A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff, state records show. Sgt. Aaron Skolfield of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office is running as a Republican against his boss, Sheriff Joel Merry, who is a Democrat. Skolfield was …
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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for arguments within two days related to a question over what legislative boundaries should be in place for a potential recall election organized by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The recall targets the state’s top Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, because he refused to impeach the state’s top elections official or …
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke Tuesday about a new lawsuit alleging that, during his time on the police force in the ’90s, he demanded sexual favors from a colleague in exchange for help with a job issue, saying the events described “did not happen.” In the lawsuit, Adams’ accuser, Lorna Beach-Mathura, said she had been repeatedly passed over …
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a law that allows local police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally – marking a significant but temporary win for the state’s efforts to control illegal immigration across the border with Mexico. The ruling comes a day after the court extended a block on the state law at …
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Former President Donald Trump swept Republican presidential primaries in five states on Tuesday. The Associated Press projected that the former president would score victories in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. Trump campaigned in Ohio on Saturday, on behalf of businessman Bernie Moreno, the candidate the former president endorsed in the Buckeye State’s competitive GOP Senate primary. The victories for …
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Former President Trump vowed that, if he’s elected, the United States would “100%” stay a part of NATO if the alliance pays its “fair share” and treats America “fairly.” Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, said NATO “has to treat the U.S. fairly” in an interview with Nigel Farage Tuesday. “If it’s not for the United States, NATO literally doesn’t …
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A leading cancer research organization released a first-of-its-kind study outlining how LGBTQ+ individuals face an “elevated prevalence” of certain risk factors linked to the disease. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), there are certain “minority stress” factors associated with LGBTQ+ individuals, such as smoking, excess body weight, HIV and access to gender transition surgical procedures that exacerbate their vulnerability …
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White House officials will meet with an Israeli delegation in Washington to discuss details of Israel’s plans to invade the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan claimed Israel lacks a “coherent and sustainable strategy” for preventing civilian deaths in further Gaza operations. The delegation, whose timing has yet to be announced, is just further evidence of …
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HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — Elections boards in three northeastern North Carolina counties that make up a House district have dismissed formal protests filed by a 10-term state legislator who is narrowly trailing in his Democratic primary from earlier this month. By Tuesday afternoon, the boards in Warren, Northampton and Halifax counties had disposed of the challenges filed late last week …
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PARMA, Ohio – The polls have closed in Ohio where a closely watched and increasingly contentious Republican Senate primary will be a high-profile test of former President Trump’s immense grip over the GOP. The winner of tonight’s primary will face off in November’s general election against one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats in a race that may determine whether …
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