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Mississippi residents in DeSoto County file lawsuit over majority-Black judicial subdistrict

Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation of majority-Black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit argues that when the Legislature redrew the state’s court districts, it gave DeSoto County an additional…

Some evacuation orders and street closures remain as work continues on a NYC high-rise that buckled

Crews have worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse NEW YORK — Crews worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after some of its columns buckled and floors…