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A Black Lives Matters protest in London regarding Chris Kaba.
Looks like the white, middle class organisers forget to invite any black people.
In the wake of death of UK political prisoner, Peter Lynch, who was fast tracked into prison for essentially shouting in the street.
The grandfather was ultimately sentenced to death.
Pakistani family who attacked police at Manchester Airport, STILL haven't even been charged.
Tiny ‘Black Lives Matter’ crowd gathers outside the Old Bailey courtrooms to protest the not guilty verdict of the police officer who shot violent criminal Chris Kaba.
Kaba rammed his car repeatedly into armed police officers’ cars.
BLM is finished in the UK.
UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September
Government borrowing overshot official projections in September, which is a sign of the difficult fiscal position that the Chancellor faces as she puts the finishing touches on her first tax and spending budget.
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Get you up to speed: Alaska’s top 4 primary means a felon and 2 candidates with the same name will be on November ballot
Alaska’s House and Senate contests are set for the general election in November, following the results of the state’s top-four primary that included candidates such as felon Eric Hafner, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence. The projected candidates advancing to the Senate race are GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, while GOP Rep. Nick Begich will compete for Alaska’s sole House seat.
Alaska implemented a new election system in 2020, which moved away from party primaries and was first used in 2022 to reduce polarization. The primary results have led to a unique situation with multiple candidates, including a felon and a challenger with the same name as the incumbent, likely impacting the electoral dynamics ahead of the November general election.
Alaska’s election official has deemed a challenger to incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan eligible for the ballot, despite concerns about voter confusion; this decision will likely impact the Senate race as both candidates share the same name. With the general election approaching in November, voters will also see felon Eric Hafner on the ballot for the House seat, despite his current imprisonment for making threats to state officials.
What remains unclear — The outcome of the challenge to allow both Daniel J. Sullivan candidates to appear on the ballot remains unresolved.
Alaska’s November ballot features a felon and candidates with the same name
Washington — Alaska’s House and Senate contests are set for November’s general election, after the results in the state’s nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot, including one who shares the same name as the incumbent and a felon serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York.
WTX US News projected that GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola advanced to the general election in Alaska’s Senate race in August, as the frontrunners in the race that could be key to determining control of the Senate next year. With 100% of the vote counted on Sept. 1, Republican Daniel J. Sullivan and Democrat David Leslie also advanced to the general election, which will be decided by ranked-choice voting. Leslie withdrew from the race, elevating another GOP candidate, Gerald Heikes, to the ballot.
Daniel J. Sullivan, a challenger who shares the same first and last name with the senator, added a wrinkle to the already competitive race when the former teacher announced in June that he was challenging the sitting senator, prompting a push to remove him from the ballot. That month, an Alaska election official determined he was not eligible to appear on the ballot, citing a “determined effort and a deliberate attempt” to confuse Alaska voters. But the challenger appealed the decision, paving the way for both Sullivans’ names to appear, and potentially spelling trouble for the incumbent senator’s chances in November.
In the race for Alaska’s sole House seat, WTX US News projected last month that GOP Rep. Nick Begich advanced to the general. Independent Bill Hill had the second-most votes, followed by Democrats Matt Schultz and Eric Hafner. Schultz suspended his campaign in July, so he will not be on the November ballot.
Hafner is a convicted felon currently serving out a 20-year prison sentence in New York, after he pleaded guilty to making threatening communications to state officials. He’s been on the ballot in Alaska before, in the 2024 cycle, along with a 2016 Hawaii House race and another House race in Oregon in 2018.
Alaska voted to change its election system in 2020, which was first implemented in 2022. The unique system moved the state away from party primaries in an attempt to stymie polarization. The state has also been home to unusual election outcomes in the past, like in 2010, when Sen. Lisa Murkowski won her reelection bid on a write-in campaign, after she had been defeated in the GOP primary.
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Get you up to speed: Iran accuses US of bombing a wedding and wounding more than 68 people | News World
Iran has accused US forces of bombing a wedding party in Kuhestak near the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in at least four deaths and over 68 injuries. The US Central Command confirmed it conducted airstrikes targeting military sites on Iran’s southern coast, denying any intention to target civilians.
The US Central Command has confirmed that it began targeting Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) installations in Iran in response to recent provocations. The airstrikes affected multiple locations, including Konarak, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Asaluyeh, and Qeshm Island, underscoring the broader implications for international trade given the region’s crucial role in global oil transportation.
Iran’s foreign ministry reported more than 68 injuries and at least four fatalities from the airstrike, insisting that the attack targeted a wedding party. In the wake of these developments, US Central Command has confirmed ongoing strikes against IRGC targets and warned of potential further retaliation if Iran continues its attacks on US interests in the region.
What remains unclear — The US Central Command has yet to provide details on the specific targets it intended to strike during the recent airstrikes.
Iran accuses US forces of bombing wedding, resulting in over 68 injuries
Iran has accused US forces of attacking a wedding after a party near the Strait of Hormuz was bombed.
The war in Iran started by the US is entering its 186th day, and the conflict is showing no sign of easing.
In the latest escalation, the armies on both sides exchanged fire across the Persian Gulf.
The US said it hit dozens of military targets on Iran’s southern coast yesterday, but the regime insisted at least one of them was a wedding party in Kuhestak near the troubled Strait.
Damaged houses following airstrikes near the wedding gathering, which Iran has accused the US military of carrying out (Picture: Iranian Red Crescent Society/Reuters)
More than 68 people were injured and at least four killed in the wedding attack, including women and children among those hurt, according to Iran’s foreign ministry.
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The US Central Command has denied targeting civilians.
Tehran responded today with fresh attacks against US interests in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after Tuesday’s airstrikes.
Donald Trump has added fuel to the fire by threatening that the country will be ‘totally wiped out.’
The US president claimed the ‘large and powerful’ strikes were in retaliation for the Iranian’s ‘failed’ attempt to add mines to the strait, and firing of eight missiles towards an American military base in Jordan, which was thwarted.
Trump wrote on Truth Social: ‘If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran.’
People assessed damage following airstrikes in Kuhestak, Iran, which hit a wedding celebration (Picture: Iranian Red Crescent Society/Reuters)
Airstrikes are also said to have taken place in Konarak, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Asaluyeh, and Qeshm Island, which houses cargo and oil terminals.
The US Central Command confirmed it began striking IRGC targets in Iran yesterday.
It said: ‘The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.’
The Strait of Hormuz is at the heart of the drawn-out conflict, with shipping regularly disrupted due to the threat of attacks, with impact felt in fuel prices and consumer goods around the world.
Brent crude, the international marker for oil prices, traded at over $96 per barrel yesterday, compared to around $68 per barrel at the same time last year.
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