Court rejects claim challenging North Carolina map for diluting black vote

A federal appellate court on Thursday rejected an emergency challenge to North Carolina’s Republican-drawn legislative map, all but ensuring elections will go forward this year under contested lines drawn up in late 2023 that Democrats and voting rights advocates say were created to weaken Black representation. That means 2024 elections will go forward with a

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A Simple Favor 2: Here’s Everything We Know So Far About the Capri-Set Sequel Starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick

Fans of 2018’s bizarre crime caper A Simple Favor now have news worth raising a martini to: the gang is about to reunite for A Simple Favor 2, an equally madcap sequel. Here’s everything we know about the film: Who’s returning from the original A Simple Favor cast? On 27 March, it was confirmed that

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How to Invest in Mutual Funds: Types of Funds, Strategies

Mutual funds have long been a popular choice for first-time investors, and for good reason. These investment vehicles offer a simple, accessible, and diversified way to enter the investing world, making them a good option for many Americans. Given the many changes in the American economy in recent decades, including the steep drop in the

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ICJ orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza | United Nations News

In a set of new provisional measures, the World Court asked Israel to open more land crossings to allow aid into Gaza. Judges at the International Court of Justice have unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza.

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NYC takes first step towards unleashing robotaxis on city roads

The United States’ most populous city could soon have scores of autonomous vehicles (AVs) jockeying their way through bustling streets but they will have to do so with a human sitting behind the wheel. After years of relatively subdued AV testing, New York City this week announced new safety requirements and permitting guidelines for companies

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Sunak and Gove accused of caving in to lobbying in favour of landlords | Housing

Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove have been accused of caving in to Tory MPs lobbying in favour of landlords’ interests after it emerged that significant aspects of the renters’ reform bill are to be watered down. Changes will include an amendment to prevent tenants ending contracts in a tenancy’s first six months, and another casting

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Where Will Nvidia Be in 5 Years? A Year 4 Update to My 2020 Predictions

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been hot over the short and long terms. Shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader have returned a whopping 241% in just one year, and 21,320% over the 10-year period through March 27. (For context, the S&P 500 index returned 34% and 242%, respectively, over these periods.) Given these

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander surprisingly survived a second lunar night

View of the moon’s surface taken from the SLIM lander’s tilted position JAXA Most landers we send to the moon operate for a single lunar day – about two Earth weeks – before being overtaken and killed by the extreme cold of lunar night. But Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has now survived

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Port of Baltimore closure shuts down No. 2 US coal export hub

The closure of the Port of Baltimore due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could have major implications for coal exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after it was struck by a container ship, leading to a temporary shutdown of the port.

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The Download: The future of AI moviemaking, and what to know about plug-in hybrids

When OpenAI revealed its new generative video model, Sora, last month, it invited a handful of filmmakers to try it out. This week the company published the results: seven surreal short films that leave no doubt that the future of generative video is coming fast. The first batch of models that could turn text into

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Edisun Power Europe AG: Edisun Power shows record results with sales transactions

Edisun Power Europe AG / Key word(s): Annual ResultsEdisun Power Europe AG: Edisun Power shows record results with sales transactions 28-March-2024 / 07:00 CET/CESTRelease of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LRThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Zurich, March 28,

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