The Daily Populous

Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 morning edition

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In response to a new law that requires porn sites to verify users’ ages, Pornhub has completely disabled its websites for people located in Utah.

“As you may know, your elected officials in Utah are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website,” DeVille says.

“In addition, mandating age verification without proper enforcement gives platforms the opportunity to choose whether or not to comply.

Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Utah.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 287: Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements into law in March.

In 2016, Utah declared porn a “public health crisis,” and "an epidemic that is harming the citizens of Utah and the nation.”

In 2021, Cox signed a law that would require device manufacturers to add adult content filters on all smartphones and tablets sold in Utah. »

Over 100 dolphins die in Black Sea in April because of Russian actions

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Bottlenose dolphins lead the grim statistics, surpassing the Azov and common dolphins that led the category in 2022.

Rusev notes that the mass death of the animals is occurring even with the relatively low activity of the Russian fleet.

“Our enemy is the Moscow junta, the Russian fascist regime, which has waged an occupation war against the peaceful Ukrainian people. »

Darkest Dungeon 2 Dev Talks About Gameplay, Sales, Mods and More

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With such popularity and success, it was only natural that we get a second Darkest Dungeon game.

Darkest Dungeon 2, though in development since 2018, went into early access in October, 2021.

Can you share with us the number of sales you guys have achieved for Darkest Dungeon so far and what is your forecast for Darkest Dungeon 2?. »

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found.

The competing edicts have been rolled out since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last year.

But federal law, which requires doctors to treat patients in emergency situations , trumps those state laws, the nation’s top health official said in a statement. »

Xenoblade Developer Monolith Soft Raises Staff Salaries Across The Company

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Monolith Soft has revealed that it's increasing all staff salaries for all employees at the company.

From April 2023, basic salaries have been increased "in line with rising prices", the developer has announced on its website.

Easily one of Nintendo's most important subsidiaries, Monolith Soft has assisted the Big N on multiple first-party titles such as Splatoon 3 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. »