Trump-backed Republican who kicked Liz Cheney out of Congress seeks higher office in reddest state

Wyoming Republicans chose Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wy., on Tuesday as their nominee for US Senate in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis. Lummis, elected to the Senate in 2020 after serving four terms in the US House, announced she would not seek a second term, opening the seat in one of the nation’s most reliably Republican states. Hageman emerged from a five-way Republican primary featuring former Kirby Mayor Sam Mead, Jill Edwards, John Holtz and former environmental services business owner Jimmy Skovgard. Hageman, in the country’s most red state based on registered voter percentage, entered the race as…

Rep. Jared Moskowitz beats DSA-backed primary challenger in redrawn Florida district

Rep. Jared Moskowitz triumphed Tuesday over a Democratic Socialists of America-backed challenger in Florida’s 25th Congressional District primary, delivering a setback to the Democratic Party’s left wing in its drive to unseat moderate incumbents. Moskowitz, one of the most prominent Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives, will face Republican…

Jonquel Jones exits loss with ankle injury in Liberty concern

CHICAGO — Liberty center Jonquel Jones exited Tuesday’s 93-86 loss to the Chicago Sky with a left ankle injury and never returned.  Jones appeared to know something was wrong the moment she hit the ground.  She pulled her left leg up to her body and held her ankle, grimacing in…

Neko Health opening first US clinic in NYC this September and already has a 25,000 person waitlist

Neko Health is bringing its proprietary health-monitoring technology to New York for the first time. The Swedish-launched company will open an 11,000-square-foot facility at 300 Lafayette St. on Sept. 24. Founded by Spotify executive chairman Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, Neko pioneered an affordable ($499), non-invasive and radiation-free scan that captures data on…

Jazz Chisholm Jr. botches grounder — and gets frustrated with umpire

BALTIMORE — Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s season took another wrong turn Tuesday night at Camden Yards. With runners on first and second and one out in the bottom of the second, Carlos Rodón got the Orioles’ Christian Franklin to hit a seemingly ground ball towards Chisholm at second. But second base…

Raiders agree to .2M contract with No. 1 pick Francisco Mendoza

Let the countdown begin on when Fernando Mendoza takes over as the Raiders’ quarterback. The first overall pick in the NFL draft signed his rookie deal with the Silver and Black on Thursday, just as he and the rest of the Raiders rookie class reported to training camp. Mendoza’s contract…

Laid-off Washington Post reporter lands gig at CNN

A veteran journo who was purged during the Washington Post’s shocking bloodbath earlier this year has landed on her feet, joining CNN as a national news reporter. The left-leaning cable network announced its hire of Brittany Shammas on Thursday. She’ll focus on national reporting for CNN’s digital audience while based…

New studies reveal rare but real risk of GLP-1 drugs

July 22 (Reuters) – The risk ‌of hair loss in patients taking GLP-1 drugs for obesity or diabetes, while low, is higher than with other diabetes drugs, new studies suggest. At two or more years after starting treatment, the odds of a new diagnosis of alopecia in GLP-1 ​users were…

‘Extremely rare’ Roman military camp found in Slovakia holds hastily buried remains of Marcus Aurelius’ soldiers — with some dumped in wells

Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered a large Roman military camp likely used by Marcus Aurelius’ troops during conflicts with Germanic tribes in the late second century. The “extremely rare” camp came as a surprise to archaeologists, as it holds the hastily buried remains of numerous soldiers in unusual graves, including…

Peerless in the NL, Dodgers have open road back to World Series

PHILADELPHIA – Clear your schedules for late October.  Save up for tickets. Because the Dodgers are heading back to the World Series. It’s becoming harder and harder to imagine the Dodgers not winning the pennant, especially after they claimed a couple of wins in their three-game series against the Philadelphia…

Trump says Saudi Arabia nuclear deal ‘totally subject’ to Riyadh joining Abraham Accords, normalizing Israel ties

WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly announced Thursday he is conditioning a newly agreed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia on Riyadh committing to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel. Trump’s newly announced prerequisite came one day after Washington and Riyadh finalized a deal in which the US would provide the Saudis with technical know-how…

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