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Supreme Court likely to limit key part of Voting Rights Act after hearing arguments in LA redistricting case

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to curb the use of race as a factor in creating voting districts, signaling a potential narrowing of how the Voting Rights Act is applied to race-based redistricting. On Wednesday, the...Read More

Government shutdown enters third week; federal judge temporarily blocks firing of federal workers

The federal government shutdown entered its third week on Wednesday, after the Senate failed to advance a House-passed GOP bill to fund the government for the ninth time. With no breakthrough in negotiations, House Speaker Mike Johnson...Read More

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal in $1.4B Sandy Hook defamation case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from right-wing commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, effectively upholding a $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him for spreading false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School...Read More

President Trump meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei at White House

President Donald Trump met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday, just days after Washington approved a major financial support package aimed at stabilizing Argentina’s struggling economy. As Milei arrived, reporters asked Trump if he had a...Read More

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See Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow in trailer for ‘Marty Supreme’

A24 is previewing the film Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Josh Safdie. Chalamet portrays ping pong player Marty Mauser, described as “a young man with a dream no one respects,” who...Read More

Owen Wilson’s ‘Stick’ renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+

Apple TV+ has renewed the Owen Wilson-led series ‘Stick’ for a second season. Stick premiered on June 4, starring Wilson as Pryce Cahill (nicknamed Stick) who is 20 years past his professional golf career after a public...Read More

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ to premiere October 26th on HBO Max

HBO Max is previewing the prequel series ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’. The horror-drama’s first season features nine episodes, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the supernatural, child-killing clown Pennywise. Based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel IT,...Read More