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California and Texas Face Off in Redistricting Fight  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall explain how redistricting is playing out in both states and what the final outcome could look like.

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Members of Congress Seek to Expand Sports Diplomacy  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

With the United States hosting two sets of Olympic Games and the World Cup, lawmakers are pressing for the State Department to step up its sports diplomacy.

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Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.

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Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.

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Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Returns, Joyfully, 20 Years After Katrina  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for a different kind of adventure.

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4 Takeaways From Erik Menendez’s Parole Board Hearing  (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)

Lyle Menendez has his hearing Friday. Several of the concerns raised in denying parole to Erik suggest Lyle faces considerable hurdles in his own bid for release.

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Construction boss granted bail despite prison sentence for tax fraud plan  (Quelle: Just In)

George Alex was handed the sentence last December, after a six-month trial over a joint plan to defraud the tax office of more than $10 million.

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Murderer jailed for at least 24 years after setting victim on fire  (Quelle: Just In)

An Adelaide man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 24 years, after he was found guilty of murdering his friend and housemate by setting him on fire in 2021.

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Lactalis to purchase Fonterra in mega $3.4b dairy deal  (Quelle: Just In)

Global dairy business Lactalis is set to purchase New Zealand dairy company Fonterra for $3.4 billion in a deal that will see it become the largest dairy business in Australia.

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Victorian school teacher charged with soliciting child abuse material  (Quelle: Just In)

A teacher in regional Victoria has been charged with soliciting child abuse material, with his employer describing the alleged offending as “distressing” and “deeply concerning”.