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Science & Tech · United StatesUS appeals court halts Minnesota law banning AI‑generated nude images
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a temporary stop to Minnesota’s AI “nudification” law, which bans realistic nude images of identifiable people. The injunction follows xAI’s lawsuit claiming the ban infringes constitutional free speech, and follows a prior ruling by Judge Donovan Frank on the case.
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Conflict & Security · United StatesJudge postpones Pan Am Flight 103 trial over new evidence
A U.S. federal judge has postponed the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, who is charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The delay is due to newly discovered evidence that defense attorneys need to examine.
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Science & Tech · United StatesUS court upholds EPA’s hazardous designation for two PFAS chemicals
A federal appeals court unanimously upheld the EPA’s 2024 decision to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances, rejecting a challenge from industry groups. The ruling preserves the agency’s authority to force polluters to pay for cleanup under Superfund law.
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