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☆ A long-shot Democratic candidate raised more than $15.6 million to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene. He lost by 31 points.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Democratic opponent, Marcus Flowers, raised $15.6 million for his campaign. "Tomorrow, with your help, we could make history by defeating Marjorie Taylor Greene," Flowers wrote in a fundraising email sent on November 7, the night before the election. But let me make my case: We're building the most extensive Democratic campaign this district has EVER seen — and MTG is terrified." AP Photo/Ben GrayThe sum that Flowers raised is gargantuan for a congressional campaign, far outpacing the amounts raised by the party's most vulnerable members. Compare that to Democratic candidates in more competitive races, who have tended to raise between $3 and $10 million this year.

☆ Republican Sen. Rand Paul faces off against Democrat Charles Booker in Kentucky's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Explore more race results below. Sen. Rand Paul is running against Democrat Charles Booker to represent Kentucky in the US Senate. Booker is the first Black person to be a major party nominee for US Senate in Kentucky. Kentucky's Senate race candidatesElected to the US Senate in 2010, Paul is vying for his 3rd term to represent Kentucky. Prior to his election to the Senate, Paul worked as an ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

☆ Live Results: Kentucky votes in congressional and state elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Polls close in the state at 6 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls close at 6 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 7 p.m. EST. It symobilizes the 2022 Election. Polls close in the state at 6 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple time zones, the first polls close at 6 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 7 p.m. EST.

☆ U.S. faces pandemic crossroads with Covid deaths still too high and new omicron variants emerging, Fauci says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fauci, in a radio interview Thursday, said the pandemic has clearly eased since last winter but deaths, which average more than 2,600 per week, remain far too high. At the same time, the new omicron variants are knocking out key tools used to protect the most vulnerable. As we're entering into the cooler months, we are starting to see the emergence of sublineage variants of omicron," Fauci said on the Conversations on Health Care radio show. The omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are of greatest concern. Fauci said hospitals could face a "negative trifecta" this winter from emerging Covid variants as well as resurgent flu and respiratory syncytial virus.

☆ U.S. military inspectors in Ukraine to keep further track of weapons and equipment
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

American military personnel are now in Ukraine to help keep track of the billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and equipment the United States has sent since the start of the Russian invasion, a senior U.S. defense official and senior U.S. military official said. “There have been several of these inspections,” according to the senior defense official, who declined to give details on the locations of the on-site inspections. The inspections come after Russia and some Republicans in Congress have alleged that weapons and military equipment sent to Ukraine may have ended up on the black market. Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are processed at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Jan. 21. “The Ukrainian government has committed to appropriately safeguarding and accounting for transferred defense equipment,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement last week.

☆ Rand Paul calls out Nancy Pelosi's daughter as he wishes her husband a 'speedy recovery' from the early morning-attack that left him hospitalized
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pelosi's husband was "violently assaulted" by someone who broke into their home, her office said. Sen. Rand Paul said in response that he wishes the House speaker's husband a "speedy recovery." The Kentucky lawmaker also called out Pelosi's daughter in his remarks. "Unlike Nancy Pelosi's daughter who celebrated my assault, I condemn this attack and wish Mr. Pelosi a speedy recovery." Early Friday morning, someone broke into Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home and "violently assaulted" her husband.

Brian Kemp to become the state’s first Black governor — she’d also be the first Black woman in the country’s history to hold a governor seat. In Maryland, Rep. Anthony Brown could be the state’s first Black attorney general if he defeats Republican Michael Peroutka. Smaller historic races include Rep. Karen Bass’ bid to become Los Angeles’ first Black woman mayor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. If successful, she would be the first Black woman elected to the chamber in the state’s history.

☆ Rand Paul calls for disqualification of a Democratic Senate candidate over past jokes about the Kentucky Republican's broken rib from a violent neighbor
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Sen. Rand Paul unloaded on Iowa Senate hopeful Mike Franken for mocking him in 2021. Paul suffered broken ribs and lung damage in 2017 during an altercation with a neighbor. Franken asked if the attacker was "more than a little in the right?" "Iowa, send a decent man @GrassleyWorks back to the Senate to keep fighting for you," Cotton wrote online. Franken posted in January 2021 in reply to a recent Paul appearance on Fox News.

