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News about football, Meta, media, hockey, and the Rijksmuseum (Wednesday, August 19)

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Sven Bouland is moving from FC Groningen to MVV and signs a long-term contract in Maastricht. Joey Veerman is transferring from PSV to Borussia Dortmund for five seasons. PSV also wants to loan Lutsharel Geertruida from RB Leipzig, say media reports.

In California, a major case against Meta (the company) has started, but Meta denies it. Nearly thirty American states claim that Facebook and Instagram keep young people scrolling longer. According to the plaintiffs, this harms their mental and physical health.

Dutch media received large fines for articles about Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate found that some articles resembled advertisements too much. DPG, NRC, and De Telegraaf are appealing; Letschert and Hermans are awaiting the ruling.

The Netherlands won 3-1 against Argentina at the hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. Rob Jetten sat in the stands, and Nicolás Keenan played for Argentina. Jetten said he was there for the Netherlands, but also for his fiancée.

The Rijksmuseum (national museum in the Netherlands) received a rare seventeenth-century sketchbook as a gift. The book contains thirty drawings, and everything has remained intact. Part of it is by Rombout Uylenburgh; the museum is researching him and other creators.

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