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Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia special election

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Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia special election

Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia special electionRepublican Karen Handel has won Georgia’s special congressional election, defeating Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Handel fills the House seat representing Georgia’s sixth district left vacant by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. It was a closely watched race as the special election was seen as a test of President Trump’s popularity.


'You want war?' Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meeting

'You want war?' Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meetingBy Anthony Esposito CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Governments from across the Americas chastised Venezuela's socialist leadership on Tuesday for its handling of a political and economic crisis, prompting the OPEC nation's foreign minister to call the critics "lapdogs of imperialism." The United States, Brazil and 10 other members of the 34-nation Organization of American States (OAS) issued a letter accusing Venezuela of undermining democracy, failing to feed its people and violating rights. "Considering the interruption of the democratic process in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we believe that there should be a settled solution that includes all Venezuelan parties for the benefit of the people of that nation," said the letter issued at the OAS general assembly in Cancun, Mexico.


Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia House race, beating back liberal wave

Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia House race, beating back liberal waveFormer Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the hotly contested congressional special election in suburban Atlanta Tuesday.


Troops shoot man after Brussels station explosion

Troops shoot man after Brussels station explosionBelgian troops patrolling Brussels Central Station “neutralized” a person after a small explosion on Tuesday, a police spokesman said, adding that there were no other casualties and the situation was under control.


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