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Bismarck native Cara Mund, crowned Miss America 2018 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall Arena, has announced she will challenge Republican and Democratic congressional candidates as an independent in the November election. To get his name on the ballot, he will need to gather at least 1,000 signatures to submit to Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s Office by September 6. The 28-year-old graduate of Harvard Law School indicated that she was motivated to become a candidate when the abortion case Roe vs. Wade was overturned by the United States Supreme Court. Government in the bedroom “I don’t think the government should…

Today’s newsletter is a guest contribution by Jeremy W. Peters, who writes for The Times’ media desk. He got his hands on an upcoming book by Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News senior reporter, and is sharing it here. After a decade at Fox News, Chris Stirewalt was suddenly shown the door in January 2021, becoming a casualty of restructuring — or at least that’s how Fox described his layoffs and others that followed. sweeping out longtime reporters who were part of network news. division Stirewalt, who was part of the Fox News team projecting the election results and testified…

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The newest Marquette Law School Survey showed Gov. Tony Evers in a virtual tie with Republican challenger Tim Michels. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse political science professor Anthony Chergosky said he doesn’t expect the polls to change much before Election Day. “I think the big unknown here is how people react when they learn more about Tim Michels. That’s something that really stood out to me from the Marquette poll,” Chergosky noted. He noted that 33 percent of registered voters viewed Michels favorably and 33 percent viewed him unfavorably, according to the Marquette poll. “But you’ve got…

The new 18th Congressional District includes most of the major cities in the Hudson Valley, from Newburgh north to New Paltz and Kingston. The district includes all of Orange County, most of Dutchess County and part of Ulster County. Although there are three Democrats running for their party’s nomination on Tuesday, there is no Republican primary. Two-term state Rep. Colin Schmitt is the only Republican running for the seat. Schmitt is the ranking minority member of the Assembly’s Local Government Committee. As former Assemblywoman Annie Rabbit’s teenage aide, she remains the youngest Assembly aide ever. “My dad, he’s retired now,…

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried falsely claimed that reporters who examined her policies on sugar cane burning were paid by environmental activists. Fried’s comment followed the publication of a 6,000-word investigation by The Palm Beach Post into Fried’s promise as agriculture commissioner to make “historic changes” to the sugarcane crop. The Post is August 11 report found that his changes to the state’s burn program did not address the health risks people in Palm Beach County may face from pollution. He also noted that Fried’s political committee receives contributions from groups funded largely by the sugar industry. The sugar…

Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle to sign midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid for a fee of £60m. The Brazilian international will become the fourth arrival of this window after Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martínez. Casemiro, who had three years left on his Madrid contract, brings plenty of quality and experience to Erik ten Hag’s midfield after amassing more than 300 appearances during nine trophy-laden years at the Santiago Bernabeu. In fact, the 30-year-old won five Champions Leagues with Los Blancos – scoring against Juventus in the 2017 final – as well as four League titles…