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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections.In an unsigned one-sentence order, the Supreme Court left intact a ruling from Virginia’s highest court that invalidated an amendment to the state constitution authorizing adoption of the new House district lines. No dissents were noted.Virginia Democrats had mounted a last-ditch effort to restore the new voting boundaries earlier this week, but it was considered a longshot, since the Supreme Court typically does not review interpretations of state law…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Brian Hooker sat on his sailboat for 24 hours after she vanished while the couple were in the Bahamas, according to one of his friends.After leaving shore at Hope Town in the Bahamas at around 7:30 p.m. on April 4, Brian Hooker told authorities that rough waters caused his wife to fall off their dinghy. Brian Hooker paddled to shore and arrived at Marsh Harbour around 4 a.m. on April 5, according to authorities.The couple was headed back to their sailboat, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Athena has been one of the most dominant champions across pro wrestling and that dominance continued on Friday night at Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor.The Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship was up for grabs in a Survival of the Fittest six-way match. Athena had to outlast Billie Starkz, Maya World, Trish Adora, Yuka Sakazaki and Zayda Steel. Chairs, ladders and other foreign objects would enter the match through the night.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Athena enters the ring during the…

Sam Mitchell is scratching his head after conceding Hawthorn were out-worked and out-hunted by a far hungrier opponent in their 39-point loss to Melbourne.The Hawks trailed by just six points at halftime in the Saturday twilight fixture, but were unable to stop their energetic opponents running over the top in the second half.The Demons piled on a dozen goals after the main break in their emphatic 18.12 (120) to 12.9 (81) victory at the MCG.”It’s a challenge to be able to put your finger on it, but I would say that it’s an outlier performance for this group,” Hawks coach…

JOHOR BAHRU: The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition will contest all 56 seats in Johor’s next state election, said Johor Chief Minister and Johor BN Onn Hafiz Ghazi on Saturday (May 16).This means BN – whose lynchpin party is the United Malays National Organisation – will go it alone and not cooperate with other political pacts like Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH), as well as the Perikatan Nasional (PN) or the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) in the opposition camp.The decision to contest all 56 seats in next Johor state election is a “clear offer to the people that we…

As criticism of Israel mounts over its wars on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank, the country is ramping up its PR offensive.From a carefully managed appearance of Benjamin Netanyahu on CBS’s 60 Minutes to a major expansion of Israel’s Hasbara operation, the push includes pouring money into digital campaigns and media messaging.The goal is to reverse the collapse of public support for Israel, especially in the US, but no amount of spin can make audiences unsee what they have watched in real time.Contributors:Miriyam Aouragh – Professor of digital anthropology, University…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden was spotted by paparazzi in West Los Angeles this week, where the former first son briefly reacted to questions about ongoing litigation surrounding former President Joe Biden’s interview tapes and alleged government UFO files.”Hunter, what do you think of the DOJ when they release your father’s interview tapes from the biography that he did?” a reporter asked as he approached Biden near Wilshire Boulevard.”What are you talking about?” Hunter Biden said.BIDEN SEEKS TO BLOCK DOJ RELEASE OF 2017 AUDIO, COURT FILING SAYS Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The legal war over Alex Murdaugh’s upcoming retrial is already taking shape with defense attorney Dick Harpootlian hinting at possible new evidence and lead prosecutor Creighton Waters signaling an impending fight over whether the disgraced lawyer can get a fair jury in South Carolina.In separate interviews with Fox News Digital, Dick Harpootlian, Murdaugh’s longtime defense attorney, and Creighton Waters, the lead prosecutor who secured the original guilty verdicts, previewed different visions for the upcoming retrial.The interviews came days after the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously reversed Murdaugh’s convictions in the killings of…

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BANGKOK: At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision near the Airport Rail Link’s Makkasan station triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday (May 16), rescue officials and police said.Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene in the Ratchathewi district as flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles, they said, adding the crash involved a train, the bus, cars and motorcycles.The collision took place at around 3.40pm (4.40pm, Singapore time) on Asok-Din Daeng Road, between Rama IX intersection and Asok-Phetchaburi intersection, reported The Nation. Rescue teams worked to…