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Judge strikes down Utah law banning undercover farm filming

Authored by ksl.com

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge struck down Utah's so-called "ag gag" law Friday, ruling it violates free speech rights.

The law did not criminalize the possession or distribution of unlawful recordings, but focused on trespassing and filming while on the property, according to the state.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and several individuals claimed the law violated their rights to free speech and equal protection.

They argued the law criminalizes undercover investigations and videography at slaughterhouses, factory farms and other agricultural operations, and silenced speech that is critical of the industry.

Meyer's attorney, Stewart Gollan, said Utah lawmakers chose to write a bad law and the judge correctly found it unconstitutional.

The Utah Attorney General's Office is reviewing the opinion and considering its options, spokesman Dan Burton said.

Shelby called the Utah law "seemingly not necessary" to remedy the state's alleged harms and an "entirely overinclusive" means to address them. »

TIL Tom Marvolo Riddle's name had to be translated into 68 languages, while still being an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort", or something of equal meaning.

Authored by harrypotter.wikia.com

It was from this line of Gaunts from which, centuries later, another Half-blood descendant, Tom Marvolo Riddle, would be born.

He asked if Tom Riddle Senior was an alumnus of Hogwarts, to which Dumbledore said he did not know offhand.

Tom described the way he was seen as "poor, but brilliant, parent-less, but so brave, a school prefect, a model student. »

Enceladus’ sea floor has hydrothermal vents like ours

Authored by astronomy.com

Now, NASA has announced that they have indirect evidence for hydrothermal vents beyond Earth.

In its encounters with Saturn’s moon Enceladus, the Cassini craft found chemicals associated with these events.

According to principal investigator Hunter Waite of the Southwest Research Institute and his co-investigators, the source almost certainly has to be hydrothermal vents at Enceladus’ sea floor. »

Ghana launches its first satellite into space

Authored by bbc.com

Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite into space.

GhanaSat-1, which was developed by students at All Nations University in Koforidua, was sent into orbit from the International Space Centre.

The satellite will be used to monitor Ghana's coastline for mapping purposes, and to build capacity in space science and technology. »

Drug-resistant 'superbug gonorrhea' is emerging, WHO warns

Authored by cbc.ca

The United Nations health agency now advises doctors to prescribe two antibiotics called ceftriaxone and azithromycin for the sexually transmitted disease.

Most women with the infection have no symptoms and 40 per cent of men don't either.

The findings will be presented at the STI & HIV World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, which runs from July 9-12. »