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Where the House redistricting battle stands heading into 2026 midterms

Where the House redistricting battle stands heading into 2026 midterms

It’s been a long six weeks for Democrats in the redistricting wars. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. By the end of April, the party had drawn enough Democratic-leaning seats to turn the back-and-forth over new congressional maps for the midterms that President Donald Trump had started a year earlier into roughly a wash. Then the courts acted: The U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to Republican-led states in the South to eliminating majority-Black districts held by Democrats. A week later, the Virginia Supreme Court blocked the state from implementing a new map favoring Democrats that voters had approved in a special election. Now, with the general election five months away, the 2026 redistricting dust is beginning to settle. In total, 10 states have implemented new congressional boundaries over the past year, with Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee most recently taking action following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. Litigation is still ongoing in several states, but under the new maps, Republicans are …

Lucian Freud Spent Years Denying This Painting Was His. Now It’s Heading to a Museum

Lucian Freud Spent Years Denying This Painting Was His. Now It’s Heading to a Museum

A portrait Lucian Freud spent years insisting was not his will go on public display for the first time this summer after researchers uncovered evidence that appears to prove he painted it after all. The work, Man in a Black Scarf, will be shown in “Benton End: A Paradise of Pollen and Paint” at London’s Garden Museum, according to The Guardian. Freud painted the portrait in 1939 while studying at the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Hadleigh, Suffolk. The sitter is believed to be John Jameson, heir to the Jameson whiskey family.  Related Articles The painting’s journey to a museum wall has taken nearly four decades. In 1985, Christie’s cataloged the work as a Freud. Then Freud said it wasn’t, and the auction house changed its mind. He continued to deny the painting throughout his life.  Part of the dispute appears to have had less to do with paint and canvas than old grudges. According to Jon Lys Turner, who inherited the work, Freud had a falling out with Denis Wirth-Miller and Richard Chopping, fellow students at …

Passengers ‘thrown out of their seats’ on speeding train heading to Nottingham

Passengers ‘thrown out of their seats’ on speeding train heading to Nottingham

Passengers on a train to Nottingham were ‘thrown out of their seats’, resulting in injuries, during an over-speeding rail incident. The train, operated by Northern, reached speeds as high as 70mph in a 30mph zone, also causing some passengers to fall to the floor. The incident happened at 1.47pm on May 4, as the 12.09pm service from Leeds to Nottingham was passing through the Trowell North and South junctions in Nottinghamshire. At the junctions, the train was routed over five sets of points for a diverging route which had a permitted speed of 30mph (48km/h). The train traversed the first set of points at 70mph (112km/h) and was still travelling at 45mph (72km/h) when it reached the last set of points. Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the signals on approach to the junctions were displaying the correct indications for the diverging route. Due to the high speed, the train lurched sideways, causing some passengers to be thrown from their seats and others to fall to the floor. This resulted in a number of minor …

Russian ship that sank near Spain ‘was likely heading to North Korea with nuclear reactor parts’

Russian ship that sank near Spain ‘was likely heading to North Korea with nuclear reactor parts’

A Russian cargo ship that sank after a series of explosions 17 months ago was likely headed to North Korea carrying nuclear submarine reactors, according to a report. The Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain on 23 December 2024, shortly before midnight. The explosions and sinking of the vessel sparked concerns and curiosity due to its long voyage and Russia taking over operations as soon as another warship arrived. The 142-metre-long vessel, also known as Sparta 3 and owned by the Russian state-linked Oboronlogistics, departed from St Petersburg and was bound for Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East, carrying two large manhole covers, 129 empty shipping containers, and two large Liebherr cranes. Two crew members were killed, and 14 were evacuated on a lifeboat. They later said that three explosions had occurred near the ship’s engine room. Ursa Major departed from St Petersburg and was bound for Vladivostok (Reuters) Spanish authorities immediately launched an operation to assist the vessel after it sent a distress call at 12.53pm, dispatching a helicopter, …

NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters

NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few steps away from reality. Now NASA says that changes in 2028. The agency plans to launch Space Reactor-1 Freedom, or SR-1 Freedom, before the end of that year on a mission to Mars called Skyfall. NASA describes it as the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft. The mission will carry three small helicopters meant to explore a possible human landing site on the Martian surface. Yet the most important payload may be the machine pushing the spacecraft there. At the center of the mission is a fission reactor tied to a propulsion system called nuclear electric propulsion, or NEP. Instead of relying on sunlight, the reactor generates heat, that heat becomes electricity, and the electricity powers highly efficient electric thrusters. In practical terms, that gives a spacecraft a steady way to move through deep space without depending on large solar arrays. Space Reactor-1 Freedom key systems at a glance (notional concept). (CREDIT: NASA) That matters because …

Why iPhone Prices Are Heading Toward a Record High

Why iPhone Prices Are Heading Toward a Record High

The cost of future iPhone models is expected to increase, influenced by rising global demand for key components such as storage and RAM. This trend is largely driven by the growing need for AI servers, which are reshaping the tech industry. As a consumer, understanding these changes is essential, as they will likely impact Apple’s pricing strategies and your next iPhone purchase. Below is a detailed exploration of the factors behind these shifts and their implications for you. Why Component Costs Are Rising The surge in demand for AI servers has created a ripple effect across the tech supply chain, significantly increasing the cost of critical components like NAND flash storage and DRAM. AI servers require vast amounts of memory and storage to process complex algorithms, and suppliers are prioritizing these high-demand components. This prioritization has led to higher production costs for companies like Apple, Samsun,g and Google, which depend on these components for their premium devices. For Apple, the rising costs of NAND flash and DRAM directly impact iPhone manufacturing. The company relies heavily …

Law Roach Heading to Cannes as Magnum’s “Taste Architect”

Law Roach Heading to Cannes as Magnum’s “Taste Architect”

Law Roach is heading to the Cannes Film Festival. The “image architect” is lending his talents to ice cream brand Magnum, which has appointed him the first ever “Taste Architect.” In the role, Roach will act as creative director of the brand’s Cannes activation — always a high-profile stop on the Croisette with a custom beachfront club where Magnum hosts events and parties — in addition to overseeing the design and curation of an inaugural runway presentation “in celebration of the House of Magnum.” It will all take place at Palais Stéphanie on the Croisette from May 13-22, during which House of Magnum will be open daily culminating in an annual VIP party with a roster of talent. As part of the Magnum moment amid the festival, the brand is launching a global competition in collaboration with TikTok that invites emerging stylists and “pleasure seekers” to show “What I’d Wear in Cannes.” Per Magnum, participants will be tasked with styling themselves “through the lens of their favorite Magnum flavor” and share their look on TikTok by tagging …

The migrants heading from Belgium to Britain… with a helping hand from the French

The migrants heading from Belgium to Britain… with a helping hand from the French

On the Belgian coast during two world wars, thousands of British soldiers lost their lives. In Coxyde Military Cemetery, more than 1,500 valiant souls are laid to rest. Men like Gunner A W Loney, of the Royal Field Artillery, who was 20 when he died at Passchendaele. Next to his grave lies that of a 19-year-old soldier killed in the relentless shelling and sniping around Ypres. These men made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our borders. Today, standing amid the rows of white gravestones as the spring sunshine lights up the names engraved on them, it is hard not to wonder what they would have made of the invasion that is under way today. Across the road from the cemetery is an accommodation centre for illegal immigrants. Sooner or later, some will be heading to the UK. Belgium is the new front in Britain’s losing battle against migrants. In recent weeks, more than 20 small boats have left the beaches of West Flanders for the UK. In previous years, there were no more than two …