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GOP聽 redistricting push blocked in Alabama and South Carolina. President Donald Trump鈥檚 push for Republican-led states to draw electoral maps ahead of November's midterm elections met setbacks 鈥媜n Tuesday. Several Republican 鈥宻tate senators in South Carolina voted with Democrats to abandon a new plan aimed at dismantling the U.S. House district held by James Clyburn, a Black Democrat first elected to the seat more than three decades ago. Separately, a panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama Republicans from installing a new map that would eliminate one of the state's two districts with major Black populations. The judges ruled that state lawmakers intentionally discriminated against Black voters in reconfiguring the boundaries. In Florida, meanwhile, a judge denied a temporary injunction against a redistricting plan that could give Republican four additional congressional seats in November while a lawsuit challenging the map moves forward.聽鈥� Reuters and staff

Israel targeted new Hamas leader in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said airstrikes in Gaza City killed Mohammed Odeh, whom they called 鈥渙ne of the architects鈥� of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by the militant group that triggered two years of war. In Lebanon, meanwhile, Israel's military clashed with the militant group Hezbollah along the strategic Litani river in Lebanon. The volley of strikes from both sides came just days before Lebanese and Israeli delegations were to meet for talks in Washington. 鈥� The Associated Press

Record-breaking temperatures continued across Western Europe. London registered its highest temperatures in a century when the mercury hit 35.1 degrees C (95.2 degrees F) this week, while France recorded new monthly highs for May. Forecasters say the unprecedented temperatures are due to a 鈥渉eat dome鈥� originating in North Africa and are expected to last through the end of the week.聽鈥� Staff

NASA unveiled moon base plans. NASA officials detailed a three-phase approach on Tuesday to developing a permanent moon base. Equipment is set to be delivered to the lunar south pole this year. Human habitation and semi-permanent infrastructure will begin in 2029, and "sustained human presence" with continuous surface activity is slated for 2032. More than a dozen missions will be announced before the end of 2026, said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, 鈥渁s we return, build the base, and never give up the moon again.鈥� 鈥� Staff

Justice Department sued UCLA for alleged antisemitism. The Department of Justice claimed that the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) showed 鈥渄eliberate indifference鈥� after Jewish students were 鈥減hysically assaulted, injured, excluded from campus, and deprived of educational opportunities鈥� on campus. In March, the administration sued Harvard University for alleged Title VI violations related to a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli students. Harvard said it has taken steps to address the root causes of antisemitism while embracing and respecting its Jewish and Israeli community.聽鈥� Staff

Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts formed first ride-share union in the US. Massachusetts became the first state to grant ride-share drivers unionization rights after 54% of voters backed a statewide ballot initiative in 2024. The App Drivers Union will represent some 70,000 drivers. In statements, Uber and Lyft indicated willingness to negotiate with the union. Similar efforts are underway in other states: California app drivers gained the right to unionize this year, and the Illinois legislature is mulling a similar initiative. 鈥� Staff

Most Americans know Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 story. But the historical guides at his home come to know him on a deeper level, connecting with his principles of fairness and his rise from the ordinary.

A whirl of mixed signals is surrounding the U.S.-Iran negotiations, with new airstrikes and demands emerging despite talk of progress. What is clear, however, is that a bloc of Mideast middle powers has become more assertive in pushing the sides toward a ceasefire.

Sanctions have been perhaps聽迟丑别听go-to geopolitical tool for the West over the past several decades. But as heavily sanctioned countries such as Russia and Iran keep pursuing their goals, many wonder: Are sanctions effective?

The U.S. government says Cuba is a 鈥渘ational security threat.鈥� President Donald Trump has even mentioned a 鈥渇riendly takeover鈥� of the island. Here鈥檚 what Cubans, in their own voices, say they want for the future.

Texas鈥� polarizing attorney general easily bested the veteran senator, underscoring President Donald Trump鈥檚 sway with GOP voters. November鈥檚 general election, against Democrat James Talarico, may be a tighter race.

Our reporter jumps into a housing search in one of the most expensive rental markets in the country. He learns that staying on budget is no easy feat.

For months, the Trump administration has aimed various types of punishing force at the regime in Havana to free the Cuban people: An oil blockade. Criminal charges against the dominant leader, Ra煤l Castro. The deployment of an aircraft carrier and its strike group in the Caribbean Sea, hinting at an invasion.

Much of this strategy has been driven by influential Cuban Americans who have long sought retribution against the island鈥檚 communist rulers. 鈥淚t will be difficult to completely control the impulse for revenge that some Cubans may feel during a transition,鈥� an opposition leader, Jos茅 Daniel Ferrer, told Cuban news outlet 14ymedio in January.

Yet another force might be strengthening among the political opposition, one that could erode the regime from within, official by official. It entails ridding oneself of thoughts of revenge and, as respected dissident and former political prisoner 脫scar El铆as Biscet puts it, loving one鈥檚 adversaries.

鈥淚 have acquired the capacity to love them because in this way we do away with violence, wrath, vengeance, hatred and substitute them with justice and forgiveness,鈥� Dr. Biscet wrote in 1999.

As Dr. Biscet鈥檚 ideas have become more widely accepted among Cubans, they are seen as key to laying the groundwork for democracy. 鈥淲e are not going to build a fraternal, humane, prosperous, and civilized Cuba on the basis of 鈥榓n eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,鈥欌�� Mr. Ferrer said, 鈥渂ecause, as someone already said, we would all end up blind and toothless.鈥�

During his more than 12 years as a political prisoner, Mr. Ferrer found out the practical side of loving one鈥檚 enemies and how it dissipates the fear that is the regime鈥檚 glue. His genuine affection for military officers and others who ran the prison led them to open up to him about their dislike of the government.

He told them, 鈥淥ur fight was also for them and their families. I told them there was no intention of settling scores or seeing them as enemies to be persecuted.鈥�

鈥淲hen you get to know the police officer, the soldier, the civil servant; when you establish trust with them and guarantee that what they say won鈥檛 be overheard, you reach one conclusion: The regime has no one who supports it.鈥�

For many seeking democracy in Cuba, being kind to one鈥檚 adversaries does not mean there will not be accountability for those who committed the worst atrocities. Yet, when so many Cubans have supported the regime in one way or another, the line between victims and perpetrators has become blurred. Some mix of truth-telling and forgiveness is needed.

Or as Joe Garcia, a Cuban American and former U.S. House member from Florida, told the OnCuba news outlet: 鈥淛ustice implies the future. Revenge doesn鈥檛. Revenge doesn鈥檛 care what happens the next day.鈥