内容摘要：and a specific profession. Just as often, circumstance, luck, exposure and a willingness to adapt to change influence what we do for a living.

and a specific profession. Just as often, circumstance, luck, exposure and a willingness to adapt to change influence what we do for a living.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 has failed after lawmakers did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation’s toughest restrictions aimed at keeping minors off platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.The bill, which already passed the GOP-controlled state House, sought to go further than

for minors under 14.banned social media accounts for anyone under 16.The legislative session ends Monday and early momentum behind the Texas measure slowed at the eleventh hour in the state Senate as lawmakers face a weekend deadline to send bills to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott has not said publicly whether he supported the proposed ban, which was opposed by tech trade groups and critics who called it it an unconstitutional limit on free speech.

“There was no bill filed this session that would have protected more kids in more ways than this one,” state Rep. Jared Patterson, a Republican carrying the measure, said Thursday.In a post on the social media platform X, Patterson blamed pushback from unnamed “billionaires” as part of the reason for the bill’s failure. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican who controls the state Senate, said Wednesday before the deadline he did not know if the bill had the support needed to pass the GOP-controlled chamber, and it was ultimately never brought up for a vote.

Patterson said he’ll try again when the Texas Legislature meets in 2027.

Many tech companies have established a presence in Texas, including X, which is owned bynext stop in Philadelphia this weekend. “If I take a step back and just really remember what you’re doing is running for fun, it makes it feel a lot less stressful.”

Teeth, not track, have long been part of his career path, with Nuguse’s goal to one day become an orthodontist. It’s just that his success in racing caused a detour from dental school.It was only through word of mouth that he even wound up in the track sphere. He grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where his high school gym teacher spotted his running potential and recommended him to the track coach. Nuguse ran his first-ever mile in roughly 5 minutes, 30 seconds.

His senior year he won the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at the Kentucky Class AAA track championships.Nuguse attended Notre Dame, where he majored in biochemistry, planning for dental school, as he excelled in cross country and track. In 2019, he captured the 1,500 at the NCAA championships.