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Long lines and delayed results: key takeaways from the latest US primaries
Elections in New York, Kentucky and North Carolina saw everything from voting problems to a win for Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes a campaign stop in Queens, New York, on 23 June. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters A slew of elections on Tuesday in New York, Kentucky and North Carolina threw out numerous story lines, from successful mail-in […] More
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'Too early to call': why it's unlikely we'll have a winner on US election night
As Kentucky voters wait to see which Democrat will challenge Mitch McConnell this fall, Americans are quickly realizing there’s a new normal for elections during the pandemic: we’re not going to know the winner on election night. Over the last few months, states across the US have seen record numbers of their voters cast their […] More
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Can a black progressive upset the race to unseat Mitch McConnell?
Charles Booker is less of a long shot to beat Amy McGrath, a centrist former air force pilot, as the Democrats’ pick for a Kentucky Senate seat after weeks of anti-racist protests Charles Booker, 35, is a rookie state representative for Louisville’s predominantly black West End who advocates for universal basic income, the green new […] More
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Kentucky Confederate statue removal reveals evidence of Jim Crow past
Newspaper found in base of marble structure is from 1936, long after the civil war for which Confederate leader is known Workers prepare to remove the Jefferson Davis statue Saturda from the Kentucky capitol in Frankfort. Photograph: Ryan C Hermens/AP Officials supervising the removal of a statue of Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky state capitol […] More
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Kentucky lockdown protesters condemned for hanging effigy of governor from tree
Political leaders in Kentucky have condemned rightwing protesters against the state’s measures to fight the coronavirus, after the demonstrators hanged an effigy of Democratic state governor Andy Beshear from a tree. The incident happened on Sunday during a protest in favor of gun rights and other mostly conservative causes. Several men produced a rope and […] More
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Two states: one Democrat, one Republican. Two very different outcomes
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear took early measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 while Tennessee limited government mandates Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Governor Andy Beshear announced on 16 March that Kentucky would be closing its bars and restaurants to combat the spread of coronavirus. […] More
