North Carolina GOP's redistricting effort sparks pushback

Democrats and voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the North Carolina Republican’s redistricting efforts, accusing the proposed new map of specifically discriminating against black voters. Tar Heel State Republicans announced they were moving forward with new congressional lines earlier this year, and the new map was approved in mid-October. The map targets Rep….

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Federal lawsuit brought by Iowa college athletes dismissed

adam ritenbergNovember 6, 2025, 12:07 pm ET to close college football reporter; Joined ESPN in 2008. Graduated from Northwestern University. A federal lawsuit brought by more than 35 Iowa college athletes against state investigators was dismissed Wednesday, as a judge ruled that investigators were immune in obtaining athletes’ sports betting data, even though their search…

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