Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis
US tennis champion Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that she has “started the countdown” to her retirement from the sport. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, added that a time has come in her life to move in a different direction. The 40-year-old said in an Instagram post that she needs to focus on being a mother and achieving her spiritual growth. She wrote: “There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. That time is always hard when you love something so much. God, I love tennis. But now, the countdown…
Read More »Emergency Services, August 10 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Arrests for crimes hit and run – Hernan Gijon Garcia, 25, of the 2200 block of Corey Road, Central Point. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Gijón Garcia on Sunday on felony counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver with an injured person and unlawful possession of cocaine and a misdemeanor count of reckless driving. He was booked into the Jackson County Jail Sunday and released Monday on his own recognizance. Theft – Christopher Jamison Headrick, 43, no known address. Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Headrick on Sunday on felony counts of first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief,…
Read More »Breaking News Live Updates: 10th August 2022 – Read all the news, as it happens, only on News18.com
BY August 10, 2022 For News 18/ Updated: 10 Aug 2022, 05:55 IST Up-to-the-minute news updates on events from around the world, with a special focus on India. From daily coronavirus news on the probable third wave, number of infections, vaccination and reopening of places and activities to all the latest in the fields of politics, education, business, entertainment and sports, everything you need to know, as it happens, and all in one place. Get instant news about elections, governments and political parties; updates on school and university admissions and exam results; and information on the evolution of the stock…
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Team member Ilhan Omar narrowly survives a primary challenge from the pro-police centrist candidate
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, narrowly defeated her primary challenger, Don Samuels, in the race for the Democratic nomination to represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Samuels, a pro-police candidate and former Minneapolis City Council member, offered a more centrist policy approach and received key endorsements from leaders across the state, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Omar, a native of Somalia who was first elected to Congress in 2018, has had a political career marked by controversy. As part of the infamous House “Squad,” Omar, a…
Read More »Barnes wins the Democratic Senate primary in Wisconsin, ending the showdown with Ron Johnson
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has won Wisconsin’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, officially setting up a pivotal state showdown with Republican Ron Johnson in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Barnes’ victory was all but certain after his three main competitors dropped out of the race in recent weeks. Barnes and the groups supporting him have already targeted Johnson, who also easily won his primary, with a barrage of television and digital announcements in anticipation of the November game. Wisconsin’s Senate race will be one of the closest and most closely watched in the country, and…
Read More »Special Elections for NY-23
Some voters in New York’s 23rd Congressional District will vote in two congressional races on August 23. The race between Nick Langworthy and Carl Paladino for the Republican nomination for the new NY-23 has been well publicized. The winner of that primary will face Democrat Max Della Pia in the November general election. The other race is a special election for current NY-23. The winner will end the term of former U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, who left office in May to work for a PR firm’s lobbying group. There are two candidates for the chance to finish Reed’s term, which…
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CPAC Texas: High-profile Hispanic conservatives discuss community’s political shift, say they’re ‘waking up’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dallas — Hispanic voters are fleeing the Democratic Party, so Fox News Digital made the rounds at CPAC Texas 2022 asking high-profile Hispanic conservatives why their community has deteriorated to the liberal agenda. In recent years, Hispanics and members of America’s Latino communities have voted overwhelmingly Democratic, but it appears that a shift in support from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party could occur as several begin to drift away of President Biden and his party’s policies. Social issues are among the top concerns, as Latino voters have rejected the politically…
Read More »China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) – China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-ruled Taiwan under its control, amid threats of Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to new heights. highest in years. The statement issued by the cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed nearly a week of missile launches and incursions into Taiwan’s waters and airspace by warships and aircraft the Chinese Air Force. The actions have disrupted flights and shipping in a region crucial to global supply chains, prompting sharp condemnation from the US, Japan and others. An English…
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