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Mar 14 2023
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Grandson of race co-founder wins the Iditarod sled dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street. Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., known as the “Father of the Iditarod.” He helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was first held in 1973. “My grandpa, dad and Uncle Joee are all in the
Associated Press
Mar 22 2023
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Biological Male Wins NYC Women’s Cycling Race
A biological male who identifies as a transgender female won an amateur female cycling event in New York City on Saturday. Tiffany Thomas, formerly known as Trent, was pictured standing atop the winner’s podium at the Randall’s Island Crit, a cycling series held in New York City, according to an Instagram post from NYC Cycling News. (RELATED: Woman To Sue Hospital That Performed Sex Change
The Daily Caller
Mar 22 2023
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In Chicago Mayor’s Race, a Former Teacher Rises With Union Support
Brandon Johnson had a problem. In a crowded Chicago mayoral race full of established liberal politicians — a sitting congressman, the incumbent mayor, two City Council members — many voters had never heard of Mr. Johnson, a county commissioner from the West Side.
But he had something those other contenders did not: the Chicago Teachers Union.
Loved and loathed, the teachers’
New York Times (News)
Mar 22 2023
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Mableton Inaugural Mayoral, City Council Races Go To Runoff
The Secretary of State's office did not publish results in the Mableton election. After being voted an incorporated city in November 2022, Tuesday was the city's first time holding elections to vote in its first mayor and city council members. In Georgia, candidates must reach the 50 percent plus one vote threshold to avoid a runoff. The following races did not meet the voting requirement and
Patch.com
Mar 21 2023
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Most races go to runoffs in Mableton mayor and council elections
Candidates needed to receive over 50% of the vote to win outright. In Mableton, all of the races that had more than two candidates will be heading to a runoff election on April 18. Aaron Carman — the mayoral candidate backed by the group that advocated against cityhood and later pushed to be de-annexed from the city — received the majority of the votes with about 36%. He will face Michael
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mar 06 2023
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Dueling endorsements in race for mayor
Dueling endorsements from veteran African-American politicians dominated the race for mayor of Chicago on Monday. U.S. Rep. Danny Davis lined up behind his West Side neighbor, Cook County Commissioner and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Brandon Johnson. Retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) chose Paul Vallas, becoming the first of seven mayoral challengers to choose sides in the April 4 runoff
Chicago Sun-Times
Mar 18 2023
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Colorado Springs mayor's race: Reading between the lines
The Colorado Springs city clerk recently mailed city election ballots to 306,000 registered voters. That is nearly twice the number of registered voters the city had just 12 years ago in 2011. This emphatically confirms the population growth we have been witnessing. At least 115,000 registered voters will likely vote. That could be about 35% to maybe even a high of 40% of those who are
Colorado Springs Gazette
Mar 17 2023
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Finland Leaves Sweden Behind in Race to NATO Membership
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Friday appeared set to receive the nod on Helsinki's NATO membership from Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who for several months has held up the alliance's proposed expansion because of political disputes with Sweden.
Sweden and Finland had planned to join NATO at the same time, a proposal supported by the U.S. and other key Western alliance
Newsweek
Mar 22 2023
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Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race, but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court. In an order Wednesday, the state’s highest court said a lower-court had erroneously dismissed Lake’s claim challenging the application of signature verification procedures on early
Associated Press
Mar 22 2023
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Transgender athlete takes first place in women's NYC cycling race
A transgender athlete took first place this weekend in an amateur New York City female cycling race. Tiffany Thomas, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, is affiliated with Los Angeles women's cycling group LA Sweat and stood between two biological women atop the winner's podium for the Randall's Island Crit. "Tiffany is a scientist by day, athlete by night. Her favorite
Washington Examiner