⚖️ Supreme Court takes up case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act
The justices will hear a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map that tests how race can be considered in redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling could reshape representation for minority voters nationwide and set new guardrails for mapmaking before 2026 races.
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📈 Stocks jump as trade tensions cool and chipmakers rally
What changed since last week’s selloff: U.S. markets rebounded Monday, with the S&P 500 up 1.56 percent and the Nasdaq up 2.21 percent, after the White House struck a softer tone on China and officials flagged a possible Trump–Xi meeting. Tech led the gains, easing fears that a spiraling trade fight would hit earnings and investment.
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🌧️ Deadly Mexico floods leave at least 64 dead, 65 missing
Days of torrential rain triggered floods and landslides across several states, damaging about 100,000 homes and key infrastructure. Troops and rescue teams are racing to reach isolated communities and to prevent disease outbreaks as waters recede.
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🛢️ IEA projects big oil surplus next year as output ramps
The International Energy Agency lifted its supply forecasts and now expects global oil supply to outpace demand by nearly 4 million barrels per day in 2026 as OPEC+ restores barrels and producers like the U.S., Brazil, and Guyana expand. That points to a softer price outlook and could ripple into inflation, energy bills, and budget planning for oil-reliant countries.
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🤖 Google plans $15 billion AI data center hub in India
Alphabet’s Google will invest about $15 billion over five years to build a 1-gigawatt AI infrastructure campus in Visakhapatnam, its largest such hub outside the United States. The move underscores the global race to expand data and compute capacity as AI demand surges.
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