California Republicans file petition to stop special election on Newsom’s redistricting plan

[ad_1] California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is facing another bout of legal pushback, as state Republicans filed an emergency petition asking the California Supreme Court to block a November special election on the proposal. The redistricting measure, signed into law last week, would overhaul California’s congressional map to make five GOP-held districts more favorable…

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Sean “Diddy” Combs: The Verdict

[ad_1] A jury convicted Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related counts, but acquitted him of the more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking on Wednesday, following a 7-week trial. CBS News examines the high-profile federal trial in New York, the explosive testimonies, and what led to Comb’s arrest and federal charges in the one-hour…

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FEMA staff argue Trump administration’s cuts risk undoing progress since Hurricane Katrina

[ad_1] A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina. The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina’s 2005 landfall — sparking…

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