Month: August 2022

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Sports

The young Hawk who could be a top 25 player in the AFL in 12 months

The young Hawk who could be a top 25 player in the AFL in 12 months

Garry Lyon believes Hawthorn ruckman Ned Reeves is a chance to explode in 2023.

Reeves, 23, has had a promising year in the brown and gold, consolidating his position in the senior side as he looks set to claim the number one ruck title at the Hawks for many years to come.

Asked who he thinks could leap into the top 25 players in the competition next year, Lyon listed Reeves, tipping him to become one of the best ruckmen in the league next year.

“I think by the end of next year, Ned Reeves is going to be in that argument,” Lyon told SEN Breakfast.

“I think this bloke’s upside is enormous for the Hawks.

“They’ve put him away, he’s gone in for shoulder surgery, I think by the end of next year we’ll be talking about him as the next big coming ruckman in the competition.

“I love what he’s been able to do on occasions and I think he’s got huge upside.”

Agreeing with Lyon’s sentiments, Tim Watson believes if Reeves is to make that leap, he’ll need to work on his agility in the upcoming pre-season.

“I think you’re right, but I tell you what I would do, I’d put him in some spikes over the summer and I would be working on his agility and his movement,” Watson added.

“He’s a big kid and is probably still growing into his body but I think he needs to work in that area.”

Reeves will miss the final three games of the 2022 season after having undergone surgery on his shoulder this week.





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Australia

Paddington’s Indian Home Diner allowed to trade until 3am after council reverses decision

Paddington's Indian Home Diner allowed to trade until 3am after council reverses decision

A cult favorite Sydney diner has been “saved” after Woollahra Council reversed course and decided late-night Indian kebabs were in the public interest after all, agreeing to let the restaurant trade until 3am on weekends.

The Indian Home Diner on Oxford Street, Paddington, has become a Sydney institution with a loyal following among eastern suburbs partygoers en route home from the city. The “#5” garlic cheese is the go-to favorite for mopping up booze.

The beloved Indian kebab store has won its battle to stay open past midnight, after attracting some high-profile supporters.

The beloved Indian kebab store has won its battle to stay open past midnight, after attracting some high-profile supporters.Credit:Nick Moir

The shop had been dishing out carby, butter-chicken filled naan rolls until the early hours for years, apparently in breach of its development consent. Following a complaint, the council cracked down earlier this year, enforcing a midnight closure.

Later, the council rejected the diner’s first application to extend its trading hours to 3am on Friday and Saturday nights, citing possible noise concerns and declaring it was “not in the public interest” for the diner to open until 3am.

Such was the restaurant’s cultural cachet that a popular community Instagram page, Bondi Lines, took up the fight, and was soon joined by the then candidates for the federal seat of Wentworth, Dave Sharma and Allegra Spender. Spender, now the MP, called the diner a “national treasure.”

The restaurant requested a formal review and at a meeting on Tuesday night, Woollahra Council relented and approved the diner to trade until 3am on Friday and Saturday nights. Planning officers said the proposal was in the public interest and would not have any adverse social impacts.

The popular community Instagram page Bondi Lines took up the cause to “save” the diner from the new rules.

The popular community Instagram page Bondi Lines took up the cause to “save” the diner from the new rules.Credit:Instagram

Liberal councillor Sean Carmichael, who in May tabled a petition with more than 4000 signatures supporting the diner, said it was a magnificent result and “a well-loved slice of Oxford Street has, for a change, been saved”.

But he said the case was a lightning rod for “widespread public anger” about the decline of Oxford Street and Sydney nightlife due to excessive regulation.

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US

Jan. 6 Text Messages From Defense Department, Army Officials ‘Wiped’

Jan. 6 Text Messages From Defense Department, Army Officials 'Wiped'

  • A watchdog group filed a FOIA request for Jan. 6 messages between top Pentagon and Army officials.
  • But the Defense Department and Army claimed all messages were deleted after employees left the agencies.
  • Some messages belonged to officials directly involved with the DoD’s response to the Capitol attack.

Text messages between several top officials in the Department of Defense and the Army were deleted shortly after they left the Trump administration, leaving a significant hole in correspondence that may have occurred on the day of the Capitol attack.

American Oversight, a DC-based watchdog group, had sought all communications related to the Capitol riot from several senior members of the Trump administration, including the former Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, and former Acting Secretary of Defense Kash Patel.

The watchdog group filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit six days after the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

“The lawsuit seeks the release of communications those officials had with former President Trump, former Vice President Pence, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, or anyone communicating on their behalf on Jan. 6,” the watchdog group wrote in a press release .

In March of this year, the Defense Department and the Army responded that any messages from former employees of their agencies could not be reproduced because the phones were “wiped” after they left, according to court filings.

“DoD and Army conveyed to plaintiff that when an employee separates from DoD or Army he or she turns in the government-issued phone, and the phone is wiped,” the court document stated. “For those custodians no longer with the agency, the text messages were not preserved and therefore could not be searched, although it is possible that particular text messages could have been saved into other records systems such as email.”

