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May 8 (Reuters) - A federal court ruled on Thursday that Alabama's Republican-led legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters when it approved a new electoral map in 2023 that ...

The global air pollution crisis was today laid bare in an interactive map revealing the catastrophic levels of toxic fumes in some regions—including parts of the UK. The World Health ...