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SCOTUS Signals New Limits on Voting Rights Act

Louisiana redistricting case could lead to new voting maps across the South

(Newser) - The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it may further weaken the Voting Rights Act, as justices heard arguments in a Louisiana redistricting case that could reshape how race can be considered in drawing voting districts.
  • The case centers on whether states can use race at all when redrawing congressional maps
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Supreme Court to Weigh Louisiana Map, Future of Voting Rights

Outcome of high-stakes case could weaken Voting Rights Act

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes case over Louisiana's congressional map , a legal battle that could reshape the future of the Voting Rights Act nationwide. The consolidated cases—Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais—center on whether the state legislature's creation...

Feds: George Mason Breached Civil Rights in Hiring

Department demands policy overhaul, apology from university president over DEI practices

(Newser) - The Department of Education has determined that George Mason University violated federal civil-rights law by factoring race into hiring and promotion decisions, according to an announcement on Friday. The department's Office of Civil Rights concluded that the university's practices breached Title VI, which bars discrimination based on...

A Development for Whites Only Tests Fair-Housing Laws

New York Times visits the Return to the Land community in rural Arkansas

(Newser) - A housing development in rural Arkansas is looking for new people to settle within its 160 acres, but there's a catch: Applicants must be white and heterosexual, and there's a rigorous screening process that investigates both. The community in Ravenden is called Return to the Land, and it'...

The Competing Views on Those Sydney Sweeney Ads
The Competing Views on
Those Sydney Sweeney Ads
the rundown
Aug 1, 2025 12:22 PM CDT

The Competing Views on Those Sydney Sweeney Ads

One is that the jeans/genes campaign 'is just a pun, not a secret salute to white supremacy'

(Newser) - The week is about wrapped up, and it appears the Sydney Sweeney ad furor might be petering out. For those who missed it, Mike Bebernes at Yahoo Entertainment has a recap. "What started out as a buzzy commercial starring one of Hollywood's most in-demand actresses has quickly spiraled...

Linguist: It's Time to Ditch 'African American'
Linguist: It's Time
to Ditch 'African American'
OPINION
Jul 29, 2025 7:48 AM CDT

Linguist: It's Time to Ditch 'African American'

Just say 'Black,' suggests John McWhorter in a New York Times op-ed

(Newser) - John McWhorter is a linguist who describes himself as Black, not African American. In a New York Times op-ed, McWhorter makes the case that the latter term should be retired for good. For him, and he suspects a lot of others, the link to Africa has never felt right. The...

Man, 80, Sets Record for 'World's Toughest Race'

Bob Becker is oldest to finish grueling 135-mile Badwater run in Death Valley

(Newser) - At age 80, Bob Becker has become the oldest person to finish the Badwater 135, an ultramarathon often dubbed the "world's toughest race." The grueling course traverses 135 miles of California's Death Valley, with temperatures hitting 118 degrees Fahrenheit at the starting line, per CBS...

These Running Shoes Keep Breaking the Rules

Brands push past height limits as demand, disqualifications rise

(Newser) - A decade after Nike's "super shoes" revolutionized distance running, a new trend is grabbing the sport's attention: running shoes with soles even higher than what's allowed in official races—despite an explicit 40mm (about 1.6 inches) rule set by World Athletics. Brands like Adidas...

This Adventure Race Definitely Isn't for the Weak
This Adventure Race
Definitely Isn't for the Weak
LONGFORM
Mar 16, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

This Adventure Race Definitely Isn't for the Weak

Doug Bock Clark details what it was like taking part in 30-hour, 120-mile slog during Hurricane Helene

(Newser) - When Doug Bock Clark set out with two pals in September to take part in the Adventure Racing Association's National Championships, an overnight adventure race held in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest, the rules seemed fairly straightforward: Travel 120 miles and find as many of the 50 checkpoints...

