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Primary elections in six states on Tuesday further proved President Donald Trump’s hold over the Republican Party, with Trump-endorsed candidates besting their opponents and Trump adversaries falling to decisive defeats. Voters in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania, took to the polls to select candidates for November’s midterm elections. But despite the favorable results …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou senses a change among IndyCar fans these days. Instead of hearing the warm, roaring cheers like other great IndyCar champions and popular personalities, Palou has started hearing a different chorus from the crowd, boos. No, it’s not an overwhelming sentiment, yet, but the Spaniard got a first-hand glimpse of what …

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A U.S. citizen was found not guilty Tuesday of illegally voting in the 2018 election when she was a lawful permanent resident of the United States. A guilty verdict would have led to up to 18 months in prison for Maria Dearaujo, 63. But Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Chris Brown sided with the defense’s …

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BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) – The ⁠European ⁠Commission found ⁠the treatment of the Gaza ​flotilla activists shown in a video ‌released by Israel’s National ‌Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ⁠is “completely ⁠unacceptable”, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Every detained person ​must be treated with safety, dignity and according to international law,” ​spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said …

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Key Takeaways The Fed signaled it may have to raise, not lower, rates if inflation continues. The central bank is now more divided on the future course of monetary policy. Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting on interest rates in late April reflect a central bank that is split on the issue of inflation, but …

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President Trump spoke with reporters Wednesday about a number of different subjects, including the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, the war in Iran and more.

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House staff and President Trump’s top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved. In a 54-page decision, U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a preliminary injunction that requires most White House employees to preserve presidential and vice presidential records covered …

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A $100,000 CD account could be worth considering now with interest rates high and on hold. PLCNSK/Getty Images If you have a large, six-figure amount of money that you’re unsure what to do with, it may be tempting to simply invest it in stocks or bonds. After all, historically, returns on stocks have been shown …

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Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation. The decision was made by faculty vote earlier this month. The move comes after top grades became so common that …

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — US Rep. Barry Moore and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson advanced to a runoff on Wednesday for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Moore is a three-term congressman endorsed by President Donald Trump and Hudson is a political newcomer. Moore said the state deserves a “Trump …

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