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Violence between Gaza and Israel intensified last night, with Hamas shooting hundreds of rockets towards the Tel Aviv metropolitan area for the first time since 2018. More than 1,000 rockets have been fired at Israel since the latest round of clashes began.
Rockets rained down nearly nonstop on much of Israel yesterday evening and continued overnight. The death toll in Israel rose to six, including an Indian foreign worker killed in Rishon Lezion and an Arab father and daughter killed near Lod.
The IDF continued heavy strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Health Ministry officials put the death toll in Gaza at 43 Palestinians, including 13 children.
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Businessperson Glenn Youngkin, a first-time candidate, will be the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia.
Glenn Youngkin, a former CEO at the private-equity firm Carlyle Group, emerged as the the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia after a full day of tabulation of ranked-choice ballots.
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Businessperson Glenn Youngkin won the Republican nomination for governor in Virginia, emerging from a crowded field to claim the GOP mantle for one of the most closely watched races of 2021.
Youngkin defeated fellow businessperson Pete Snyder in the sixth and final round of a ranked-choice tabulation that took most of the day on Monday, 55 percent to 45 percent, though Snyder conceded before counting concluded. Virginia Republicans eschewed holding a state-run primary and instead opted for what organizers described as an “unassembled convention,” with about 30,000 pre-registered Republicans voting at nearly 40 sites across the commonwealth on Sat
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Amanda Chase, Who Pushed Trump to Declare Martial Law, Loses GOP Nomination for Virginia Governor
On 5/11/21 at 9:52 AM EDT
Virginia Republicans opted not to put their faith in Amanda Chase, a self-described Trump in heels, to beat out Democrats for the governor s seat in November.
Chase, a state senator, made national headlines for accusing Democrats of treason in the 2020 election and advocating for former President Donald Trump to declare martial law to remain in power. She took issue with the decision to hold the Saturday convention instead of a primary election, and on Tuesday, she lost her bid for the GOP nomination for Virginia governor despite strong polling.