The Army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An officer for the Defense Department said that the agency does not comment on ongoing litigation.

Some of the messages American Oversight is seeking belong to top officials who are seen as key witnesses to the Pentagon’s response to the January 6 attack.

Miller, who was deposed by investigators of the riot, previously said he was “never given any direction or order or knew of any plans” to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops — a claim Meadows once made to Fox News host Sean Hannity.

McCarthy has also been of interest for the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot. A senior Army official once wrote in a memo that the former Army secretary was “incommunicado or unreachable for most of the afternoon” on the day of the attack, according to Politico.

Retrieving communications from key Trump officials and players throughout January 6, 2021, has lately become a cumbersome task, faced with roadblock after roadblock.

When the January 6 House panel requested messages between Secret Service agents, Joseph Cuffari, who served as inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, claimed that any correspondence was deleted as part of a pre-planned “system migration” process.

Members of the January 6 committee asked Cuffari on Tuesday to “step aside” from any investigation into the Secret Service after reports revealed that Cuffari’s office may have known about the deleted text messages earlier than was previously revealed.

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Entertainment

Aquaman star Jason Momoa poses as flight attendant, hands out water to surprised Hawaiian Airlines passengers

Aquaman star Jason Momoa poses as flight attendant, hands out water to surprised Hawaiian Airlines passengers

If acting doesn’t work out for Aquaman actor Jason Momoa, he could pick up a career as a jet-setting flight attendant.

Lucky passengers on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were witnesses to Momoa’s first day on the job as cabin crew as he handed out bottles of his water, called Mananalu, from a trolly.

A woman named Kylee Yoshikawa, who goes by the username @livinglikekylee on TikTok, posted the clip which has now been viewed by 3.5 million people on the platform.

“My aunty sent me this vid, i just thought i’d share,” she captioned the video which had an instrumental version of Disney’s Under the Sea — very fitting — playing over the footage.

The 43-year-old even dressed the part in a gray suit complete with a pink flower tucked behind his ear.

He has since shared a behind-the-scenes clip on Instagram, introducing himself to passengers as the “water master” on board the flight.

“Mahalo @hawaiianairlines for allowing me and my team to capture this special moment,” he wrote.

“It’s a dream come true. My idea to create @Mananalu.water came to me while on a flight.

“I’m grateful for your support and it’s an honor to have Hawaiian Airlines be the first airline to partner with Mananalu. We’re on a mission to end single-use plastic. Drink one, remove one – For every bottle of Mananalu sold, we remove one plastic bottle from the ocean. We have removed 3 MILLION plastic bottles from the ocean this year. Don’t stop making waves to save our beautiful planet. hello j”

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Sports

Cronulla Sharks face battle to play semi final at Shark Park

The Sharks may be locked out of their traditional home ground during the NRL finals, with concerns over the venue’s facilities.

It seems that Cronulla will finish in the top four, and with the minor premiership all-but out of reach, they would have to finish second on the table in order to host a match at Shark Park.

NRL guidelines require teams that are hosting finals in the second and third weeks to play at a major venue in their city – meaning Cronulla would be shunted to Moore Park in the event that they don’t get a chance to host a finals match until either of those weekends.

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But if they were to finish second, they would be entitled to play at Shark Park in week one – should the facilities meet NRL standards.

At the moment, that remains up in the air.

“If we win a home-ground advantage, we would want to play at home,” Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta told AAP.

“That’s our starting point and given we are a fair bit out we will continue to have dialogue with the NRL.

“We have had no problem selling out our games regardless of the timeslot.”

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Due to renovations in the Shire, capacity for recent games has been capped at roughly 11,500 people. Last weekend’s thriller against the Rabbitohs was sold out several days in advance, with an official attendance of 11,492 announced.

For context, in 2008 when the venue last hosted a finals match, the crowd was 18,252.

The ongoing renovations at the stadium have been a hot topic in recent days, with ARLC boss Peter V’landys and NSW premier Dominic Perrottet trading barbs about funding allocated to Shark Park, along with Brookvale and Leichhardt ovals.

NRL head of football Graham Annesley said that the governing body hadn’t yet “reached any conclusion that we would relocate the Sharks should they qualify for a home semi-final”.

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Australia

Corruption watchdog investigates Queensland Building and Construction Commission as complaints almost double

Portable toilet outside house under construction

The state’s corruption watchdog has revealed the number of complaints about the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) or its board has almost doubled in the past year, and one investigation has been launched.

Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) chair Bruce Barbour outlined the figures while appearing at a budget estimates hearing at Queensland Parliament on Wednesday.

The details and nature of the complaints are not known.

“It would be inappropriate for me to discuss any specific matters that are currently, or may be currently, before the commission,” Mr Barbour told the committee.

“What I can indicate is that in the past year we’ve received 30 matters raising complaints regarding the QBCC and/or the board.

“This was an increase from 16 in the previous year.”

