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Political newcomer Madison Cawthorn defeated Lynda Bennett for the GOP nomination in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. Cawthorn will face Democrat Moe Davis in November.

24-Year-Old Easily Tops President Trump's Pick In N.C. Republican Primary

In an upset, Madison Cawthorn defeats President Trump's pick in a GOP primary runoff for a western North Carolina congressional seat vacated by Trump's chief of staff.

Also: President Trump apparently wrote the letter on his health released by his doctor; hundreds of protesters are arrested in Paris in May Day rallies; and NASA prepares to send a new probe to Mars.

Looking Back On 100 Years Of China's Communist Party

Chinese propaganda paints the U.S. as a big, bad foreign power out to hold China down. This kind of rhetoric is as old as China's Communist Party, as it celebrates its 100th birthday this month.

Richard Gonzales Reports On The California Republican Party's Decision

to withdraw a political television ad. It uses an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's, " >I Have a Dream" speech to argue against Proposition 2-0-9. Proposition 2-0-9 would abolish affirmative action programs in the state. Dr. King's family and estate say he supported affirmative action as a means of redressing past injustices.

Turkish Cleric Tops List Of Intellectuals

When the votes came in for Prospect magazine's list of the top 100 public intellectuals, at No. 1 was Turkish Sufi cleric Fethullah Gulen. Prospect Magazine editor Tom Nuttall says Gulen's global network of supporters propelled him to the top spot.

People queue to vote at a polling station in February in Lucknow. India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is holding state elections as the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party of Narendra Modi looks to defend its majority.

India's ruling party says crime is down. Muslims say they've never felt less safe

India's Hindu nationalists say they've drastically cut crime in Uttar Pradesh, where key elections are underway. Human rights advocates say there's been a spike in police brutality against minorities.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pictured on July 1, has rejected two of the five members nominated by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the U.S. Capitol riot.

Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Nominees For The Jan. 6 Panel, Citing The Integrity Of The Probe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks could not serve on the select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to pull all five of his members in response.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 23: Students at the Xavier Academy, like many schools around Houston, are required to wear masks. Staff and faculty have been vaccinated and 90% of students in attendance have also been vaccinated.

6 Strategies To Make Classrooms Safer As The Delta Variant Spreads

Research shows increasingly that layering one strategy on top of another can help minimize the spread of the coronavirus in classrooms.

Donald Trump at an Oct. 2016 campaign rally in Johnstown, Pa. He won by cracking Democrats' "blue wall," as the first GOP presidential candidate to win Pennsylvania since 1988.

A Year Later, The Shock Of Trump's Win Hasn't Totally Worn Off In Either Party

Republicans are firmly behind the president in public, but privately worry that he could hurt the GOP's future. Democrats have been consumed by infighting for most of the year.

Ross Levinsohn (right), with his frequent business collaborator, James Heckman, at a 2014 iHeartRadio party at CES in Las Vegas. They are accompanied by Heckman's wife, Emilia.

Startups, Deals, Parties And Pals: Will News Exec Levinsohn Repeat The Past?

Ross Levinsohn's strategy for his company's newspapers would serve up more digital content from outside their newsrooms under their brands. He calls the vision "gravitas with scale."

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