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Robert Roberson‘s capital punishment sentence was based on junk science and a misdiagnosis of “shaken baby syndrome,” the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked his execution.The move to halt Roberson’s execution is temporary, but came less than two hours before the 57-year-old death row inmate was scheduled to die by lethal injection.According to the Washington Post, Roberson could have been the first American to receive the death penalty for a conviction related to shaken baby syndrome, a brain injury caused by forcefully shaking an infant or toddler. The condition can cause permanent brain damage or death.Roberson was put on death row when he was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter after he brought her to a hospital in Palestine, Texas, in 2002.

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday clarified that investors can continue using 3-in-1 accounts to apply online for public issues of debt securities, non-convertible redeemable preference shares, municipal debt securities, and securitised debt instruments. This is in addition to the existing modes of application, Sebi said in a circular. A three-in-one trading account combines a savings account, a demat account, and a trading account into a single integrated solution. In this case, the clients would have their funds in their bank account, earning interest on the cash balances.

The ruling by Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, emphasises the importance of judicial integrity. The court stated, «We are of the view that the description of the order and the judge is prima facie contemptuous and amounts to interference in proceedings.» Senior advocate Akhil Sibal, representing Wikipedia, clarified that the platform did not create either the critical page or the discussion section. Previously, on September 6, the court had cautioned the open-source platform that it would block the website in India if it failed to adhere to local laws.

The Supreme Court has allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out

Kamala Harris and her campaign is actually celebrating a latest ruling by a Georgia judge who has temporarily blocked a very new rule which required election officials to hand count ballots following machine tabulation of votes, reported Fox News. Actually, the rule was all set to take effect on and from October 22 and made a mandate that there will be three county election officials who will manually count ballots at each polling place which eventually raised concerns about potential delays and voter uncertainties, as per a report. According to Fox News, a joint statement was issued on behalf of Georgia Democratic Party Chair Rep. Nikema Williams, DNC acting Co-Executive Director Monica Guardiola and Harris- Walz Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks criticizing the rule claiming it as an attempt to undermine confidence in the electoral process. Also Read: Wicked poster controversy: Why is Cynthia Erivo angry?

Joe Biden's student debt relief agenda is taking a series of setbacks. A year-long reprieve for borrowers lapsed and a program to assist those in default ended. Adding insult to injury, a federal judge recently blocked Biden's Plan B for broader student loan forgiveness, leaving the uncertainty of millions of borrowers. While there has been some temporary relief through smaller programs like «borrower defense,» legal battles still prevent more significant changes, as per a report.

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The government of Congo has canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, citing late submissions and a lack of competition

Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector, after concern rose about gambling addicts, especially vulnerable people

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Ruholamin Haqshanas is a contributing crypto writer for CryptoNews. He is a crypto and finance journalist with over four years of experience. Ruholamin has been featured in several high-profile crypto...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins

The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland say the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration

The social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics

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The Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump

.When it comes to energy, Jarand Rystad is the numbers guy. The former McKinsey & Company partner founded Oslo-based Rystad Energy, an independent research and energy intelligence company that sells data and analysis on oil, gas, coal and renewable for...

Recently, ViaBTC announced its support for merged mining of Bitcoin (BTC) and Fractal Bitcoin (FB), further increasing the earnings of BTC miners. FB is a scalability solution on the Bitcoin network, utilizing the same mining algorithm as Bitcoin. This allows BTC miners to switch over and participate in FB mining seamlessly.