A new poll shows Democrat Sherrod Brown slightly ahead of Republican Jon Husted in the race for the Ohio Senate seat in the 2026 midterm elections. The race is tight, with both candidates polling under 50 percent, reflecting a competitive election in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.
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Sherrod Brown, who lost re-election in 2024, is running again for the Ohio Senate seat.
Jon Husted was appointed to the Senate seat left vacant by Vice President JD Vance.
The AARP poll surveyed 800 likely Ohio voters from June 14 to 16, 2026, with a margin of error of ±3.5%.
In the poll, Brown received 48% support, Husted 45%, indicating a close race.
Other recent polls show mixed results, with some favoring Brown and others showing Husted slightly ahead.
Prediction markets estimate Brown has about a 56-59% chance to win the seat.
Ohio has been trending more conservative, but Democrats see an opportunity partly due to declining approval ratings for President Trump.
The governor’s race in Ohio is also close, with Democrat Amy Acton leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy by a small margin.
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New CCTV footage from a Scottish prison shows Allan Marshall walking calmly and clean before being restrained by officers, contradicting official claims that he was behaving aggressively and covered in excrement. Marshall died four days after the restraint incident in 2015, and the footage was released after a legal fight between the BBC and Scottish ministers.
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Allan Marshall was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in 2015 for unpaid fines and breach of the peace.
Prison officers said Marshall was aggressive, erratic, and covered in excrement, needing to be moved to the segregation unit.
Newly obtained CCTV shows Marshall walking calmly, topless, and clean while being lightly guided by three officers.
The restraint incident involving up to 17 officers happened outside the shower room about 20 minutes after the new footage ends.
Marshall died four days after being restrained by the prison officers.
The BBC had to go to court to get the previously unseen footage from Scottish ministers.
Police had previously claimed only the restraint footage existed, but the new footage shows the period before restraint.
The Scottish government apologized for failures that led to Marshall’s death but declined further comment due to ongoing legal matters.
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Netflix is removing several popular movies and TV shows at the end of June because their licensing agreements are ending. Titles like Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, and The Lego Movie will no longer be on Netflix, often because the content owners want to keep these shows on their own streaming services.
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Gilmore Girls, with all seven seasons, will leave Netflix in the U.S. on June 30 due to the license ending.
Sex and the City, including all six seasons, will also be removed at the end of June.
Other shows gone in early June include Blindspot, Brockmire, and Kim’s Convenience.
The Night at the Museum movie trilogy and The Lego Movie were removed in early June too.
Mrs. Doubtfire and the movie Casino are among the older films leaving Netflix in June.
These removals are mostly due to studio decisions to move content to their own platforms or end licensing deals, not due to low viewer numbers.
This trend is part of ongoing "streaming wars," where companies try to make their own services more appealing by keeping exclusive content.
Many of the removed titles will still be available on other streaming platforms.
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President Donald Trump will host a group of American farmers for a dinner at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday evening. This event is part of his effort to gain support from farmers ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
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The dinner will take place in the White House Rose Garden.
Farmers from various parts of the United States will attend.
President Trump is increasing outreach to farmers before the midterm elections.
Farmers have faced higher fertilizer costs recently.
Rising fertilizer prices have affected the farming community.
The event aims to address concerns important to farmers.
Midterm elections will occur soon.
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The parents of former NFL player Doug Martin have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. They claim police used too much force and delayed medical help, which caused his death last year.
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Doug Martin was a former All-Pro NFL running back.
His parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges police used excessive force during an incident involving Martin.
It also claims that medical care was delayed after the police encounter.
The events leading to Martin’s death happened last year.
The lawsuit holds the police responsible for Martin’s death.
No details about the exact circumstances of the police interaction were given in the article.
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Two strong earthquakes hit the northern coast of Venezuela and caused the deaths of over 180 people. These two quakes happened close together and are called a "doublet."
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The earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast.
More than 180 people died because of these earthquakes.
The two quakes occurred close in time and location.
This type of event is called a "doublet" in earthquake terms.
A "doublet" means two large earthquakes happen in the same area soon after each other.
The information about this event came from a news report in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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President Donald Trump said he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill until the Senate passes another law called the SAVE America Act. This has created uncertainty about when the housing bill might become law.
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President Trump is withholding his signature on a housing bill.
The housing bill has support from both political parties (bipartisan).
Trump wants the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act first.
The SAVE America Act is a separate piece of legislation currently being debated in the Senate.
This situation is causing delays in the approval of the housing bill.
The conflict is happening on Capitol Hill, where the U.S. Congress meets.
