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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Louisiana officials suspended congressional races this week after the Supreme Court invalidated the state's congressional map. Aubrey Uhaws of Member Station WWNO reports candidates and voters are now challenging the decision. Multiple lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts. Plaintiffs argue Louisiana's governor doesn't have the authority to cancel elections and challeng theed move on the federal grounds. Absentee ballots have already been distributed and in some cases returned. In a statement, Louisiana's attorney general said the state had to suspend house races after the Supreme Court ruled its current map. And a lower court told the state this week it can't use the map for any election. The governor's executive order asks the legislature to approve a new map quickly so House primaries can be held in time for the November election. Early voting starts Saturday. For NPR News, I'm Aubrey Yuhas in New Orleans. China's ambassador to the UN is urging Iran and the U. S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and he says if the waterways still closed when President Trump visits China, this will be a major theme of the trip, as NPR's Michelle Kellaman reports. The rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, China's Ambassador Fu Tsong, says the Strait of Hermuz needs to open as quickly as possible. And that actually act
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- 1 (00:04) **Louisiana Suspends Congressional Races After Supreme Court Ruling** - The state canceled House races after the Supreme Court invalidated its congressional map, prompting lawsuits and voter confusion.
- 2 (01:02) **China’s UN Ambassador Urges Reopening of Strait of Hormuz** - Fu Tsong calls on both Iran and the U.S. to lift restrictions, and says the issue will dominate President Trump’s upcoming visit to China.
- 3 (01:59) **Exxon’s Profits Look Smaller on Paper Due to Oil Price Spike** - Soaring oil prices create accounting mismatches where paper losses on trades obscure real-world profit gains from physical sales.
- 4 (02:50) **Gasoline Prices Rise Again** - The national average for a gallon of regular gas increased another 8 percent this week, reaching $4.39.
- 5 (03:00) **Trump to Raise EU Car Tariffs to 25 Percent Next Week** - The move would escalate trade tensions, breaking from the 15% tariff level set in last summer’s deal with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- 6 (03:22) **Mali Reeling From Militant Attacks and Road Blockades** - The Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM group has blockaded roads to several cities, including the capital Bamako, and authorities in neighboring Burkina Faso are on alert.
- 7 (04:20) **Oscars Release New AI Rules Emphasizing Human Authorship** - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stresses humans must be at the center of creative work, but does not ban AI outright.
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