## Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by Mail

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Congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order.

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President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting the distribution of ballots by the US Postal Service could effectively end the ability to vote by mail if it isn’t struck down, experts told CNN on Wednesday.

The order, which was signed in March, instructs the USPS to not deliver ballots in any states that have not given the federal government access to its voter lists.

It is being challenged by congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general, who are urging courts to block the order before it potentially disenfranchises eligible voters.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told CNN that, unless courts intervene quickly, “you will see a virtual elimination of mail-in voting.”.

The executive order attacking mail-in voting is just one of many ways the Trump administration has been trying to meddle in the election process ahead of the 2026 midterms. »

### Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients

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A scanning electron micrograph of pancreatic cancer cells ANNE WESTON, EM STP, THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY.

A virus has stopped pancreatic cancer in its tracks in three people in a clinical trial in the US.

After cancer cells become infected with the virus, they burst open and die, releasing more virus that can infect neighbouring cancer cells. »

### Xbox Boss Comments on the Challenge of Making an Affordable Next-Gen Console

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Nintendo has also not been immune, and recently acknowledged it would up the price of Switch 2, just over a year after its arrival.

It's a comment that feels somewhat ironic, considering Sharma's recent recommitment to building a next generation Xbox console — currently codenamed Project Helix.

Is Sharma suggesting Microsoft will again offer a lower-powered console alternative, such as the current Xbox Series S? »

### Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

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Drones are a common sight on the battlefields of Ukraine, but they are normally controlled by human pilots Frank Herrmann/Getty Images.

Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time.

This is according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry, marking a watershed moment in warfare. »

### Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations.

The amendment would tighten existing restrictions in the Southern Baptist Convention, which already has a faith statement opposing women pastors.

Rice supported the amendment barring churches with women pastors, as did Powell and the SBC’s departing president, Clint Pressley. »

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