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Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center, used as part of President Trump's deportation efforts, has closed after less than a year. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the facility completed its emergency role, and all detainees have been moved or deported.
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The detention center was located in the Everglades, Florida, and was set up in just eight days in June 2025.
It was nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" because it was near alligator habitats and had tough security measures.
The facility was part of President Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented migrants.
Over 22,000 people were processed or prepared for deportation through this center.
The center was criticized for harsh conditions and limited legal rights for detainees by lawyers and human rights groups.
The facility cost more than $1 billion to build and operate, with federal reimbursements still ongoing.
Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe opposed the site, citing damage to the Everglades ecosystem.
Miami-Dade officials plan to explore turning the land over to conservation efforts after closing the center.
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Iran fired a projectile at a cargo ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. This incident occurred during ongoing discussions about fees related to passage through the waterway.
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The attack happened in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route.
Iran struck a cargo ship with a projectile.
The incident took place on a Thursday.
The event is linked to a debate over fees charged for passing through the Strait.
A former CIA officer and Marine Corps veteran provided analysis on the situation.
The Strait of Hormuz is important for global shipping and oil transport.
No details were given about damage or casualties in the attack.
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House Democratic leaders, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, held a hearing focused on protecting fair elections and voting rights. On the same day, a federal judge stopped President Donald Trump’s executive order that aimed to create a federal voter list and restrict access to mail ballots.
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The hearing was led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic lawmakers.
The hearing's topic was defending fair elections and voting rights.
A federal judge halted President Trump's executive order related to voting.
The executive order aimed to create a federal voter list.
It also tried to limit who can get a mail ballot.
The hearing and the judge’s ruling happened on the same day.
The issue involves how voters are registered and vote by mail.
The judge’s decision blocks the executive order from being enforced.
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A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The fire burned over 23,000 acres, killed 12 people, and destroyed more than 6,800 buildings. Rinderknecht denies starting the fire, but prosecutors say phone data and his actions prove his guilt.
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Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting the Palisades Fire on January 1, 2025.
The fire began as the Lachman Fire and continued to burn underground before growing into the Palisades Fire.
The fire covered over 23,000 acres near Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and the Santa Monica Mountains.
Twelve people died and more than 6,800 structures were destroyed by the fire.
Rinderknecht, a 30-year-old Uber driver from Florida, called 911 multiple times but initially fled the scene.
Phone location data placed him close to where the fire began, contradicting his statements.
Prosecutors say Rinderknecht was angry and started the fire intentionally.
Rinderknecht faces a prison sentence of 5 to 45 years if convicted.
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Two strong earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, causing many deaths and injuries. Rescue teams are working to help those affected by the disaster.
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The earthquakes are among the strongest to hit Venezuela in over 100 years.
At least 188 people have died because of the earthquakes.
Around 1,500 people have been injured.
About 157 people are still missing after the disaster.
Rescue efforts are currently ongoing to find and assist survivors.
Venezuelan officials provided the numbers and updates on the situation.
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Rescue teams are working quickly to find survivors and recover bodies after two earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday. The death toll has reached 188, with thousands of people reported missing or injured.
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Two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.
Rescue teams are searching for survivors and recovering bodies.
At least 188 people have died due to the earthquakes.
Thousands more people are missing or injured.
The report comes from the capital, Caracas, where the damage was severe.
Efforts are ongoing to provide help and assess the full impact of the disaster.
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President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to come together after his meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson. He is pushing for laws that require people to prove their citizenship when they register to vote and to show ID at polling places, which has caused disagreement in Congress.
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President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
After the meeting, Trump asked House Republicans to unite.
Trump wants laws requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
He also wants voter ID required at polling places.
These demands have caused a disagreement or standoff in Congress.
The issue relates to voting rules and election laws.
Trump shared his message through social media on Thursday.
CBS News reported the story and provided coverage.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked part of a new rule from President Donald Trump’s administration that would limit how much graduate students can borrow for federal student loans. The rule aimed to restrict higher borrowing limits to fewer degree programs, but critics say this could hurt students in important fields like nursing and education.
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The judge’s order stops a new rule from the Department of Education that was set to start on July 1.
The rule would have limited most graduate students to borrowing $20,500 per year and $100,000 total in federal loans.
Some “professional” programs, like law and medicine, could borrow up to $50,000 annually with a $200,000 lifetime cap.
The rule narrowed which degree programs qualify for the higher loan limits, excluding some fields like nursing and education.
Healthcare and education groups argued the rule unfairly limits access to training for essential jobs.
