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Seventh Circuit Allows Indiana’s Controversial Age Verification Law, For Now

Techdirt 

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Indiana’s age verification law to go into effect — even as the Supreme Court has suggested a similar law in Texas might be unconstitutional. The Seventh Circuit panel handed down this ruling, letting the law go into effect just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court decided […]

Opioid settlement money and a call to action

NPR (npr.org) 

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Aneri Pattani of KFF Health News about guidelines for spending opioid settlement money issued by nearly 200 harm reduction and recovery organizations.

Cameroon opposition, civil society blame low voter registration on president Biya

Voice of America 

Yaounde — Cameroon is trying to register voters before the nearing deadline. But the political opposition and civil society say most qualified voters are reluctant to register because they think President Paul Biya plans to rig elections. Barely 50% of qualified civilians have registered for the election expected in October 2025. Cameroon's elections management body, ELECAM, says 7.9 million civilians have registered as voters ahead of the August 31 deadline set by the central African states electoral law. Читать дальше...

Good aviation business impossible without viable airports – Keyamo

The Punch 

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed concern over the country’s airport infrastructure, saying a successful aviation business is not possible without viable airports. He further emphasised that airport viability is not just a priority but a necessity for any ambitious aviation business. The minister said this at the 9th Airport

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Democrats and their changing views on gun control

NPR (npr.org) 

Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz went from being endorsed by the NRA to a fierce advocate for gun control. That evolution reflects a larger shift that has been happening within the Democratic party over the last decade.

Defending Tour champ Viktor Hovland rides rebound into Rockies

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Four holes from the finish during the opening round in Memphis last week, Viktor Hovland drifted one step beyond what was next. At 2-over-par through 15 holes in the St. Jude FedEx Championship, Hovland said he was calendaring practice time for the weekend under the presumption his form was tracking toward a missed cut. "It didn't look very good," Hovla