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Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study

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Trade is shaping new global power relations: what this means for Africa

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West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed - why this is dangerous for food security

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