5 things to know for Dec. 5: Boat strikes, Congressional map, Vladimir Putin, DC pipe bomber, Eurovision boycott

The draw for next year’s World Cup will begin at 12 p.m. ET today, with billions of soccer fans around the globe expected to tune in. President Donald Trump will attend the ceremony at the Kennedy ...
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Louisiana urges Supreme Court to quickly resolve congressional map fight in emergency request

Louisiana officials asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene in the ongoing legal fight over the state’s congressional districts, urging the high court to quickly resolve a dispute that has ...
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Voters suing over Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts call map ‘morally repugnant’

A group of mostly White voters that is challenging Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts called the map “morally repugnant” in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday. The high court is ...