Top stories this AM: China's TikTok limits kids' use to 40 minutes a day; a Texas doctor explains why he broke the state's law and performed an abortion
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What's going on today:
- China's TikTok is capping kids' use at 40 minutes a day. Douyin, China's version of TikTok, is rolling out a "youth mode" that sorts all registered users under 14 into a different user category. Kids under age 14 will be limited to 40 minutes a day on the app.
- Authorities think they found Gabby Petito's body. Authorities found a body near Grand Teton National Park on Sunday, and the FBI said the remains found are consistent with the description of Gabby Petito. Petito, 22, was reported missing on September 11 after taking a cross-country road trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie.
- A Texas doctor said he broke the state's restrictive abortion law. In an op-ed published by The Washington Post, Dr. Alan Braid said he broke Texas' restrictive new law and performed an abortion for a woman who was in her first trimester. "I acted because I had a duty of care to this patient, as I do for all patients, and because she has a fundamental right to receive this care," he wrote. Under a law that went into effect September 1, abortions after six weeks of pregnancy are illegal in Texas.
- A swarm of bees killed 63 penguins in Cape Town. Post mortems of the dead African penguins showed they all had multiple bee stings, and many dead bees were found at the site. The African penguin is an endangered species - there are only around 41,000 of them left in the world.
That's all for now - see you tomorrow.