SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—U.S. Congressional Republicans fended off electoral challenges in Utah’s June 28 primary, with U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R) sweeping the floor with his closest rival Becky Edwards. With roughly 78 percent of the votes counted, Lee has captured over 60 percent of the vote and Edwards 31 percent. Ally Isom (R) received just…
Crowded Oklahoma US House Primary Heads for Runoff
Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary is headed for a runoff after no one in the crowded 14-candidate field surpassed 50 percent of the vote on June 28. With more than 95 percent of the votes reported at 12:11 a.m. on June 29, former state representative Avery Frix received 14.7 percent of the vote and…
US Emergency Oil Reserves Fall to 25 Days As Biden Releases More Crude Into Market
President Joe Biden’s efforts to lower energy prices have reduced the nation’s emergency oil reserves, new data shows. According to the Department of Energy, inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) declined 6.9 million barrels in the week ending June 24. In total, the world’s largest emergency supply of crude oil stood at 497.9 million…
Recycling Plan Urgently Needed for Tens of Thousands of Wind Turbine Blades
Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill by 2030 unless recycling programs are prompty established, research from the University of South Australia has shown. Led by Professor Peter Majewski, the study lays bare the challenges of recycling wind turbine blades, which have an average lifespan of about 25 years and…
Army Vet Wins Colorado GOP Bout Between Political Newcomers
A former U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate running for his first political office has won the June 28 Republican primary in Colorado’s Congressional District 7 (CD 7). Erik Aadland, an Iraq/Afghanistan combat veteran awarded the Bronze Star for valor, edged economist Tim Reichert and 2016 Jefferson County Trump campaign chair and 2020 Republican…
Republican Keith Pekau to Face Incumbent Democrat Rep. Casten in Illinois US House Race
Republican Keith Pekau won a Republican U.S. House primary election in Illinois on June 28 and will face incumbent Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) in the general election in the fall to represent the state’s 6th Congressional District. Illinois’ 6th district is a Democratic-leaning House seat that is considered winnable by Republicans in a midterm year…
2 Mexican Suspects Connected to Texas Smuggling Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors
Two illegal aliens from Mexican allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan…
2 Suspects Connected to Texas Migrant Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors
Two undocumented Mexican nationals allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan Francisco…
Trump-Endorsed Darren Bailey to Face Pritzker in Illinois Governor Election
Trump-Endorsed Darren Bailey on June 28 won the six-way Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary election. He will face Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, in the fall. Bailey drew 57 percent of the vote as of 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday, easily defeating the other Republicans in the race. A third-generation farmer and two-term state senator, Bailey runs…
Britney Spears’ Ex-husband Ordered to Trial on Stalking Charge
VENTURA, Calif.—A California judge found Monday that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at the pop star’s wedding to go to trial on a felony stalking charge. After a two-hour preliminary hearing, Ventura County Judge David Worley ruled that 40-year-old Jason Allen Alexander should…
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