Thursday, October 17th, 2024 - Voter suppression updates; Israel to boost aid; FTC’s ‘click to cancel’; Italy’s anti-surrogacy law

Today’s Headlines: A judge in Georgia blocked a last-minute rule that would have required hand-counting millions of ballots—an impossible task before the certification deadline. The judge also ruled election officials must certify results, even if fraud concerns arise. Meanwhile, Jimmy Carter, aged 100, cast his mail-in vote for Kamala Harris. In Alabama, a federal judge reversed a voter purge that removed over 3,000 names too close to Election Day, violating federal law. Israel is working to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza following a U.S. warning that aid shipments could be halted. The FTC finalized a rule requiring subscription services to make cancellations as easy as signups. Finally, Italy passed a law criminalizing international surrogacy, a move driven by far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• CBS News: Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
• CNN: Federal judge orders Alabama to reverse program that purged more than 3,000 names from state voter rolls 
• Axios: Israel vows to improve Gaza conditions after U.S. threat to withhold weapons 
• Reuters: FTC takes on subscription traps with 'click to cancel' rule 
• WA Post: Italy passes anti-surrogacy law that effectively bars gay couples from becoming parents

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