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Federal judge again issues temporary block on mail-in voting restrictions

A federal judge in Boston has again blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms for at least another two weeks. Judge Indira Talwani ruled Thursday night that a group of blue states and private voting rights groups were likely to succeed in their claims that...

Federal judge again issues temporary block on mail-in voting restrictions

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'HK to see more red and black heat stress warnings'

The Labour Department said a refined heat stress at work warning system will be more sensitive towards extreme hot weather.

  • Hong Kong to implement more sensitive heat stress warning system
  • Amber warnings triggered immediately by Hong Kong Observatory alerts
  • Lowered threshold for warning level increase, with potential 4-7 red days

IHC reserves verdict on pleas for Imran-style facilities

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on petitions seeking treatment at private hospitals and communication with relatives through WhatsApp calls for three prisoners of Adiala jail, observing that prisoners’ rights could not be ignored merely because they were behind bars.

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