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Red Cross hopes a chance to win Super Bowl tickets will encourage blood donations

By Alan Etter

To counter diminishing blood donations, which is typical for this time of year, the American Red Cross is offering a chance to win tickets to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.

“All who come to donate with the Red Cross in the month of January will be entered to win two tickets to the Super Bowl,” said Stephanie Babyak, with the Red Cross of the National Capital Region, which serves D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Whoever wins will also get roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations in the Bay Area. The game is scheduled for Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers.

Babyak said while the blood supply in the D.C. region is fairly stable right now, they want to stock up for a demand they know is coming in the weeks ahead.

“Every two seconds, someone needs blood or platelets for transfusions,” she said. “If someone has a car accident, the need is constant.”

Babyak said people who want give blood can go to the Red Cross website, enter their ZIP code and find a donation site nearby.

She said type O, A-negative and B-negative blood are most urgently needed.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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