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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican state senator who spotlighted his support for President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda is one step closer to succeeding Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general.State Sen. Mayes Middleton on Tuesday defeated Rep. Chip Roy, one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House, for the Republican attorney general nomination in Texas, the Associated Press reports.Roy conceded the race shortly after the results came in, saying he had called Middleton to congratulate him.”Just a little while ago, I called and congratulated @mayes_middleton for his victory in our race for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A long-stalled murder case has been solved a decade after a Tampa man was riddled with bullets outside an apartment complex, Florida deputies say.Saadyar “Sy” Johnson, 36, was shot and killed on May 3, 2016, at the Del Rio Apartments on North 50th Street after deputies were flooded with 911 calls and a ShotSpotter alert for gunfire, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).Johnson was rushed to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds but later died. His death was ruled a homicide, and no immediate arrests took place.GOT A TIP? On…

Business groups are demanding the Government limit its capital gains tax changes to housing only or risk stifling investment.But Treasurer Jim Chalmers has all but ruled this out, insisting there was no case to skew incentives in the opposite direction than they’ve been for the past 25 years.Pause and rethink was the directive to the Treasurer and Prime Minister from Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry boss Andrew McKellar on Wednesday.His position was backed in by the Business Council of Australia and Ai Group.The extent of the capital gains tax changes in the Budget surprised many who thought they would…

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The Congolese authorities have suspended all flights to and from Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in an attempt to contain an Ebola outbreak.The decision was taken by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which has banned all air traffic in and out of Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, where the virus continues to spread.“This precautionary measure aims to prevent any cross-border spread of the epidemic and to ensure the health and safety of passengers, crews and airport staff,” an official statement received by Al Jazeera said, urging all…

Former congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic nominee who will represent Texas’s 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County after a primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday, CBS News projects.The two were bound for a runoff after the results of the March 3 primary, in which neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote to win the seat. Allred finished first during the March 3 primary with nearly 44%, and Johnson came in second with more than 33%.Allred surpassed Johnson in a contentious battle where both candidates blasted each other’s records.Allred, a former Democratic congressman from…

XRP is trading sideways, with no price prediction deciding on what its next move is. The XRP Ledger Foundation’s version 3.1.3 release introduces fixes across NFTs, permissioned domains, vaults, and the lending protocol, and operators have been urged to upgrade nodes immediately. On May 8, the XRP Ledger Foundation announced on X that rippled v3.1.3 is available, a maintenance and bug-fix upgrade requiring no manual voting. The fixCleanup3_1_3 amendment bundles patches for non-fungible token logic, permissioned domain handling, vault mechanics, and the lending protocol. It’s a housekeeping release, technically. But tomorrow’s mainnet upgrade could finally send XRP above its flatline…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Logan Paul suffered a torn triceps injury during his tag team match at Saturday Night’s Main Event over the weekend, WWE announcer Michael Cole announced on “Monday Night Raw.”Cole said that Paul is expected to miss “a number of months” as he works to heal and rehab. It appeared Bron Breakker was going to step in and take Paul’s reign as one-half of the tag team champions.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Logan Paul, Bron Breakker and Austin Theory celebrate their win during…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Investigators are revealing more to the story in a tragic case where an elderly couple — linked to a Tom Selleck romance scam — were found dead in their California home.The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the deaths of 80-year-old Donald Whitaker and 79-year-old Karen Whitaker on May 15 are being investigated as a murder-suicide.Deputies say Karen Whitaker was a victim of financial elder abuse.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Karen Whitaker was a volunteer within the East Valley Republican Women Patriots in California. (Joy Miedecke)A close friend to the…

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is defending Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her government’s planned referendum question on separation, pushing back against criticism from Prime Minister Mark Carney. Speaking Tuesday, the Parti Québécois (PQ) leader said Smith is “just doing her job” by proposing to consult Albertans on whether to pursue a future vote on sovereignty.His comments come after Carney sharply criticized the idea Monday, calling separation campaign promises a “very dangerous bluff” based on his experience with Brexit, when the U.K. voted to leave the European Union.Plamondon said he was surprised by Carney’s remarks, arguing they were out of line. 1:58…

The AFL world will come together across every game this weekend as they honour the life and legacy of Neale Daniher following his death on Monday.Daniher passed away on Monday at age 65, following his long fight with Motor Neurone Disease that saw him dedicate the final years of his life to the FightMND foundation and being the force behind the Big Freeze at the ‘G’, which has raised over $100m.While tributes have flooded in from across the football landscape, the league will be able to come together in tribute this round, with the AFL revealing that a Neale Daniher…