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CNN PROJECTION: Incumbent Ron Johnson will win the Republican nomination in Wisconsin’s Senate primary. He will face Democrat Mandela Barnes in November

What took Vermonters so long to elect a woman? The state has a long history of men holding its at-large seat for decade-long stretches. The seat was open because Rep. Peter Welch (first elected 2006) is running to succeed retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy (held the seat since 1974).

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After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.

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Scott Jensen, a family physician and former state lawmaker, has won the Republican primary for Minnesota governor and will face Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in November. Jensen has made vaccine skepticism a centerpiece of his campaign.

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Farah Griffin says FBI may have "handed" Trump the presidency

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After explosions rocked a Russian air base in occupied Crimea Tuesday, Ukrainian government officials warned the blasts were “just the beginning,” and vowed to liberate the territory, which Moscow annexed in 2014.

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Prices of eggs, butter and other staples soared over the past year, according to analytics firm IRI

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Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Mark Consuelos, Ryan Seacrest, Co-host, Lola Consuelos

The couple's daughter, Lola Consuelos, is stepping into the entertainment industry—but unlike her famous parents, she's heading in a more musical direction. The 21-year-old is about to release her debut song, "Paranoia Silverlining," on Aug. 9—and it's ...

Primary election, Vermont

Voters receive their ballots at a polling place in Burlington on primary day, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. Vermont voters cited competitive races up and down the ballot as motivation to hit the polls on Tuesday — even ...

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The full moon brings us to the end of a cycle in more ways than one — in Refinery29's broad strokes, the August 11 full moon is especially vital for our personal evolution because it's the final super moon of 2022. The outlet reminds us that this will ...

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U.S. formally approves Finland and Sweden NATO applications

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukraine summer counteroffensive
  - Multiple explosions are reported at a Russian military air base base near Novofedorivka in western Crimea. At least one person is killed, and six others are injured, according to Crimean authorities. (Reuters) (Sky News)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, local head of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and two other people are killed during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus. At least 40 others are injured. (BBC News)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Four Pakistani soldiers are killed in a suicide bombing in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Reuters)
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Fifteen troops are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Bam Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed by flooding caused by record-breaking rainfall in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)
Firefighters in Cuba bring a catastrophic fire at an oil terminal in Matanzas under control after it burned out of control for five consecutive days, destroying 40% of the country's main fuel storage facility and caused widespread blackouts. (Reuters)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
  - The Marshall Islands confirms their first community transmission cases of COVID-19 in the capital Majuro. The government subsequently announces that the start of the school year will be delayed, and also suspends flights and boat travel to the country's outer islands. (RNZ)

International relations

Moldova–Russia relations
- Russia bans the import of agricultural products from Moldova beginning on August 15 due to "repeated detection of dangerous quarantine objects in Moldovan products entering Russia". (Reuters)

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