government and politics

Iona wins gubernatorial primary in Hawaii | Health, medicine and fitness

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By AUDREY McAVOY – Associated Press Honolulu (AFP) – Former Lieutenant Governor James R. “Duke” Iona on Saturday in the GOP primary for Hawaii governor, defeating Mixed Martial Arts Championship fighter PJ Bean and Honolulu City Councilman Heidi Tsuneyoshi. Iona served as Deputy Governor during the administration of former Governor Linda Lingle from 2002 to … Read more

heavy Russian bombardment eastward; Ukraine hits a major bridge

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Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) – The Russian military pounded residential areas across Ukraine overnight, claiming gains, as Ukrainian forces pressed a counterattack to try to retake occupied southern territory, striking the last working bridge over a river in the Russian-occupied Kherson region. Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. A Russian missile attack on the city of Kramatorsk … Read more