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8+ min ago   (208+ words) But part of her razor-thin loss to David Crowley on Tuesday could be explained by the traditional, or a lack thereof: broadcast TV ad spending. Despite leading the Democratic field by double-digit margins before the primary, Hong was the only…...

12+ min ago   (274+ words) Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly proceedings witnessed disruption on Monday with opposition staging protest demanding removal of Minister B Nagendra, who is facing charges in connection with the alleged embezzlement of crores of rupees at a state-run corporation, from the…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (314+ words) “America is experiencing its biggest prescription drug price deflation in generations,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: By one important measure, there is a striking reversal underway for one of health care’s most stubbornly expensive necessities amid a major Washington push…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (294+ words) “High prices, a persistent war and anxiety about corruption are quickly eroding President Trump’s support among Republicans, a warning sign for the White House with less than 80 days to the midterms,” Axios reports. Goddard spent more than a decade as…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (109+ words) “Activists and citizens across the political spectrum are pushing back against license plate readers made by Flock and similar companies, fueled by privacy concerns and suspected police misuse,” Axios reports. “Flock cameras are suddenly emerging as the next big target…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (150+ words) NOTUS: “James Talarico keeps raising too much money.” “The Texas Democrat has already raised more than $70 million in his bid to defeat state Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate — more than any other non-incumbent candidate has raised this…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (149+ words) “While warning of the rise of socialism on the left, President Donald Trump is simultaneously conducting his own experiments in economic theory, putting his nationalist spin on American capitalism,” CNN reports. “The fear of socialism is built on the idea…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (417+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses America's declining trust in public health officials with Marianne Udow-Phillips, a lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Republicans in Congress jostled with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (17+ words) The government’s UFO reports spell trouble for those who insist Washington is hiding evidence of extraterrestrial life....

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (11+ words) Memories of my father’s confirmation hearings, 40 years ago this month...