Democrats scramble to avert shock Senate
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Democrats are adding millions in television spending to boost Sen. Patty Murray, a sign that the party is employing a take-no-chances approach even in solidly blue Washington state. The 30-year veteran of the Senate is facing a challenge from Republican Tiffany Smiley, a political newcomer whose campaign has seized on quality-of-life issues, from urban crime and homelessness to inflation, to tarnish Murray. In recent public polling, Smiley has closed a sizable gap since this summer, when Murray led by 18 percentage points in an 18-candidate, all-party primary. A Seattle Times poll released last week showed Murray slipping slightly, from 51 percent in a July survey to 49 percent now
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Mortgage rates reached a 20-year high on Thursday, passing 7 percent for the first time since April 2002, Freddie Mac reported. The news comes as rapidly-increasing borrowing costs continue to shut out many first-time borrowers and slow the U.S. housing market.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular among Americans, rose to 7.08 percent on Thursday, up from 6.94 percent last week, Freddie Mac reported. A year ago, a 30-year mortgage averaged 3.14 percent.
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The Chinese regime had furious words for Republican Senator Josh Hawley after he proposed legislation to sanction its authoritarian leader Xi Jinping for presiding over human-rights abuses against the Muslim population in Xinjiang.
In a Monday letter obtained by Axios, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., slammed Hawley’s bill as “arrogant and despicable,” accusing him of undermining Xi and the Chinese Communist Party.
“Senator Hawley is trying to smear the 20th CPC National Congress and the leadership of the CPC, to divide the relationship between the CPC and the Chinese people, and even dare to claim to ‘sanction’ China’s top leadership,” Li Xiang, counselor with the Chinese embassy, wrote.
Republican Kari Lake has taken a commanding double-digit lead in Arizona’s gubernatorial race, while GOP candidate Blake Masters is neck and neck with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in the U.S. Senate contest, according to a poll.
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Los Angeles - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) Chief Executive Bob Chapek, asked to address criticism the company had become "too woke," said on Wednesday that its programming will cater to the audience and reflect the "rich, diverse" world of viewers.
"The world is a rich, diverse place, and we want our content to reflect that," Chapek said at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference.
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The 30-year veteran of the Senate is facing a challenge from Republican Tiffany Smiley, a political newcomer whose campaign has seized on quality-of-life issues, from urban crime and homelessness to inflation, to tarnish Murray. In recent public polling, Smiley has closed a sizable gap since this summer, when Murray led by 18 percentage points in an 18-candidate, all-party primary.
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"We realize this comes across as paradoxical," RWE spokesperson Guido Steffen said in a statement. "But that is as matters stand."
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Marcus Webster, 19, Swazine Swindle, 17, Kevin Payne, 16, and Ahjanae Harper, 14, were killed when the stolen Kia they were riding in crashed Monday morning, ejecting them and one other passenger, WGRZ reporter Claudine Ewing confirmed Tuesday.
The driver, 16, was treated at the hospital and released, while a fifth passenger, a 14-year-old girl, is listed in good condition at Erie County Medical Center.
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