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Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada’s GOP U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen.
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Utah governor defends record in primary debate after harsh reception at GOP convention

Utah governor defends record in primary debate after harsh reception at GOP convention

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox defended his record against a primary challenger in a debate Tuesday after the GOP incumbent was recently booed by Republican convention delegates who argued he is too moderate.
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US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv's desperate calls for air defenses

US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv's desperate calls for air defenses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv's desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.
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Alberta’s energy 'war room,' known for Bigfoot movie feud, getting brought in-house

Alberta’s energy 'war room,' known for Bigfoot movie feud, getting brought in-house

EDMONTON — Alberta's energy “war room” – the oft-ridiculed agency famous for its feud with a children’s Bigfoot cartoon – is being retooled and brought in-house directly under Premier Danielle Smith's office.
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In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, while longtime public utilities regulator Julie Fedorchak finished first in a rambunctious GOP race for the House seat he will vacate.
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Rulli's win in Ohio will grow GOP's razor-thin majority in the US House

Rulli's win in Ohio will grow GOP's razor-thin majority in the US House

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for a U.S. House seat that has sat vacant for months, expanding the GOP's narrow majority in the congressional chamber.
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Why AP called Rep. Nancy Mace the winner in the South Carolina U.S. House Republican primary

Why AP called Rep. Nancy Mace the winner in the South Carolina U.S. House Republican primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep.
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Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S.
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Southern Baptists expel Virginia church for believing women can serve as pastors

Southern Baptists expel Virginia church for believing women can serve as pastors

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Even as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with women pastors, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to boot one such church from its ranks.
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Conservatives oppose Liberal tax changes that include adjustment to capital gains tax

Conservatives oppose Liberal tax changes that include adjustment to capital gains tax

OTTAWA — A motion increasing the proportion of capital gains that are taxed in Canada easily passed the House of Commons Tuesday, as the governing Liberals and Conservatives traded barbs about whether it will harm the middle class or make the country
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