Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor on Thursday, The Associated Press projects, defeating Rep. John Rose. Given Tennessee’s heavy Republican lean, Blackburn is considered the favorite in the November election against Democratic nominee Jerri Green. Democrats have not won a statewide race in Tennessee since 2006. Incumbent GOP Gov. Bill Lee…
A California family gave over $4.4 million in political donations to Governor Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and other leading California politicians. And now, that family’s alleged past links to infamous suspected honeypot spy Fang Fang, also known as Christine Fang, and other Chinese government officials have thrust them into an ongoing debate over foreign influence…
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After industrialist Pierre S. du Pont bought a small farm outside Philadelphia to save its trees from being sold for lumber, he spent the rest of his life creating his dream oasis. Today, the 1,700-acre Longwood Gardens, recently expanded, continues its mission of providing “joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation,…
The number of U.S. infants who contracted botulism after eating recalled Nara Organics baby formula has risen to four, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The four confirmed cases involve infants in California, Pennsylvania and Washington who consumed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. The product was recalled last month after three infants…
On Tuesday, the jury in Lindsay Clancy’s trial told the judge that it was deadlocked, or unable to reach a unanimous verdict in her case. Several recent high-profile cases provide a possible glimpse at how long deliberations could continue if no progress is made. Judge William Sullivan ordered jurors to keep deliberating after they sent…
Venice’s new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city’s access fee, under plans which would raise the charge to as much as $59 on the busiest days, in an attempt to ease overcrowding in the UNESCO world heritage city. Mayor Simone Venturini said Friday that the current fee of approximately $11 for…
Two European cities are hosting Pride events under increased security after an extremist attack in Berlin left one person dead and more than two dozen injured last week. Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s largest, is expected to have about 250,000 attendees, according to organizers. Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city. Hamburg’s police chief said earlier…
Watch CBS News Wildfires are burning out of control in France and Spain as some residents returned to their communities to find incinerated homes. Ramy Inocencio reports from Bordeaux. Source link
In Buxton, a village on one of the barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, it’s go time for Dare County Manager Bobby Outten and his crew in their efforts to restore several miles of eroded shoreline. “We have a huge economy that we need to protect, and the only reason anybody comes to Dare…
