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By DNAinfo Staff | March 17, 2016 3:52pm 

 Congress has banned imported hoverboards because of a myriad of safety issues.
Congress has banned imported hoverboards because of a myriad of safety issues.
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Congress Slows Your Roll with Hoverboard Import Ban

Congress has officially banned hoverboard imports, either because they hate fun (if that’s what hoverboards are) or because of myriad safety issues (instantaneously bursting into flames) that have popped up with the rise in popularity the poorly regulated scooters. It may be time to fire up the inventor's studio in your garage, doc. [Gizmodo]

How Etsy, Brooklyn’s Craftist Tech Company, is Leading the Way on Parental Leave

The online handcrafted marketplace Etsy made waves this week by announcing a new plan to offer employees six-month paid parental leave when workers — men or women — have a new baby. In this article, The Atlantic spells out how Etsy’s choice isn’t unique in the tech industry, which they argue is paving the way for increased parental leave across the country … maybe. [The Atlantic]

SeaWorld to End Controversial Killer Whale Program

The U.S. theme park said it will end its orca breeding program, and that the whales currently in the park will be the last generation. SeaWorld faced a lot of criticism in 2013 when "Blackfish" debuted. The documentary, which highlighted the parks’ breeding practices and the violent incidents with orca trainers, caused the number of visitors to fall at the main theme parks in Florida. [BBC]

At Least 12 U.S. Military Officials Have Been ‘Punished’ For Errant Attack on Afghan Hospital

More than a year after mistaken US military strike on a Doctors Without Borders Hospital last year left 42 dead, the government has said more than 12 officials have been “punished” — though no criminal charges have been filed, the AP reported. Details about the discipline actions were limited. Doctors Without Borders has called the attack “brutal” and is still calling for an international investigation. [AP]

Bowe Bergdahl on His Childhood and Why He Walked Off Base

Fodder for fans who’ve been following Season 2 of “Serial,” the New York Times mined through a series of newly disclosed documents, Bergdahl talks in detail with an Army investigator about growing up as a loner, and what he was hoping to do when he disappeared off his base in Afghanistan in 2009. [NYT]

Billionaire Barry Diller Cloned His Dog

What do you get for the person who has everything? More of what he already has, apparently. Billionaire Barry Diller — real estate scion, movie mogul and husband of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg — cloned his dog into two more dogs, according to Page Six. This is the same Diller of “Diller Island,” the park you have probably read about on DNAinfo. You can also check out our Q&A with von Furstenberg, weighing in on how she’s seen the Meatpacking District change since she first moved there when “there was condoms all over the floor, in the street.” [NY Post]

Newfound Broadway Fame May Keep Hamilton on the $10 Bill — But Forget About Historical Women Leaders?

“The ten-dollar founding father without a father” could remain that way. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew seems to have assured “Hamilton” star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda that Alexander Hamilton would not be forgotten. This contradicts a previous announcement that a woman’s portrait would replace Hamilton on the note. [NYT]

A History of the “Air Ball” Chant

With March Madness set to begin, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’ll be hearing the famed “air ball” chant at least a couple times over the next few weeks. Josh Levin from Slate has taken a look at the history of the taunt, focusing mainly on a Feb. 24, 1979, basketball game between Duke and UNC. [Slate]

The World’s Moodiest Teenagers and the Most Happy Teens

The World Health Organization surveyed nearly 220,000 teenagers from the globe about their feelings and attitudes towards life; the results are fascinating. The results chronicle which teens find it easiest to talk to their mothers, which like school the most, which feel the most schoolwork pressure and which are most satisfied with life. Polish teens hate their lives the most, while teens in Moldova and Armenia report loving life, the survey found. [Quartz]

This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Nikhita Venugopal, Danielle Tcholakian, Emily Frost, Eddie Small, Rachel Holliday Smith, Carolina Pichardo, Irene Plagianos, Noah Hurowitz and Jeanmarie Evelly.