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Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana’s congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections.The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial gerrymandering and the drawing of political districts to land before the high court following the re-crafting of voting boundaries after the decennial census. In this case, the plaintiffs, who identify themselves as non-African American Louisiana residents, say the state relied too heavily on race when drawing a second majority-Black district for the state’s congressional map.The Supreme Court has in recent years weakened…

Oscar Piastri delivered a commanding performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, leading teammate Lando Norris to a McLaren 1-2 finish and giving the team a sweep of the Formula One season’s first two races. But Piastri’s drive was soon overshadowed by the post-race disqualification of Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.Hamilton, who had finished sixth, was disqualified for a technical infringement on his Ferrari, while Leclerc — who had crossed the line fifth — was punished for his car being underweight, as was Alpine’s Pierre Gasly.Piastri, who made a mistake that cost him the win at the Australian GP…

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal is receiving emergency hospital care after suffering a heart attack in a domestic T20 game in Dhaka.

Immigrant rights lawyers on Monday will urge a federal judge in San Francisco to delay two decisions by the Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that would prevent migrants from Venezuela from staying in the United States under the Temporary Protected Status program.The legal protections allow people from troubled nations like Haiti and Ukraine to live and work legally in the country. But under actions that Ms. Noem took in February, they would begin to expire for some Venezuelans, putting nearly 350,000 people at risk of deportation as early as April, and hundreds of thousands more later this year.At a hearing…

“POSITIVE SIGNAL” In its first wave of investment worth US$20 billion, Danantara will target projects in natural resources processing, artificial intelligence development, and energy and food security. The establishment of Danantara and concerns about the state’s substantive role in the economy were among the causes of a market selloff last week in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, according to some analysts, when the main stock index fell as much as 7 per cent, triggering a trading halt. Indonesian stocks tumbled on Monday to their lowest since August 2021, while the rupiah currency hit a three-week low as concerns over the country’s…

NewsFeedThe wife of detained Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has spoken out against allegations that he supports Hamas, calling the accusations by the US government “ridiculous” and “disgusting”.Published On 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025

Sherrod Brown is out of the Senate, but he is not done with politics.Mr. Brown, the Ohio Democrat who lost his bid for a fourth Senate term last year, announced on Monday that he was forming a nonprofit group called the Dignity of Work Institute. The group, he said in an interview, will aim to illustrate the plight of workers in a country where both major parties have forgotten their concerns.“Democrats have become seen as the compensate-the-betrayed party,” Mr. Brown said. “You know, you lost your job, we’ll give you some help. And Republicans are the reward-the-winners party. And that’s…

Cruise ships are returning to the tourist magnet Santorini after thousands of small earthquakes created a state of emergency on the Greek island.

WARNING: This story contains photos some may find graphic.A driver in Utah spent some time in the hospital over the weekend after hitting a turkey on the interstate, which sent it flying through the car’s windshield.The Garland Fire Department shared the story on its Facebook page on Saturday.DEER CRASHES THROUGH BUS WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVER CALMLY CONTINUES HIS ROUTE IN RHODE ISLAND  A Utah man is OK after a turkey crashed through his windshield while he was driving. (Garland Fire Department)”There are plenty of dangers when traveling at high speeds down the interstate. Including turkeys. Yes, you read that right,” the…

An Ontario court will hear arguments Monday from a Toronto supervised consumption site challenging the legality of a new provincial law that will soon shut down 10 such sites and prevent new ones from opening. The province passed legislation last year that banned consumption sites deemed too close to schools or daycares. The Neighbourhood Group, which runs the Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site in downtown Toronto, launched a lawsuit in December along with two people who use the space.“Safe consumption sites are not a perfect solution, but they are part of the solution,” the group’s lawyer, Carlo Di Carlo, said in an…