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One of Congress’ most powerful Democrats just survived a progressive primary revolt
Democratic Representative Richard Neal has fended off a progressive primary challenge in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, defeating high school teacher Jeromie Whalen. The result matters beyond the district itself because Neal, 77, is the senior Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax policy and major economic legislation, and his win preserves…
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Biden-Harris favorite gets second shot at Congress, beats Squad-backed candidate
Dan Koh, a former Biden administration aide backed by both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, has won a crowded six-candidate Democratic primary in Massachusetts to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton in the state’s 6th Congressional District. The seat is rated safely Democratic, giving Koh a clear path to Congress in November and marking a comeback after…
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15 Years Later, Gerard Butler’s Gritty Action Sleeper Hit Is Taking Over Streaming
Fifteen years after its release, Gerard Butler’s 2011 action thriller *Machine Gun Preacher* has found a second life on streaming, sitting among the top 10 most-watched films on Paramount+ and also available free on Pluto TV. The film blends Butler’s action-star credentials with his classical acting background, resulting in what the article calls one of…
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House Democrat survives left-flank challenge as Bernie volunteer mounts insurgent bid
Democratic Representative Jake Auchincloss won his party’s primary in Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, seeing off his first Democratic challenger since taking the seat in 2021. He was contested from the left by Jason Poulos, an AI policy researcher and former Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer, whose defeat suggests limited appetite among the district’s Democratic…
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Humiliating misfire for Democratic upstart, 47, promising change as voters choose 80-year-old in generational battle
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, 80, has decisively won the Democratic US Senate primary against 47-year-old challenger Representative Seth Moulton, defeating his rival’s argument that the party needed generational change. Early returns showed Markey ahead by more than 35 points, a comfortable rather than narrow margin, underlining that in a solidly liberal state a strong progressive…
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Police failed to tell families of Nottingham attack victims ‘that they were being stalked by a mentally ill man’
A public inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham attacks has heard that police failed to warn the families of victims Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates that a mentally ill man obsessed with the case had been trying to track them down, and allegedly downplayed the threat he posed. The man, who had been sectioned…
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80-year-old Dem beats back generational challenge after going all-in on trans athletes
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey has fended off a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton to secure the Democratic nomination for a third full Senate term, with the Associated Press calling the race less than an hour after polls closed on Tuesday. The 80-year-old Markey won by embracing his progressive credentials, notably by continuing to voice…
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Burnham will NOT commit to 3% defence timetable: Plans to meet target will be under wraps until spending review in 2027
Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to commit to a timetable for reaching the target of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence, refusing to give a firm date when pressed by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch in the Commons. He said his Chancellor, John Healey, would set out the path to the target at next…
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Everton left with only one striker after Balogun deal collapses late on deadline day
Everton’s £40m deadline-day move for US international striker Folarin Balogun collapsed at the last moment when the 25-year-old walked away, leaving manager David Moyes with only Thierno Barry as a recognised forward for the start of the season. The breakdown capped a chaotic close to the transfer window for the Merseyside club, who had already…