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In a brazen move, Republicans in Texas have set out to redraw the state’s congressional map — an effort to boost President Trump and the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections. Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened to respond in kind, gerrymandering blue California to give Democrats a lift and offset the Lone Star lunge for power. That would mean scrapping …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with an issue that they didn’t think they’d have to confront until the end of the decade. Texas’ unscheduled redistricting effort — which Republicans hope could help protect their narrow House majority during next year’s midterm …

Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too  The New York Times Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing  The Texas Tribune Republicans want to game the next election. Could Democrats get ‘ruthless’ to respond?  CNN Democrats rally in Texas over Trump order to redraw districts: ‘The only way they can keep power is to cheat’  The …

Google Maps Traffic Reports: Waze No Longer Makes Much Sense  autoevolution Google Maps vs. Waze vs. Apple Maps: Which navigation app is best for driving in 2025?  USA Today Waze vs. Google Maps: Which navigation app is best?  ZDNet Google Maps speed camera alerts:Stay fine-free  Euro Weekly News Waze vs Google Maps debate is finally over as someone’s put them to the test to …

Summary: New research shows that our brain’s internal map rewrites itself every time we navigate a familiar environment. Even when mice experienced identical virtual mazes with controlled sensory input, their hippocampal neurons activated in different patterns on each run. This suggests spatial memories are dynamic, evolving rather than fixed, and may encode the passage of time. The findings offer insights …

Murphy doesn’t rule out redistricting as Texas, California consider new maps  New Jersey Globe As Trump pushes Texas takeover in fight for House, Democrats plot their counterpunch  CNN Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting  The New York Times ‘It’s really theft’: the Republican plan to redraw Texas maps – and grab more power  The Guardian ‘Crazy hill to die on’: …

What you need to know Google Maps has removed in-app music playback controls for some Android users. The feature that allowed control over streaming services like YouTube Music and Spotify is nowhere to be seen in the latest app version. It’s unclear if this is a bug or an intentional removal since it’s still available on the iOS version. (Update …

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that it is “actively working to fix an issue that is affecting media playback controls on Google Maps.” The disappearance was just a bug. Original 7/19: With the removal …

Google Maps is the go-to app for all your navigation needs, as has been the case for several years now. Like with any modern-day app, changes are inevitable, but not all changes are good. We were reminded of this in April following the removal of Assistant Driving Mode from the navigation experience. Related This underhyped Google Maps feature is completely …

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. With the removal of Driving Mode, users had to use the “Show media playback controls” feature that works with apps like YouTube Music and Spotify.  When navigating, this extends the bottom sheet with a bar …