Decision

Terri Sewell y Shomari Figures corren el riesgo de perder sus escaños en los distritos congresionales negros de Alabama tras el fallo. Los legisladores que representan los dos distritos congresionales negros de Alabama, quienes ahora corren el riesgo de perder sus escaños después de que la Corte Suprema diezmara efectivamente el Voting Rights Act, dijeron que la decisión envía a EE. UU. “hacia atrás”. El fallo de 6-3 en Louisiana v Callais el miércoles debilita una disposición clave del Voting Rights Act, abriendo la puerta para que los republicanos eliminen los distritos congresionales de mayoría-minoría en todo el sur, y los representantes Terri Sewell y Shomari Figures se encuentran en el punto de mira. Continuar leyendo...

La deserción es perjudicial para el prestigio de Saudi Arabia – y podría fortalecer la posición de US en la región. La decisión de United Arab Emirates de retirarse de Opec es tanto una decisión política como empresarial, y reavivará las disputas latentes entre UAE y Saudi Arabia – que habían sido encubiertas por su indignación compartida con Iran por sus ataques a los Gulf states desde el inicio de la guerra US-Israel contra Tehran. A corto plazo, dejar el cártel productor de petróleo al que se unió en 1967 le otorga a UAE la libertad de responder rápidamente a una perspectiva a largo plazo de suministros limitados y de maximizar beneficios. Pero es una decisión que UAE ha considerado antes, ya que las tensiones entre UAE y Saudi Arabia sobre las cuotas de producción han sido de larga data. Continuar leyendo...

River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA leading scientist has criticised an “appalling” New South Wales government agency decision to stop water flowing to wetlands in the state’s north-west, saying it was “absolutely crazy” that researchers had to scramble to save animals buried in drying mud.Guardian Australia reported on Saturday that turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep had died after Water NSW abruptly stopped flows to the Gwydir wetlands region near Moree in March. Continue reading...

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassadorOfficials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliamentFive key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US, an investigation by the Guardian can reveal.According to multiple sources, Mandelson was initially denied clearance in late January 2025 after a developed vetting process, a highly confidential background check by security officials. Continue reading...

• Ben Jealous has publicly opposed the NAACP board's decision to terminate his leadership, characterizing the move as "disheartening" and signaling his intent to challenge the removal. • The termination represents internal conflict within the nation's oldest civil rights organization over strategic direction and governance. • The leadership dispute within the NAACP reflects broader debates within civil rights organizations about activism, funding, and political alignment.

• A Fred Hutch Cancer Center graduate student presented over 25,000 measurements of influenza-fighting antibodies to WHO scientists via videoconference last fall. • The dataset, published in Virus Evolution, offers near real-time tracking of human immune responses to current flu strains, improving seasonal vaccine composition. • This method addresses gaps in traditional surveillance, potentially enhancing vaccine effectiveness against evolving viruses.

• A March 26 SCOTUSblog outside opinion by Neil Weare examines a Supreme Court ruling that permitted a president to redefine birthright citizenship, highlighting judicial deference in constitutional matters. • The piece critiques the court's approach to executive overreach on a core 14th Amendment right, drawing parallels to historical citizenship disputes. • It argues the decision sets a precedent for future policy changes via executive action without robust judicial checks.