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Month: February 2022

‘Devastating implications’: GOP redistricting battles in Alabama and other states raise concerns about voter suppression

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Kenya Goodson, a 46-year-old Black woman from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has voted in every election since she was 19. But last week’s Supreme Court decision to allow Alabama’s new congressional map — which voting rights advocates say dilutes the power of Black voters — to remain in place has left Goodson, who

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Use of rape-kit DNA to probe other crimes shocks prosecutors

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco district attorney’s stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide. Advocates fear that the practice could affect victims’ willingness to come forward. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said

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Choi Min-Jeong: ‘Queen of Korean Short Track’ bounces back from tearful silver to defend women’s 1500m speed skating title

By Jack Bantock, CNN South Korean speed skater Choi Min-Jeong successfully defended her women’s 1,500m Olympic title in Beijing on Wednesday, easing the disappointment of being agonizingly pipped to 1,000m gold on Friday. Choi was pictured in tears after the Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting secured back-to-back 1,000m titles via a dramatic photo finish, missing out on

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Por qué los patinadores artísticos olímpicos no se marean

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los mejores patinadores artísticos giran a velocidades tan increíbles, de hasta seis revoluciones por segundo, que pueden hacer que incluso los espectadores se sientan un poco mareados. Los espectadores curiosos de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing tienen dudas al respecto. “¿Cómo hacen los patinadores artísticos para no marearse?” ha

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