the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws

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The upshot is that much like flying cars, a vote-for-President app is likely to be something Americans talk about for decades but may never see. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "Why online voting will have to wait," 21 Sep. 2020

The upshot is that the house has kitchens on two floors with the bigger kitchen and the dining room on the second floor. Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "$1M Victorian home in Canfield Historic District is one of a few to reach open market," 19 Sep. 2020

The upshot is that by next year, China and Russia may have purchased significant geopolitical power by having bent the rules and rushed out their vaccines. Washington Post, "China and Russia are ahead in the global coronavirus vaccine race, bending long-standing rules as they go," 18 Sep. 2020

The upshot has been double-digit unemployment rates in all three counties throughout the summer. David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Florida sees dramatic jobs rebound as unemployment rate drops to 7.4%," 18 Sep. 2020

The upshot: Florida doesn't have enough workers who earn at least $100 in state unemployment aid to qualify. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Trump's $300 in extra jobless aid has already run out in 7 states," 17 Sep. 2020

The upshot is that Britain is now staring at a diplomatic defeat that would have seemed almost unimaginable just a few years ago. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, "The Great British Humbling," 15 Sep. 2020

The upshot may be a social good for many Indian consumers, who could have an easier time setting up a bank account or shopping online. Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, "Millions of Indians are getting connected to an internet they can’t use," 10 Sep. 2020

The upshot is that there will be no Americans among the eight quarterfinalists. Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, "Frances Tiafoe's remarkable U.S. Open run comes to a halt in Round of 16 vs. Daniil Medvedev," 8 Sep. 2020

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