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Vox 

The Supreme Court appears to have found a gun regulation it actually likes

Few things are as chaotic as this Supreme Court’s gun cases.  Just last June, the Court’s Republican majority legalized “bump stocks,” devices that effectively convert ordinary semi-automatic weapons into machine guns. The Court’s landmark Second Amendment decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) requires courts to strike down any gun […]

Techdirt 

Elon Musk Is Now Seizing Other People’s Twitter Accounts To Promote Donald Trump

How quickly do you think we’d be having Congressional hearings about “election interference” if Mark Zuckerberg so much as posted a “Harris/Walz” lawn sign in front of his house? Yet, Elon Musk is now directly tweaking the site he owns to push his favored political candidate, even seizing people’s accounts to promote Trump. One of […]

PYMNTS.com 

Plaid, Ansa Pay-By-Bank Partnership Targets Merchants and Restaurants

Ansa and Plaid are teaming up to lower payment costs for merchants and restaurants. The partnership between the digital wallet provider and the data network is designed to provide these businesses — particularly coffeeshops and quick-service eateries — with digital wallets to power “high-converting pay by bank capabilities for merchants,” the companies said in a […]

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Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

Three, including two Afghans, arrested in France for planning terrorist attack

French Internal Security investigators have arrested three individuals, including two Afghans, on charges of “planning violent acts” and membership in a “terrorist criminal association.” These individuals were detained on Tuesday in the southwest of France. Sources familiar with the case confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the two Afghan citizens were “planning to carry out […]

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Err.ee (en) 

Estonian Refugee Council advising specialists in Ida-Viru County and Tallinn kindergartens

The Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) is advising specialists in kindergartens in Ida-Viru County and Tallinn to help create more integrated and inclusive learning environments. The program, which runs until the end of January 2025, is supported by the British Council in Estonia and is the fourth time the ERC has provided this type of consultation for kindergartens.

Saddo's Boxing Site 

“This Is Historical!” – Dmitry Bivol & Artur Beterbiev Talk Undisputed

Fight week is officially under way in Riyadh as Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev arrive for the Grand Arrivals. Hear from both men just four days before Saturday’s immense Light Heavyweight Undisputed showdown! #BeterbievBivol #Boxing *** Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content ➡️ https://bit.ly/MatchroomBoxingYouTube ⇌ Follow Matchroom Boxing On Social ⇌ Instagram → http://www.instagram.com/matchroomboxing …

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Chessdom 

GM Denis Kadric banned from Chess.com, accused of cheating

GM Denis Kadric, playing under the handle Kiborg95, is banned from Chess.com for cheating. “This account has been closed for violating our Fair Play Policy,” says the message of Chess.com. It follows a game where Kadric managed to achieve 90% accuracy, but actually lost in 25 moves vs a similar rated player. In the last […]