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Illinois Sued Over Allegedly Using Race As A Factor In Congressional Map Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A public interest law firm announced Monday it was suing Illinois over its use of race in drawing congressional maps. The lawsuit accuses the state of violating the 15th Amendment, which prohibits government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling, which found district boundaries drawn primarily with racial considerations are unconstitutional. The Public Interest...

BRICS Urges 'Maximum Restraint' As US-Iran War Tests Unity At New Delhi Summit Authored by News Desk via The Cradle, The BRICS group of nations adopted a joint declaration on 12 September, expressing "deep concern" over the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran and urging "maximum restraint" as part of a "multilateral approach" that respects national viewpoints. (Photo credit: BRICS) The declaration was adopted on the first day of the BRICS leaders' annual summit in New Delhi. "We express deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in Middle East/West Asia and, recalling...

Chinese EVs Absent From U.S. Roads, But Parts Under The Hood Are Alarming For good reason, U.S. policymakers have resisted opening the domestic auto market to a flood of cheap, gasoline-powered Chinese cars and EVs. Such a move would crush Detroit into even more misery. It would accelerate the hollowing out of the nation's industrial base (something Europe willingly did), further degrade suppliers, and weaken the country's ability to convert truck production lines to tank production in wartime. However, while Chinese-made cars remain absent from U.S. highways, there has been a...