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Krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)-- After a protracted legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama residents will cast ballots in the 2024 congressional elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday. The new order, from a three-judge panel in Alabama, determines which of three proposed maps should be used in the upcoming races. About 27% of Alabama residents are Black, according to census da...