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US Supreme Court reverses ruling against Mississippi legislative redistricting

The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling that determined Mississippi lawmakers unlawfully diluted Black voting strength when it redrew the state's...

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Latest News • May 18

US military attack on Cuba would trigger ‘bloodbath,’ says Cuban president

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Monday issued a sharp warning to the U.S., saying any military action taken against the country from its...

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Latest News • May 18

Steelers sign Rodgers

The Steelers signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a one-year contract.

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Latest News • May 18

Purdue Trustees: President Chiang to depart for Northwestern University presidency

Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Monday (May 18) announced that President Mung Chiang has informed them that he has accepted an offer to become...

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Latest News • May 18

The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now

After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court avoided for now taking up a legal question that may severely limit enforcement of the...

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Latest News • May 18

Trump ballroom money in question after Senate parliamentarian rules. Thune says GOP will persist

A $1 billion Secret Service funding measure tied to Trump's proposed ballroom was ruled out of the GOP immigration bill the Senate parliamentarian.

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Latest News • May 18

Pope Leo XIV to launch his first encylical, a document on artificial intelligence, with Anthropic's co-founder

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on...

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Latest News • May 18

Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 major voting rights cases

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday told lower courts to take another look at a pair of cases involving whether private individuals and groups can sue...

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Latest News • May 18

Supreme Court puts off fight over who can sue to enforce what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court on Monday punted on a fight over the ability of voters to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits, dodging a major dispute over the landmark...

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Latest News • May 18

Judge blocks evidence from Luigi Mangione backpack in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

A New York state court judge blocked prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione from using some of the evidence from his backpack when he was...

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Latest News • May 18

Jackson protests as Supreme Court uses Louisiana gerrymandering ruling to instruct lower courts

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson protested the Supreme Court's decision to use their recent ruling in a Louisiana gerrymandering case to instruct lower courts...

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House Democrats accuse Trump of ‘corruption unparalleled’ over IRS settlement talks

House Democrats filed an amicus brief arguing Trump is working to “undermine the Constitution” by seeking a settlement from the IRS over the leak of his tax...

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NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy to Combine, Creating the World's Largest Regulated Electric Utility Business and North America's Premier Energy Infrastructure Platform Benefiting Customers

Creates the world's largest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization and one of the world's largest energy infrastructure companies with...

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Latest News • May 18

Flanders Fire in Crow Wing County now 60 percent contained

The fire started Saturday and had grown to more than 1600 acres in size by Sunday night. Crews continue working to strengthen containment lines and...

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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China

President Trump's open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on...

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Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

The bodies of the remaining four Italians who went missing while scuba diving in the Maldives last week have been located in a deep underwater cave,...

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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump, lost the Republican primary in Louisiana. And, the WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new...

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Latest News • May 18

A season of strides and stumbles ends for the Detroit Pistons in humbling fashion - The Athletic

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons' locker room was silent. The bulk of the fans who remained after their blowout Game 7 loss at Little Caesars Arena were there...

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Latest News • May 18

Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

MADRID — A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly...

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Latest News • May 18

SGA is NBA MVP again, but has Victor Wembanyama passed him as league’s best player?

Gilgeous-Alexander was the league's best over the course of the regular season, but Wemby has been on a tear these past four months.

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