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Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations

Authored by cnn.com

That’s what a federal judge wrote Thursday as he sided with local TV stations in an extraordinary dispute over a pro-abortion rights television ad.

In the 30-second ad, a brain cancer survivor named Caroline says the state law would have prevented her from receiving a life-saving abortion.

John Wilson, the health department’s general counsel, sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple television stations airing the ad.

The judge’s order, which is valid through October 29, effectively bars Ladapo from intimidating local stations for airing the Amendment 4 ad.

The state’s health department continues to assert that the abortion rights ad “unequivocally false and detrimental to public health in Florida.”

The health department’s threats were so chilling that WINK, a CBS affiliate, pulled the ad from its broadcasts, Florida Politics reported.

Other stations have continued to air the ad, some as recently as Thursday evening, according to the TVEyes video search service. »

Hamas leader Sinwar made ‘critical mistake’ moments before he was killed

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed moments after making a “critical mistake”, according to Israel.

Footage emerged late on Thursday of the moments before Sinwar was killed in a building on the outskirts of Rafah.

The Hamas leader threw a stick at an Israeli drone in an apparent final act of desperation. »

Former PlayStation exec says there's a "collapse of creativity" in the industry

Authored by eurogamer.net

Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden has discussed the state of the games industry, stating there's a "collapse of creativity" and that relying on blockbusters is "a death sentence".

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"Today, the entry costs for making a AAA game is in triple digit millions now," he continued. »

Polish zoo celebrates the birth of 4 Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species

Authored by apnews.com

Officials at the Wrocław Zoo in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw said the tigers — a critically endangered species whose numbers have dwindled to around 400 in the wild — were born on July 22.

But the zoo chose not to go public with the news until they could grow a bit, gain some strength and be vaccinated, zoo spokesperson Weronika Łysek said.

Sumatran tigers — the most critically endangered tiger subspecies — are under increasing pressure due to poaching and a shrinking jungle habitat. »

Russia bans fruit and veg from Kazakhstan after country refuses to join BRICS

Authored by politico.eu

“At present and most likely in the foreseeable future, Kazakhstan will refrain from submitting an application to BRICS,” the Kazakh president’s spokesperson, Berik Uali, said in an interview with local news on Wednesday.

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that BRICS does not replace the U.N., on the contrary, “it complements, rather than contradicting, its international nature.”.

Therefore, of course, Kazakhstan itself makes decisions on the format of its participation in certain organizations,” said Peskov. »