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Israel–Premier Tech’s Presence At La Vuelta Is Ruining The Race

Israel–Premier Tech’s Presence At La Vuelta Is Ruining The Race

After organizers cut short Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España to avoid mass protests at the finish line in Bilbao, they were faced with a choice: protect their race or protect Israel–Premier Tech. Protestors made clear both their disgust over the Israeli team’s participation in the Spanish Grand Tour and their continued commitment to haranguing the team if Vuelta …

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Critics fault Supreme Court for allowing immigration stops that consider race and ethnicity

Critics fault Supreme Court for allowing immigration stops that consider race and ethnicity

WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that U.S. Border Patrol agents violated the Constitution when they stopped a car on a freeway near San Clemente because its occupants appeared to be “of Mexican ancestry.” The 4th Amendment protects Americans from unreasonable searches, the justices said then, and a motorist’s “Mexican appearance” does not justify stopping them to ask …

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Democrat James Walkinshaw wins race for vacant, deep-blue Virginia House seat

Democrat James Walkinshaw wins race for vacant, deep-blue Virginia House seat

Democrat James Walkinshaw has won Virginia’s deep-blue 11th Congressional District, NBC News projects, an expected win for his party that adds another Democrat to the narrowly divided House of Representatives. The seat that had been vacant since Rep. Gerry Connolly, who had esophageal cancer, died in May at age 75. Walkinshaw spent a decade as a top aide to Connolly. …

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Zohran Mamdani takes lead in NYC mayoral race with 46% support amid split opposition, poll shows

Zohran Mamdani takes lead in NYC mayoral race with 46% support amid split opposition, poll shows

Zohran Mamdani has emerged as the front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, buoyed by his focus on affordability and housing, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College survey. The Democratic nominee currently holds 46% support among likely voters in a four-way race. Cuomo, Sliwa, and Adams lag behind Former Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after …

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The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?

The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?

Both the United States and China are working to put their astronauts on the moon in the next few years, with NASA’s acting administrator claiming that America will win the “race.” But what happens if China prevails? NASA plans to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send astronauts around the moon and back early next year, and follow this up …

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Mamdani takes big lead in NYC mayoral race, new poll shows – Politico

Mamdani takes big lead in NYC mayoral race, new poll shows  Politico Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds  The New York Times NYC mayor’s race: Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo still claim they can beat frontrunner Zohran Mamdani  ABC7 New York Zohran Mamdani would repeat beatdown against Andrew Cuomo in unlikely scenario that field clears: polls  New York Post Mamdani takes …

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Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California – The New York Times

Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California  The New York Times China Peak becomes Forest Service base as Garnet Fire explodes in size  ABC30 Fresno Smoke blankets Calif. mountain towns as Garnet Fire explodes  SFGATE Garnet Fire burns 10,000 acres in a day. Containment lines east of Shaver Lake  Fresno Bee California fire produces huge smoke plume, triggering hazardous air quality …

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