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Virginia’s constitution requires that the legislature approve a proposed amendment twice—once before and once after an election of state lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The SEC is also repealing a post-dot-com-bubble rule that requires frequent stock traders to prepare significant cash reserves so as to prevent major losses.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The California law requires influencers to disclose in a political post’s audio or text that it was sponsored and who paid for it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The current Hanta variant doesn’t spread easily, and requires prolonged close contact with a symptomatic person.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

DNA replication requires many more proteins than just DNA polymerase to unfold the twisted double helix and to ensure that the genetic information is copied accurately.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee