Cantor loses GOP primary to Tea Party challenger Brat
In a stunning upset, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor fails to hold Virginia’s 7th District seat against economics professor David Brat. Cantor’s defeat signals pressure on establishment Republicans amid Tea Party momentum and follows Mississippi Senate primary developments.
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Poroshenko Orders Civilian Evacuations in Ukraine
President Poroshenko directed security agencies to establish civilian evacuation routes from eastern Ukraine where fighting has killed at least 200 people in over two months. A military spokesman said 43 separatists died in failed attempts to seize airfields in Donetsk and Luhansk as government forces push to retake facilities. The move follows talks mediated by the OSCE with Russia, aiming for a cease-fire amid renewed clashes and Russian calls for troop standdown.
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Five U S soldiers killed in Afghan friendly fire incident
Five American soldiers died in Zabul province when NATO ISAF forces were ambushed and a helicopter airstrike hit friendly troops. The Pentagon is reviewing the possibility of friendly fire as Taliban insurgents attacked during the operation. Separately, militants abducted 35 professors from Kandahar University.
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Two Dead After Oregon High School Shooting
A gunman entered Reynolds High School in Troutdale Oregon and shot a student to death before dying in a restroom stall. The school was locked down then evacuated as investigators responded to the campus tragedy amid broader national concern over school violence.
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