Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria’s Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights say they feel betrayed by Syria’s interim government.
Critics want the system used to trace accounts to be reformed so people do not miss out on prizes.
Manchester City buy back their former academy goalkeeper James Trafford from Burnley for what the Clarets say is a record fee for a British goalkeeper.
Lucy Hargreaves was on the sofa when three men burst into her home while her toddler cried upstairs.
Elon Musk says the company will bring back Vine’s archive of videos back online.
A damning report from the US Coast Guard says Oceangate, that owned and operated the Titan, failed to follow safety protocols.
Fights over Congressional maps never used to be this intense. On Tuesday, Texas Republicans voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state.
The GOP is trying to redraw house districts, and the proposed new map could give Republicans as many as five more House seats. That change could easily decide control of Congress.
This fight is rippling out to other states too with President Trump urging Republicans to follow the lead of Texas. And Democratic governors saying they might follow the same path.
Trump can be this transparent because there are no federal restrictions on redrawing districts for purely partisan gain. The Supreme Court said so in 2019.
Gerrymandering has been part of U.S. politics for hundreds of years. How did it become a bloodsport?
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