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AOC’s blowout win, last-minute voting in Kentucky and other key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeats her primary challengers in New York. In Kentucky, injunction allows voting to be extended.

      

About 6 in 10 Jacksonville voters don’t want to host Republican National Convention in August

Seventy-one percent said they were concerned about COVID-19 transmission from large crowds. And 65% were concerned about social unrest.

      

James Mattis urges Americans to wear masks

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis appeared in a newly released public service announcement on coronavirus urging people in his hometown to wear masks.

Madison Cawthorn, 24, defeats Trump pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary

Political newcomer Madison Cawthorn breezed past President Donald Trump’s pick for Mark Meadows seat in Congress in a two-person GOP runoff election.

      

Teen dies after he’s restrained at facility, suit says

A 16-year-old Michigan boy went into cardiac arrest and died after several staff members of the residential treatment facility he stayed at restrained him, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Adam Carolla backs Jimmy Kimmel but says Karl Malone, Oprah impressions are ‘not blackface’

Adam Carolla backed Jimmy Kimmel, who apologized Tuesday for past blackface appearances. The podcaster said comedians need room to ‘push boundaries.

      

Major League Baseball implements 60-game 2020 season as players agree on safety protocols

After the coronavirus postponed the 2020 season, Major League Baseball is finally returning. Players will report to camp by July 1.

      

Charlie Blackmon is one of three Colorado Rockies to test positive for coronavirus, per report

Charlie Blackmon is one of three Colorado Rockies players who tested positive for COVID-19 last week following workouts at Coors Field.

      

Trump’s war against mail-in voting lacks GOP allies

Donald Trump’s campaign against mail-in voting isn’t getting much support from other Republicans, either in Washington or in some key swing states.

New podcast: Women in Sports

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‘You don’t get over nothing like this’: Mother of Tamir Rice says moving on has been painful

Samaria Rice works to keep her son’s memory alive by speaking out against police brutality and racial injustice. Tamir would have turned 18 in June.

      

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