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Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines giving Louisiana a second majority-Black district was blocked Thursday by a divided appeals court panel. Supporters of establishing a second such district had hoped a recent Supreme Court ruling upholding a redrawn map in Alabama would … Read more

JPMorgan’s UK digital bank blocks customers from buying crypto

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Signage outside a Chase bank branch in San Francisco, California, on Monday, July 12, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chase UK, the British challenger bank brand of JPMorgan, has blocked customers in the U.K. from purchasing crypto assets. The company said in a statement Tuesday that, starting Oct. 16, Chase UK … Read more

EU Commission blocks Booking’s planned acquisition of flight booking provider Etraveli

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The European Union’s executive arm is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking provider Etraveli Group ByThe Associated Press September 25, 2023, 5:21 AM BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm said Monday it is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking provider Etraveli Group … Read more

Meta’s Threads goes dwell, OpenAI launches GPT-4 and Pornhub blocks entry

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Hey, of us, welcome to Week in Overview (WiR), TechCrunch’s common roundup of the week in tech. Been too slammed to comply with the information cycle as carefully as you’d like? To not fear. That’s why WiR exists. We’ll get you on top of things very quickly. Due to the July 4th vacation, the workweek … Read more

US Decide blocks Biden officers from contacting social media websites

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A US federal decide dominated {that a} slew of Biden administration officers are prohibited from contacting social media firms about moderating posts protected by the First Modification. Decide Terry A. Doughty wrote in a 155-page memorandum ruling that he believes the plaintiffs are more likely to show that federal authorities officers are concentrating on and … Read more

Pornhub blocks entry in Mississippi, Virginia and Utah amid altering legal guidelines

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Pornhub is obstructing entry from customers in states like Mississippi, Virginia and Utah, which have not too long ago handed legal guidelines that require age verification to entry grownup web sites. Related laws went into impact in Louisiana in the beginning of the yr. To conform, Pornhub required guests to confirm their age with the … Read more

Twitter now blocks guests from viewing tweets, profiles except they’re logged in

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UPDATE: Jun. 30, 2023, 6:15 p.m. EDT Elon Musk now claims this can be a “short-term emergency measure.” Learn the replace and our authentic report beneath: Go to Twitter with out logging in to your account. Simply go wherever on the location. Strive opening your favourite tweet or viewing your favourite creator’s profile in an … Read more