☆ Suspicious packages, white powdery substances, and a 'swatting': Inside the threats federal judges are facing across the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US Marshals Service has been responding to a remarkable rise in threats against federal judges. At least three times this year, the federal court in Washington, DC, received suspicious packages. Arriving just months apart, the packages sent to DC's federal courthouse served as reminders of threats judges are increasingly facing across the country. Lawmakers have blamed Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, for blocking legislation to help protect federal judges. Greg Nash/AP ImagesCongressional solutionsCongress has approved additional funding for bolstering the security of federal judges.

☆ Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

OREM, Utah — Fending off attacks from his independent challenger, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah worked to distinguish himself from former President Donald Trump in a contentious debate Monday evening. Lee faces a challenge from Evan McMullin, a former Republican known most for his long-shot bid for president six years ago, when as an independent he won 21.5% of voters in Utah, including Lee. Lee’s attempts to draw a distinction with Trump reflect the peculiar dynamics emerging in Utah this election cycle. What I think he’s trying to do is draw that contrast,’” Utah Republican Party Chair Carson Jorgensen said. Trump failed to win support from a majority of Utah voters in 2016 and Joe Biden performed better with Utah voters in 2020 than any Democrat since 1964.

☆ Fact Check-Long, unrelated video provides no evidence Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Biden should be impeached
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There is no evidence that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said U.S. President Joe Biden should be impeached, contrary to a video posted on Facebook. Its description reads: "’Biden Should Be Impeached’: Congress ERUPTS As DeSantis HUMILIATES Hunter Biden to his Face.” Another version was shared on YouTube (here). The first clip shows DeSantis speaking on Sept. 16, 2022 about migrants in Martha’s Vineyard. Neither clip shows DeSantis calling for Biden to be impeached and Reuters did not find any evidence that he said this. There is no evidence that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said U.S. President Joe Biden should be impeached.

☆ Fact Check-Long, unrelated video provides no evidence Sen. Rand Paul called Speaker Pelosi ‘a traitor,’ as claimed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Rand Paul did not call U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi “a traitor” in a video circulating on social media. Rand Paul UNCOVERS Nancy Pelosi's Dark Secrets In Public.” Another example with the same caption on YouTube can be seen (here). The first clip shows Paul speaking on May 17, 2022 about his objections to a bill that would provide $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. Neither clip shows Paul calling Pelosi a traitor and Reuters did not find any credible news reports on Paul calling Pelosi a “traitor”. There is no evidence that Senator Rand Paul called U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi “a traitor.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show Rand Paul ‘unleashing evidence’ on Pelosi
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video viewed over 58,000 times on Facebook claims without basis that U.S. Republican Senator Rand Paul released “evidence” on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a speech. The clip, however, compiles months-old footage from three events that make no mention of Pelosi. Rand Paul UNLEASHES Evidence on Nancy Pelosi During EPIC SPEECH,” reads the Facebook post from Oct. 4 with the almost 12-minute-long video (here). The third and last clip does not depict Paul, but Republican Representative Jim Jordan questioning Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a congressional hearing on June 29, 2020 (youtu.be/LX2VrlegaWk?t=229). The video combines three unrelated clips that are months old and do not mention Pelosi.

☆ In an age of 'quiet-quitting,' some money-hungry politicians are glorifying 7-day work weeks, sleepless nights, and burn-it-on-both-ends hustle culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marco Rubio, John Fetterman, and several other politicians have sent out fundraising emails that tout sleepless nights and no days off. But in an age of "quiet quitting" — rejecting hustle culture and subtly dialing it back at work — several politicians have sent out fundraising emails that talk about all-night work and "not taking days off," effectively glorifying working oneself to death. "We have less than 7 weeks to ensure I defeat Dr. freakin' Oz AND this race could literally make or break our Democratic Senate Majority. The latest fundraising email from Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said his campaign manager, Mark Morgan, hasn't slept in days. "Failure is not an option," Herschel said in his fundraising email, in all caps.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with funding the government through mid-December ahead of a Friday deadline to avert a shutdown. The short-term funding measure includes money for Ukraine aid, Afghan resettlement, parolees and security enhancements for U.S. courts, among other provisions. Republicans, still angry about Manchin's vote for the Democrats-only bill in August, credibly threatened to tank the government funding bill if his permitting measure was tacked on. During the Senate vote, Manchin reached out to Republicans to discuss restarting negotiations over a permitting package, including Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Cassidy said. "The fact that Joe traded his vote for permitting reform doesn’t make permitting reform any less of a noble venture," Cramer said.

