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After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?  NPR Judge allows Tennessee map favoring Republicans to move ahead  Axios Judge denies Democrats’ motion for restraining order in redistricting lawsuit  WREG.com Tennessee’s new congressional map faces legal challenges over minority voting power  WTVC Memphis redistricting brings Tennessee’s racist past present | Opinion  USA Today source

Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds  NPR Nearly 1 in 5 mortgage purchase requests come from Gen Z applicants  Scotsman Guide How Gen Z is Tackling the Housing Affordability Challenge  TechBullion source

Even Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Think His Convictions Would Be Overturned  The New York Times South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son  Yahoo Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction is gone. Here’s what that means for a retrial  CNN She torpedoed the Murdaugh verdict. Here’s what became of ex-Colleton County clerk Becky Hill.  Post […]

Five Italians die in Maldives cave-diving accident  CNN Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives  BBC 5 tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident as authorities search water for bodies  CBS News Oxygen toxicity, panic may have led to deaths of 5 tourists on scuba dive in Maldives: experts  New York Post Mystery over deaths of five […]

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded  AP News Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province  BBC Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo  The Guardian Ebola in Congo Linked to 65 Deaths, Spurring Regional Alarm  Bloomberg.com What to know about new Ebola […]