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  "id": 17898,
  "title": "Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/judge-denies-xais-request-to-block-minnesota-ban-on-nudify-apps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T20:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "Judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/judge-refuses-xais-request-to-stop-a-minnesota-law-banning-nudify-apps",
        "published": "2026-08-01T15:56:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "US judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning \"nudify\" apps, noting the request came only three days before the law was to take effect (NBC News)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/us-judge-refuses-xais-request-to-stop-a-minnesota-law-banning-nudify",
        "published": "2026-08-01T19:50:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}