payment system works by having the customer hover their palm above a reader device. The device then identifies the individual’s unique palm signature which is then associated with the customer’s payment card on file in order to charge them for their purchases.

 Car thefts have skyrocketed in dozens of cities this year, Ivana writes from a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice. By the numbers: Car thefts have doubled since 2019 — and are up roughly 34% since this time last year, according to the report, which pulled crime data from 32 cities.