☆ Why you should reinstate the classic alarm clock
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-24 | by ( Jessica Bumpus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“You use an actual alarm clock?” they asked, as though it was a fax machine. It was years later, in 1874, when the French inventor Antoine Redier became the first person to patent an adjustable mechanical alarm clock. German clockmakers reportedly soon followed and by the end of the 1800s, the electric alarm clock had been invented. From riffs on the Panasonic RC-6025 radio alarm clock, immortalized in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, to more retro designs from classic brands like Roberts. All I was after, though, was a straightforward alarm clock, much like my original.

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☆ Ukraine's top diplomat calls out Rand Paul for delaying 'much needed support' he says could be saving lives
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-13 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's top diplomat criticized Sen. Rand Paul for delaying aid to Kyiv. Paul singlehandedly stalled a $40 billion aid bill intended to support Ukraine as it battles Russia. Paul delayed "much needed support" that could save lives, Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet. @POTUS, @SecBlinken, @SenateGOP, @SenateDems and American people were in strong support, and @RandPaul delayed so much needed support," Kuleba tweeted. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also ripped into Paul for delaying the bill.

☆ O privire inedită asupra pandemiei COVID; Ce spun miile de e-mailuri ale lui Anthony Fauci, făcute publice
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Dr. Fauci și colegii săi au aflat, în primele zile, despre teoria conform căreia COVID-19 ar fi apărut în urma unei scurgeri dintr-un laborator din Wuhan, China. În luna mai, dr. Fauci a spus că „nu este convins” că virusul a apărut în mod natural și și-a exprimat sprijinul pentru o investigație. Dr. Fauci a răspuns: „Înțeleg. Dr Fauci i-a sugerat să posteze pe Twitter. Când un coleg i-a scris că un magazin a vândut din gogoși ornate cu chipul lui, Fauci a răspuns: „Cu adevărat suprarealist.

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☆ În Occident nu există corupție? Să fim serioși!
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +31 min

Dar există și corupție. 2016 în mass-media se discuta pe larg «Panama guest», fiind publicate date despre o companie juridică offshore «Mossack Fonseca». 150 mii de dolari, a fost numită ambasador în Elveția, iar Jane Stetson, care a acumulat 2 mln.430 mii de dolari – ambasador în Franța. Timoti Brous a adunat peste 500 mii de dolari și a obținut funcția de ambasador în Olanda. Ea crea subcontractori imaginari și autorități portuare false pentru a prosti FMM și a le obliga să plătească pentru servicii inexistente ».

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☆ Donald Trump îşi plasează o serie de oameni loiali la Pentagon, hotărât să accelereze retragerea trupelor din Afganistan
▼ + stars: | 2001-09-11 | by ( ) deschide.md time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump şi-a plasat oameni loiali la Pentagon, după ce l-a destituit pe secretarul Apărării Mark Esper, aparent cu scopul de a accelera retragerea americană din Afganistan, cu riscul de a se lovi dereticenţa militarilor, relatează AFP. Donald Trump şi-a numit, de asemenea, mai mulţi oameni - consideraţi extrem de loiali - în posturi civile importante la Pentagon, până la 20 ianuarie. ”Sunt foarte fericit că Donald Trump i-a cerut prietenului meu, colonelul Doug Macgregor, să-l ajute la încheierea rapidă a Războiului din Afganistan”, a scris pe Twitter Rand Paul. ”Le amintesc celor care spun că retragerea trupelor va provoca un «clash» cu generalii că există un singur comandant suprem şi acesta este Donald Trump”, a scris el pe Twitter. De aia l-am votat (pe Donald Trump), iar el trebuie să o facă”, îndemna Douglas Macgregor.

Persons: Donald Trump, Apărării Mark Esper, Mark Esper, Christopher Miller, Anthony Tata, Barack Obama, Douglas Macgregor, Trump, Rand Paul, Doug Macgregor, Rand, ., Crăciun, Robert O'Brien, Mark Milley, - Qaida Organizations: Apărării, Fox News, al, Statelor Unite Locations: Pentagon, Afganistan, american, al Statelor Unite, Statelor, Statelor Unite

☆ Gestul lui Trump pentru a accelera retragerea trupelor din Afganistan
▼ + stars: | 2001-09-11 | by ( Știri Din Moldova | ) stiri.md time to read: +4 min

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