Geofence spying probe fuels Iowa athletes rights clash
Dozens of Iowa and Iowa State student athletes faced 2023 probes into illegal betting tied to smartphone apps. In 2024 Story County prosecutors dropped charges against Iowa State athletes over geofence use, while 26 athletes sued the state, alleging warrantless data collection violated constitutional rights. The case centers on Geo-Comply powered location data via sportsbooks and privacy questions raised at a state Senate hearing.
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Missouri Republicans push abortion rights repeal referendum
Missouri lawmakers advance a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal the abortion rights amendment and ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest. The measure heads to voters in November 2026 or sooner if a special election is called by Gov. Kehoe. The 21-11 Senate vote followed GOP procedural moves to limit discussion. the House passed it last month.
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Indian student freed from immigration detention in Texas
Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University student from India, was released after a federal judge ruled. He will return to Virginia with his family while awaiting his petition challenging his arrest and detention as a First Amendment rights case, and he still faces deportation proceedings in Texas.
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Air traffic hotline outage linked to near miss cited by Cruz
Sen Ted Cruz told a hearing the Washington DC air traffic hotline between military and civilian controllers has not worked for over three years and may have contributed to a near miss after the Army resumed helicopter flights. FAA official Frank McIntosh confirmed the outage since March 2022 and noted civilian controllers still use other landline links to contact military counterparts.
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Virginia boy swept away by floodwaters in storm
Crews found the body of 12-year-old Jordan Sims after he was swept from a Virginia roadway by rushing water as a storm system soaked multiple states. The incident forced a Maryland high school to shelter a dozen students overnight amid heavy rains and floods. A 911 caller reported he was walking outside when floodwaters overtook the roadway from a nearby creek. The Albemarle County Fire Rescue posted the discovery around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.
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