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The loss comes several days after comments Esk made about stoning gay people to death resurfaced in the media.

KOCO is reporting that Banister has won the primary election with nearly 58% of the vote, an upset considering she got fewer votes in the first round.

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The Rome Police Department said Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a victim of a swatting attack early Wednesday morning in Floyd County.

Calling the incident "traumatizing," Taylor said someone had called police and falsely claimed that someone had been murdered at her home.

The Rome Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and Capital Police are investigating. »

Biden pointed to the tax breaks that billion-dollar businesses get, and asked if that was fair.

President Joe Biden fulfilled a long-awaited and much discussed campaign promise on Wednesday, announcing the cancellation of $10,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.

"But this announcement by President Biden is no way to make policy and sidesteps Congress and our oversight and fiscal responsibilities. »

Ousted Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones wins House primary, will face Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Rebekah Jones won Tuesday's Democratic primary in northwestern Florida’s first congressional district, setting up a chance to unseat the incumbent Gaetz, who has represented the district since 2017.

Jones worked as a data scientist who helped build the state’s COVID-19 dashboard as it navigated the early months of the pandemic in 2020. »