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12:48am, 29th April, 2019

Map of landmines - How Brexit might help the Scottish independence quest

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's plans to lead her nation to independence from the United Kingdom have been muddled by Brexit, but the whirlwind at the centre of British politics may yet advance her cause.

10:10am, 28th April, 2019

UK

Map of landmines: How Brexit might help the Scottish independence quest

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's plans to lead her nation to independence from the United Kingdom have been muddled by Brexit, but the whirlwind at the centre of British politics may yet advance her cause.

Engineering elections? U.S. top court examines electoral map manipulation

6:56am, 22nd March, 2019

US

Engineering elections? U.S. top court examines electoral map manipulation

Before the Republican-led state legislature divided their city and even their college campus into two different districts in a bid to boost the party's election chances, students like recent graduate Vashti Smith could vote for the Democratic U....

Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map

2:00am, 6th March, 2019

World

Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map

The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday.

U.S. Supreme Court turns away Pennsylvania electoral map dispute

9:11am, 29th October, 2018

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court turns away Pennsylvania electoral map dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state's top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans.

U.S. court says North Carolina gerrymander is illegal, seeks new congressional map

6:00am, 28th August, 2018

US

U.S. court says North Carolina gerrymander is illegal, seeks new congressional map

A federal court ruled on Monday that North Carolina Republicans illegally drew up U.S. congressional districts in the state to benefit their party, suggesting that new lines be crafted before November's election.

U.S., European allies map out larger role for F-35 fighter

6:20pm, 23rd July, 2018

Business

U.S., European allies map out larger role for F-35 fighter

Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is arriving in growing numbers in Europe, and is poised to play a much broader role in missile defense and other warfare plans than conventional fighters, according to U.S. and European officials.

Pooh's original Hundred-Acre Wood map sells for auction record

10:05am, 10th July, 2018

UK

Pooh's original Hundred-Acre Wood map sells for auction record

The original map of Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood by artist E.H. Shepard was bought for a record-breaking 430,000 pounds ($570,137) on Tuesday, auctioneers Sotheby's said.

Supreme Court sidesteps major rulings on electoral map manipulation

12:26pm, 18th June, 2018

US

Supreme Court sidesteps major rulings on electoral map manipulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to election reformers by declining to use high-profile cases from Wisconsin and Maryland to curb the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan ad...

Supreme Court declines to curb electoral map manipulation

11:24am, 18th June, 2018

US

Supreme Court declines to curb electoral map manipulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to election reformers by declining to use high-profile cases from Wisconsin and Maryland to curb the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan ad...