Because of the ruling, new maps are likely in Alabama and Louisiana that could allow Democratic-leaning Black voters to elect their preferred candidates in 2 more congressional districts.
Erica Nitschke
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Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to Republican politics, dies at 93
For more than a half-century, he was a familiar presence in American living rooms, known for his ‘700 Club’ television show.
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House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director over Biden doc
A contempt resolution against Christopher Wray has been removed after an accommodation was made to will allow the full House Oversight Committee access to the document, which alleges a bribery scheme Biden and a foreign national.
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Knife attack at park in French Alps critically wounds 4 young children
Witnesses reported scenes of terror as the man roamed the park, ambushing victims with his blade.
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The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
After a payment pause that has lasted more than three years, more than 40 million student loan borrowers will be on the hook for payments starting in late August.
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White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor is arrested in Florida
Police say the incident was the culmination of a more than 2-year feud.
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Ukraine rushes drinking water to flooded areas as environmental damage mounts from dam break
The collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and emptying of its reservoir on the Dnieper River added to the misery the region has suffered for more than a year from artillery and missile attacks.
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Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft draft treaty
A coalition of governments and environmental groups want to end plastic pollution altogether by 2040 by slashing production and limiting some chemicals used in making plastics.
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India train crash kills more than 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
The cause of the derailment was under investigation Saturday as the death toll rose steadily throughout the night.
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Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents
No evidence has ever emerged to suggest that Pence intentionally hid documents from the government or even knew they were in his home.