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US Supreme Court won’t halt ruling that blocked Alabama electoral map | #elections | #alabama

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by Alabama officials to halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, likely […]

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Alabama

Republican DeSantis faces risks in debate against Democrat Newsom amid struggling US presidential bid | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Governor of U.S. state of California Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Beijing, China October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will use a televised debate against California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday night to try to prove he’s the best […]

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Mayor

Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow destroyed – Moscow mayor

Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s air defence systems destroyed a Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said early on Sunday. “Preliminarily, there is no damage or casualties as a result of falling debris,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency services are on the scene.” The drone […]

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Arkansas

Exclusive: Exxon aims to begin lithium production by 2026 in Arkansas

[1/2]Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 11 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is set to unveil its long-awaited lithium strategy on Monday with an announcement that it aims to start production of the […]

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Alabama

US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for moving 30,000 […]

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Alabama

South Carolina Democrat’s House bid runs through US Supreme Court | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore poses on the grounds of the International African American Museum where he served as founding president and CEO in Charleston, South Carolina in an undated photograph. Moore is vying to unseat Republican incumbent Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Ashley… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more WASHINGTON, Oct […]

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Alaska

Pilot error led to Alaska crash killing billionaire Petr Kellner, NTSB says | #alaska | #politics

An undated handout picture shows Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, posing for a photograph. PPF Group/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The March 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska that killed billionaire Petr Kellner and four others was likely caused by pilot […]

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Mayor

Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor

Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]

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Alabama

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Alabama officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, escalating a legal […]

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Alabama

Alabama to ask US Supreme Court to keep Republican-drawn electoral map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sept 5 (Reuters) – Alabama’s Republican-backed congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents’ voting power and must be redrawn, a panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday, a decision that the state said it would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. That appeal plan escalated the stakes of a judicial decision that boosted Democratic chances […]

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