Supreme Court upholds one person one vote nationwide
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld counting all residents when drawing election districts. The decision preserves equal representation, rejecting a push to base districts on eligible voters only. The ruling benefits urban areas and voting rights advocates, opposing a shift toward rural power.
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Panama Papers leak pulls back curtain on offshore tax schemes
Worldwide reaction followed revelations that Mossack Fonseca helped hundreds move wealth offshore through shell entities. Twelve current or former leaders and many politicians, business chiefs, and others named, with Russia linking Putin associates to over 2 billion in secret loans. Authorities considering probes amid denials.
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Europe EU begins sending migrants to Turkey
The European Union started deporting migrants from Lesbos and Chios to Turkey under a new deal. More than 200 people were sent back at dawn amid heavy security as Berlin and other capitals monitor the program. Most arrivals so far have not sought asylum, while others await possible future EU resettlement.
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Climate change to raise deaths and hospitalizations by 2080
A federal report projects hundreds of thousands of deaths and hospitalizations by 2080 due to climate change. It links heat, air pollution, and extreme weather to health impacts, notes crops could lose nutrition from higher CO2, and flags mental health risks from disasters. The study, by nearly 100 experts across eight agencies, informs new government initiatives.
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Woman killed as train hits car in Skokie Illinois
A southbound Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train struck a car at a grade crossing in Skokie injuring five train passengers and killing the car’s occupant. The crash occurred around 10 20 a m on East Prairie Road. A Nebraska woman who entered Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo enclosure and was bitten by a tiger pleaded guilty to trespassing and was fined 250 dollars.
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