But at least for one night, that examination was put on hold.

Georgia officials said they will defend the measure.“It’s a shame that the industry would rather file a lawsuit than partner with us to protect children from online predators,” Georgia Attorney General

, a Republican running for governor in 2026, said in a statement.Republican state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, the bill’s sponsor, said in a statement that he “won’t stop working to give Georgia’s parents the tools they need to help keep kids safe online.”NetChoice spokesperson Krista Chavez said the group is not challenging a separate section of the Georgia law that requires age verification for users of online pornography sites.

have made laws aimed at pornography, and ais pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Georgia’s law says social media services must use “commercially reasonable efforts” to verify someone’s age by July 1.

Services would have to treat anyone who can’t be verified as a minor. Parents of children younger than 16 would have to consent to their children joining a service. Social media companies would be limited in how they could customize ads for children younger than 16 and how much information they could collect on those children, a provision that Thursday’s lawsuit also argues is illegal.“It helps you win the Indy 500,” he said of the quick pit stops. “Everything has to be perfect and this is a big part of it.”

Newgarden, whose team won $50,000, beat Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren in the semifinals in a rematch of last year’s head-to-head final. Power won his semifinal matchup with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, whose team won two years ago.“After the week we’ve had, all three cars are ready to go out there and take this win,” said Caitlyn Brown, one of the Team Penske crew members on Newgarden’s car, who two years ago became the first female over-the-wall crew member at the Indy 500.

“Winning this competition only powers us to go out there and take it,” she said. “Starting from the back doesn’t mean anything.”Newgarden’s team also had reason to celebrate after the final