Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists further hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought.
Astronomers know that the universe is expanding — and not just expanding, but doing so at a faster and faster rate. For decades, they’ve puzzled over what could possibly be speeding everything up. Their mathematical model describing how the universe behaves could explain it well if there were a powerful, constant force at play — but they didn’t know the nature of this force or where it came from, so they called it dark energy. AP
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A special legislative session began at Alabama’s State House Monday in a move to quickly capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Civil rights activists have countered with protests and lawsuits challenging the new redistricting efforts. Protesters gathered outside the Alabama Statehouse for a rally on Tuesday carrying signs reading “Black Voters Matter.”AP
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Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday for the first time since a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group was announced on April 17.
Fighting has continued since then in southern Lebanon.
The last strikes in Beirut were before that, on April 8, when a series of massive Israeli strikes, including in central Beirut, killed more than 350 people. AP
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