Dungeons & Dragons Rule Changes Cause Big Drama

'Race' is now 'species' in classic role-playing game, plus more rules updates

(Newser) - For years, Dungeons & Dragons players started off their epic fantasy campaigns by choosing a race and a class. For races, think "biology," like human, elf, halfling, or dwarf. For classes, think "job," like fighter, wizard, rogue, or cleric. But in the first significant change to...

She Previously Marked 'White' on Census. Now, a Change

US changes race and ethnicity categories, adds one for 'Middle Eastern and North African'

(Newser) - For the first time in 27 years, the US government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) heritage. The revisions to the minimum categories...

Race Honors Paris' Celebrated Waiters
Race Salutes Paris'
Famed Waiters
Mar 25, 2024 1:08 PM CDT

Race Salutes Paris' Famed Waiters

Apparently by making them walk a mile and a quarter carrying coffee, water, croissant

(Newser) - Usain Bolt's sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world's fastest human likely wouldn't have been so quick while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup, and a glass of water through the streets of Paris without spilling it everywhere. France'...

Centuries-Old English Race Is Most Delicious

Olney's pancake race dates to 1445

(Newser) - Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves, and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in the English town of Olney—frying pans in hand. At "Go," they sprinted through the streets, trying not to drop their pancakes as they...

Pink Has a Feisty Response to Florida Book Bans

Singer will give out thousands of banned or restricted books at Miami, Sunrise concerts this week

(Newser) - Groups and individuals have said they're boycotting visits to Florida and refusing to hold events in the Sunshine State due to Gov. Ron DeSantis' new laws on gender-affirming care, abortion, gun ownership, and teaching race- and LGBTQ+-themed subjects in school, among others. Pink is taking a different tack: The...

Ever Wanted to Race Through a Bog? No? Keep Moving
Well, This Is an
Unusual Contest
Aug 29, 2023 11:25 AM CDT

Well, This Is an Unusual Contest

Ever wanted to snorkel your way through 120 yards of a Welsh peat bog?

(Newser) - If slogging through mud potentially infected with bacteria doesn't seem like a good idea to you, this will probably also fail your survival test: Intrepid athletes donned snorkels and slithered through slime over the weekend during one of Britain's quirkiest sporting events, the World Bog Snorkeling Championships. The...

After Muddy Endurance Race, a 'Disgusting' Development

More than 100 participants say they got bacterial infections after Tough Mudder event in California

(Newser) - At the end of the Tough Mudder obstacle races held worldwide, participants are usually treated to a turkey leg, a cold beer, and the satisfaction of having completed a difficult task. In one such event in California's Sonoma County earlier this month, however, more than 100 participants say they...

Dems Slam GOP Congressman for Using 'Offensive' Term

Arizona Rep. Eli Crane earned House rebuke for calling Black Americans 'colored people' in debate

(Newser) - A freshman Republican congressman received an official rebuke on Thursday for the way he referenced Black Americans during a floor debate. The incident happened Thursday as GOP Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona tried to promote an amendment he'd proposed to the National Defense Authorization Act, one in which the...

Runner's Last-Minute Goof Costs Her Thousands

The finish line was straight ahead; Senbere Teferi turned right

(Newser) - Senbere Teferi's resume has some big-name races on it. The 28-year-old Ethiopian runner placed second in the 5000m at the 2015 World Athletics Championships and finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the same race at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. But one win she seemed almost sure to snag...

Landmark Ruling Delivers Blow to Affirmative Action

Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions policies at colleges

(Newser) - The Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling on Thursday against affirmative action, reports the Wall Street Journal . In a 6-3 ruling that split along the court's usual ideological lines, the justices struck down admissions policies that took race into account at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, per...

GOP Senator at Committee Hearing: 'I Don't Want Reality'

Sen. Markwayne Mullin draws laughs while discussing the teaching of race in schools

(Newser) - A Republican senator was trying to draw attention to a book about race taught in schools, but he instead made himself a laughingstock Wednesday during a committee hearing on child care. During a testy exchange, Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin told a witness that "I don't want reality,"...

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