Florida

• Vote उसी दिन आया है जिस दिन US supreme court ने Voting Rights Act के एक प्रमुख प्रावधान को वापस ले लिया है • Florida legislature ने एक नए congressional map को मंजूरी दी है जिसका उद्देश्य राज्य में Republicans के लाभ को अधिकतम करना है, जो उस राष्ट्रीय redistricting लड़ाई का हिस्सा है जिसे Donald Trump ने इस साल के midterms से पहले शुरू किया था। • यह वोट गवर्नर Ron DeSantis द्वारा अपना प्रस्ताव पेश करने के ठीक दो दिन बाद और उसी दिन आया जब US supreme court ने Voting Rights Act के एक प्रमुख प्रावधान को वापस ले लिया।

• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ने नए congressional district maps पेश किए जो House में अतिरिक्त Democratic सीटों को खत्म कर सकते हैं। • यह redistricting प्रस्ताव Democratic incumbents वाले क्षेत्रों को लक्षित करता है, जिससे 2026 midterms से पहले संघर्ष और तेज हो गया है। • Republicans इसे House बहुमत बनाए रखने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण मानते हैं, जबकि Democrats voter suppression रणनीति की चेतावनी दे रहे हैं।

• 7 वर्षीय बच्ची से जुड़े Tampa-area के मामले में genealogical DNA द्वारा पहचान होने के बाद अमेरिकी संदिग्ध को दक्षिण-पूर्व एशिया में हिरासत में लिया गया • अधिकारियों के अनुसार, 1989 में Florida में एक 7 वर्षीय बच्ची के अपहरण और यौन शोषण के आरोपी व्यक्ति को हाल ही में Philippines में गिरफ्तार किया गया है • Philippines सरकार ने एक बयान में कहा कि संरक्षित DNA और genealogical research की मदद से जांचकर्ता Young Tom Talmadge (69) को Tampa-area मामले में संदिग्ध के रूप में पहचानने में सफल रहे। आगे पढ़ें...

• Florida's KidCare expansion remains stalled in legal limbo since February 2024, preventing coverage for more children. • Uninsured children in the state have risen to 400,000, one of the highest tallies nationwide. • Delay exacerbates access issues as federal funds await resolution, impacting low-income families significantly.

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm electionsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, on Monday unveiled his proposal for redistricting his state’s congressional maps, a move he hopes will net his party up to four additional House seats in November’s midterm elections.The long-awaited reveal, which will be debated during a special session of Florida’s legislature called by DeSantis beginning Tuesday, is the latest, and possibly final, act of a nationwide “gerrymandering” battle for control of Congress sparked by Donald Trump that looks increasingly to be moving back in Republicans’ favor. Continue reading...

Hisham Abugharbieh has been charged in the deaths of his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriendSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe man charged with killing two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh allegedly asked ChatGPT about what happens if a person has been put in a garbage bag and “thrown in a dumpster”, according to prosecutors in a court filing.He also allegedly bought duct tape and trash bags in the days leading up to the students’ disappearance. Continue reading...

Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majorityFlorida begins a special session on Tuesday in what may be the last front of the redistricting war before the 2026 election, with Republicans trying to redraw maps to pick up more seats in Congress.Lawmakers enter the session in Tallahassee cloaked in mystery, with no preview of a proposed map to consider and no clear path for Republicans to increase their representation in what appears to be a hostile year for their party. Continue reading...