The judge’s ruling pauses the stricter definition of “professional” degrees but does not remove the overall loan limits.
The Education Department is reviewing the decision and said most nursing students borrow less than the new caps.
The department hopes loan limits will encourage programs to lower costs while ensuring access remains.
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The Home Office plans to use three more military sites in the UK to house about 3,750 asylum seekers, aiming to reduce the use of costly hotels for accommodation. Existing military sites in East Sussex and Essex will also have their use extended as the government prepares new immigration reforms.
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Three Ministry of Defence sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and North Yorkshire may house 3,750 asylum seekers if approved.
Existing sites in Crowborough, East Sussex, and Wethersfield, Essex are being used and will continue housing asylum seekers until at least 2027 and 2030.
About 21% of asylum seekers were in hotels as of March 2024, down from 56,000 at the peak in September 2023.
The government has closed 20 more asylum hotels recently, reducing the total number to 170.
Labour opposes using hotels for asylum seekers and wants to stop it entirely.
Some local residents and human rights groups have protested the use of military bases for asylum seeker housing.
The government plans to introduce the Immigration and Asylum Bill to increase deportations of people refused asylum.
The cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers was around £2.1 billion in 2024-2025.
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President Donald Trump claimed that 45,000 people attended his rally on the National Mall during the nation’s 250th-anniversary celebrations, but independent sources reported much smaller numbers and no official count was given. This disagreement over crowd sizes follows a pattern seen throughout Trump’s political career, including disputes over attendance at his 2017 inauguration.
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President Trump said 45,000 people came to his kickoff rally on the National Mall, but no official attendance numbers confirm this.
NBC reported the crowd as "more than 1,000," and The Washington Post described the crowd as thin and smaller than some movie screenings.
A viral video showed people leaving the rally halfway through, but Trump said everyone stayed until the end.
Several performers dropped out of the event beforehand because of issues related to Trump and the White House.
Trump asked people to show up for a July 4 event on the National Mall, showing concern about turnout.
President Trump has a history of claiming higher crowd sizes than media and officials report.
The largest and most well-known crowd size dispute was Trump's 2017 inauguration, where photos and experts showed a much smaller crowd than President Trump and his press secretary claimed.
The disagreement over crowd size has been a repeated topic throughout Trump's time in politics and presidency.
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Pixar director Brad Bird said he does not want to make a sequel to the movie "Ratatouille" because he believes the story is already complete. He mentioned that Pixar executives have hinted at a sequel, but he has consistently rejected the idea. Bird also stated that the story of his other film, "The Iron Giant," is finished.
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Brad Bird is the director of Pixar's "Ratatouille."
Bird said there will be no "Ratatouille" sequel because the story has a satisfying ending.
Pixar executives have indirectly asked him about a sequel, but he declined.
Bird also does not plan a follow-up for "The Iron Giant," another of his films.
Fans have mixed reactions: some want a sequel, while others agree the story should end.
Bird emphasized that not all stories need sequels to remain special.
The discussion happened while Bird promoted his new movie "Ray Gunn."
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Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, said the Democratic Party needs new leaders. She believes the party has not fully recovered after losing seats in the 2024 elections.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin represents Michigan and is a member of the Democratic Party.
She called for “new leadership” in the Democratic Party.
Slotkin said the party has not fully recovered from losses in the 2024 elections.
She spoke about this on the SiriusXM podcast called “Straight Shooter.”
Stephen A. Smith hosts the “Straight Shooter” podcast where Slotkin made these comments.
Slotkin mentioned ongoing debates within the party about its future direction.
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The UK Home Office plans to use three former military sites to house about 3,750 asylum seekers. Refugee charities and local communities have criticized the plan, saying it is expensive, isolated, and similar to past failed attempts.
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The sites planned for asylum housing are MOD Bicester (Oxfordshire), RAF Barnham (Suffolk), and RAF Linton-on-Ouse (North Yorkshire).
The government also wants to extend asylum housing at Crowborough (East Sussex) and Wethersfield (Essex), increasing capacity at Wethersfield to 1,200 men.
Critics say using former military barracks costs more than housing asylum seekers in hotels and isolates them from local communities and services.
Local politicians and residents oppose the plans, citing previous protests, high costs, and unsuitable locations.
The number of asylum seekers in UK hotels has fallen by 35% compared to last year, dropping from 32,326 to 20,885 as of March.
The government has faced legal challenges over its asylum housing plans in former military sites before.
Asylum arrivals by small boat in 2026 have reached 11,267, according to provisional figures.
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