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Derek Myers blamed the premature announcement on someone clicking the wrong button. His campaign called it “a technical issue” Derek Myers reminded everyone on Tuesday why they should have “undo send” set up in their email. The MAGA House candidate’s campaign accidentally sent out a concession statement hours before polls closed in Ohio’s Republican primary election.  “Tonight did not go as we had hoped, but as we know, this race is decided in the primary. I want to give my congratulations to…

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for North Carolina’s gubernatorial election, said he wanted to go back to a time “where women couldn’t vote” in a video that resurfaced in the wake of his Super Tuesday victory. The video, recorded at a Republican Women of Pitt County event in March 2020, shows Robinson when he was a candidate for North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, which he later won.  In the clip, he says that he heard a man ask about the phrase “Make America Great Again,” which he posited implied…

United Teachers Los Angeles on Monday night rescinded its endorsement of school board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim in the wake of revelations that he reposted or “liked” social media posts with content that was antisemitic, pro-gun or pornographic.In a statement, the union said it “condemns all forms of oppression, including racism, sexism, antisemitism, anti-Blackness, Islamophobia, xenophobia and homophobia. “ Reached Monday night, Al-Alim said he would have no immediate comment, but he is expected to issue a statement on…

Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision song contest after organisers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas’s 7 October attack.The contest, which will take place from 7 to 11 May in the Swedish city of Malmö, can disqualify contestants deemed to have breached its rules on political neutrality. Kan, Israel’s national broadcaster, is tasked with choosing the country’s entry.The leading Israeli submission is October Rain, a ballad sung by the solo artist Eden…

If you’ve been in the job market long enough, chances are you’ve encountered a situation where you lost out on a job just because the other candidate had better connections than you. At times like these, it’s easy to feel helpless in the absurdity of the system that you can do nothing about.But, as one Redditor shared, every once in a while, the tables turn. After not passing the first round due to lack of experience, the person found out that out of the two remaining candidates, one didn’t have any experience and was…

When Josh Napravnik moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in his twenties he found a second home at a “delightfully grimy cash-only bar” one block from the state capitol. The Silver Dollar Tavern was a place where you could spend an afternoon doing crossword puzzles at the bar, the only spot in town that played Thursday Night Football, and where he and his friends invariably ended up at the end of a long night out, splitting pitchers of cheap beer.  One frigid January night, Napravnik showed up at the Silver Dollar to meet…

Los Angeles school board candidate Graciela Ortiz has been removed from her job as an L.A. Unified counseling administrator pending a confidential investigation, school district officials confirmed, leading a school-employees union to withdraw its endorsement of her for the March 5 election.The investigation was launched after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging Ortiz and a political ally are liable for the actions of a campaign worker, who pleaded no contest to sexual misconduct with an underage volunteer. Both the…

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Both liberals and conservatives are more likely to believe that merit-based hiring is unfair after learning about the impacts of socioeconomic disparities, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. People from across the political spectrum also are more likely to support programs that…

The nickname “Mr. Clean” has lingered since the height of Steve Garvey’s fame as a sweet-swinging first baseman for the Dodgers and Padres, as much a reflection of his success on the field as the wholesome, All-American image that followed him off of it.Charming. Handsome. Unfailingly polite. Eager to sign autographs. Devoted to helping charities. A media darling. A successful businessman. All with a made-for-television grin.Garvey is “a devoted family man,” read a biography once posted on his website. “As a father of…