## Michigan Republican Unseated After Losing to Democrat by 20 Points

Authored by newsweek.com

A Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 percentage points in a recall vote.

Chris Kleinjans won an Ottawa County election on Tuesday with 60 percent of the vote share, while the Republican incumbent Lucy Ebel lost, having gained 40 percent.

The county election comes as Michigan is a key battleground state in November's presidential election.

He also narrowly won the state in 2016 before losing it to President Joe Biden in 2020.

Newsweek contacted the Michigan Republican Party by email outside of normal business hours to comment on this story and will update if there is a reply.

A voting location sign is seen outside of a polling station at Oakman Elementary School on February 27, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. »

### Destiny 2 giving all PlayStation and PC players free access to three expansions ahead of The Final Shape

Authored by eurogamer.net

Sony is giving all Playstation and PC players limited-time access to three Destiny 2 expansions - The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep - ahead of The Final Shape's arrival in June.

The promotion, which Sony is calling Expansion Open Access, begins today, 7th May, and runs until 3rd June - just one day ahead of The Final Shape expansion's launch.

Until then, all PlayStation players have free rein of The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep, alongside Destiny 2's past four seasons of content. »

### Doc who claimed COVID shots cause magnetism gets medical license back

Authored by arstechnica.com

An anti-vaccine doctor best known for losing her medical license after falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines cause people to become magnetic and "interface" with 5G towers, has had her medical license restored, according to local media reports.

You can put spoons and forks all over and they can stick because now we think there is a metal piece to that.".

In August 2023, the board indefinitely suspended her medical license on procedural grounds for failing to comply with the investigation and issued a civil fine of $3,000. »

### Mass Shootings Down 29% From Last Year—And Almost 100 Fewer People Have Died

Authored by forbes.com

Florida has led the year in the number of mass shootings so far—there were 13 mass shootings in the state from January to April—but Illinois leads in the number of deaths with 22 victims killed.

California, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas have each had 10 mass shootings, the second-highest number of any state, with 21, 22, 9 and 10 people killed, respectively.

Forbes U.S. Mass Shootings Hit 3-Year Low For First Six Weeks Of 2024-But Deaths Remain High. »

### NYPD Were in ‘No Rush’ to Disclose Gun Firing Inside Hamilton Hall, Officials Say

Authored by thecity.nyc

New details emerged at an NYPD press briefing Friday morning about the gun firing inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall on Tuesday, where NYPD officers were attempting to clear students and other demonstrators barricaded inside.

Police officials conceded that they were in “no rush” to disclose the fact that the incident took place to the public.

A spokesperson for the university declined to comment on the gun firing inside Hamilton, deferring to the NYPD for comment. »

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