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Central Kentucky congressman wins Senate primary to replace Mitch McConnell Original

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By Brett Carlsen
| Lexington Herald-Leader Verified
Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Andy Barr speaks to media after casting his primary ballot at Centenary Church on May 19, 2026 in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky Republicans on Tuesday chose U.S. Rep. Andy Barr as their nominee to replace long-time Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Nov. 3 election, .
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Editorial: How blue cities reduced crime

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By Brett Carlsen
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
Members of the National Guard patrol on Oct. 11, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. National Guard members began patrolling Memphis this week as part of a federal task force established by President Trump to combat what the administration says is violent crime in the city. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images/TNS) Democrat-run cities have found a way to reduce crime: adopt policies pushed by Republicans. In April, Baltimore had four homicides. That's its lowest monthly number in at least 50 years.
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A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer

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By Jan Hoffman Verified, Brett Carlsen
| The New York Times Verified
The chief medical examiner was not satisfied. The toxicology report on the dead man’s blood samples made no sense, given what her investigator had noted at the death scene: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:43 a.m. Apartment, South Knoxville, Tenn. Decedent: white man, 52, supine on bed, in T-shirt, pants, belt, socks. In the bathroom: thumbnail-size baggies, cut straws, dollar bill, hollow pen, white powder. But the only substances a lab found in his blood were nicotine and caffeine.
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