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The cruise ship whose passengers have been infected with the Hanta virus will arrive in Spain on the Canary Islands Sunday from where their evacuations will take place.

Terry Schultz reports several countries plus the European Union are sending planes to transport the people after they disembark.

Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature has redrawn the state's congressional districts.

The move carves up the state's only black-majority district in Memphis into three districts, ultimately moving more Democratic voters into rural Republican districts.

Memphis resident Steve Fowler said the new congressional lines mean he and longtime neighbors who live across the street from each other will be represented by different members of Congress.

The redistricting plan comes just days after the Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote by the conservative majority, struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act which required maps to be drawn not to discriminate against racial minorities.

Finances at the U.S.

Postal Service are still on shaky ground as the mailing agency reports a net loss for the fifth quarter of the year.

NPR's Hansi Luang reports on the story.

Oil on oil markets remain steady.

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The 61st Venice Biennale opened today in a chaotic atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife.

NPR's Chloe Veldman reports the international art event has been hit with protests and resignations.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Bobby Cox, the longtime manager of the Atlanta Braves, died Saturday.

Cox was 84.

During his career in Major League Baseball, he played briefly for the New York Yankees and managed the Toronto Blue Jays, but his best success came during a 25-year run as Atlanta's manager.

He won the 1995 World Series, captured five National League titles, and the Braves won a consecutive 14 division titles from 1991 to 2005.

He was named Manager of the Year four times.

He is the fourth winningest manager in Major League Baseball history.

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