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The Latest: Paxton aims to defeat Cornyn in runoff for GOP Senate nomination
Texans will vote Tuesday in a U.S. Senate primary runoff where incumbent four-term Sen. John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in an expensive, drawn-out race that has caught President Donald Trump’s attention.Trump’s endorsement of Paxton, who he called ‘a true MAGA Warrior,’ came late in the race and marked another effort by the president to punish Republican lawmakers he sees as insufficiently loyal.
The winner of the Republican nomination will run against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November..
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Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students' ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures, the secretary of state ruled Tuesday.The proposal from parents' group Protect Girls Sports in Maine was slated to go before voters in November. It would have asked voters if they wanted to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports based on the gender denoted on a child's birth certificate.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who is running for governor as a... Read More
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this year, increasing its historically low annual cap but still blocking people from other countries from entering through the program.Trump suspended the refugee program on his first day in office and, since then, has turned it into a vehicle to allow Afrikaners — a group of white South Africans descended mainly from Dutch settlers — into the U.S. Advocates say the decision to focus a decades-old program on one group has left people... Read More
Andrei Svechnikov scoring in OT could be a turning point for him and the Hurricanes
MONTREAL (AP) — After being nearly a point-a-game producer and eclipsing 30 goals during the regular season as one of the Carolina Hurricanes' leading scorers, Andrei Svechnikov did not have much to show for his first 10 playoff games this spring.Then came overtime Monday night.
Svechnikov's goal to win Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens was just his second of the postseason and fifth point, and it gave Carolina a 2-1 series lead. It was a much-needed moment for the 26-year-old Russian winger.
“It’s the most important... Read More
Sabalenka's necklaces sparkle as top-ranked star wins at sunny French Open, Gauff and Osaka advance
PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka's diamonds sparkled in the sun when she won her first-round match at the heat-soakedFrench Open on Tuesday.Top-ranked Sabalenka looked light on her feet on Court Philippe-Chatrier, despite wearing two thick necklaces in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
“Diamonds, I don’t really feel the heaviness, but I can imagine how it looks from the outside,” said Sabalenka, the tournament runner-up last year to Coco Gauff. “So I feel pretty comfortable. For me, it’s important to look good.”
The four-time major... Read More
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- Andrei Svechnikov scoring in OT could be a turning point for him and the Hurricanes
- Sabalenka's necklaces sparkle as top-ranked star wins at sunny French Open, Gauff and Osaka advance
- Supreme Court won't intervene in discrimination suit led by Black ex-head coach Flores against NFL
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