Building materials piled up at a house being built, which can be seen in the background
One matter is currently under investigation by the corruption watchdog.(ABC NewsAlice Pavlovic)

The session heard the majority of the complaints came from the QBCC, another four were made by members of the public, and two were “self-generated” by the CCC.

Of those 30 complaints, one matter is currently under investigation by the corruption watchdog, Mr Barbour said.

“[Another] nine are currently subject to reviews and monitoring by the CCC, 11 were referred back to the QBCC, and eight were deemed to require no further action,” he said.

“Of the nine matters that were selected for monitoring, one has resulted in the dismissal of the subject officer.

“One matter was finalized managerially, two matters were not substantiated, and five matters are ongoing.”

‘An astonishing figure’

Shadow Public Works Minister Tim Mander called the tally of complaints “an astonishing figure.”

“The CCC mentioned this morning that somebody is under investigation. Minister De Brenni needs to ensure that person is stood down while the process takes place,” he said.

“He also needs to call a royal commission – nothing short of a royal commission will allow whistleblowers to speak freely.”

At a media conference, Public Works Minister Mick De Brenni said it was the first time he had heard of the numbers of complaints.

“And of course, when you make a complaint those matters are kept confidential, they’re certainly not briefed to me,” he said.

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US

A Battlefield From 1777 Yields a Dozen Mercenaries’ Remains

A Battlefield From 1777 Yields a Dozen Mercenaries' Remains

Archaeologists working at Red Bank Battlefield, a site along the Delaware River south of Philadelphia, have uncovered the remains of 13 Hessian mercenaries who were killed during a bloody Revolutionary War battle.

The remains were found in a former trench that was part of the defenses of Fort Mercer, where 500 American patriots were stationed to prevent British ships from supplying troops in the city. On Oct. 22, 1777, a contingent of 2,000 Hessian soldiers fighting for the British set out to overwhelm the small force, but the day ended in a resounding defeat, with 377 Hessians killed but only 14 American casualties.

“Finding bone, finding Hessians was not on my radar,” said Jennifer Janofsky, a historian at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, and the director of Red Bank Battlefield Park. “We have documentation from that period showing where mass graves are. This was not on the map.”

Genetic studies are being conducted on the remains, which include isolated body parts. The hope is to eventually connect these to the names of soldiers known to have been killed in the battle and cast a finer light on life and death during the Revolutionary War.

Some of the bones display wounds from musket balls and from grapeshot that would have been fired from cannons inside the fort or from ships in the river. “These guys were being hit by all kinds of things,” said Wade Catts, principal archaeologist for South River Heritage Consulting in Newark, Del., who led the scientific fieldwork. “What a horrible place this would have been.”

Mr. Catts said he believed that the Hessian remains belonged to members of the Regiment von Mirbach, which is known to have attacked the center of Fort Mercer’s defenses. He was excited by an additional discovery: a British gold coin, worth about one month’s salary for the average soldier, that may have belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Rudolf von Schieck, who commanded the Hessian regiment and died in the fighting.

“This is really an opportunity to expand our knowledge of the Hessian forces — about their material culture, about the men themselves,” Mr. Catts said.

The American soldiers defending the fort were from the First and Second Rhode Island Regiments, the Sixth Virginia Regiment and included a small number of New Jersey militiamen. The Rhode Island regiments were among the nation’s first integrated military units. Ten to 15 percent of the force was made up of Black soldiers and members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The fort was further supported by 13 ships of the Pennsylvania Navy, with cannons that fired chain and bar shot — typically used to damage a ship’s sails — at the Hessian attackers.

For Dr. Janofsky, the human remains add poignancy to the story of the battle. Among the dead was a man between the ages of 17 and 19, the same age as many of her history students. “Very few of us have seen the violence of the battlefield, and it’s what we’ve been looking at for the past months,” she said. “I feel like we are charged with helping our visitors understand that moment.”

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Entertainment

TV presenter Erin Molan is spotted with mystery man after split from husband

TV presenter Erin Molan is spotted with mystery man after split from husband

TV presenter Erin Molan has been spotted with a mystery man at an event in Canberra.

Todd Selby was spotted alongside Ms Molan at a book launch for her father Jim Molan at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday before the pair stopped to pose for a photo together.

Newly welcomed onto Sky News with her show ‘Erin’, the mum-of-one told media earlier this year that she was ready to share more about herself and her private life.

Ms Molan confirmed she had met a special someone in May after revealing she was back on the dating scene earlier this year following her shock break-up with finance Sean Ogilvy in September 2021.

The 39-year-old told the Hughesy, Ed and Erin radio show that happy with her new man, but that dating with a kid was “complex.”

The pair were pictured together as Mr Molan launched his new book Danger on our Doorstep in Parliament House.

“It’s still early-ish days. It’s really nice actually. I think anyone who’s been in a long-term relationship, when that ends – particularly if you’ve got kids – you kind of go through this stage where you don’t know if you’ll ever meet anyone again,” she said.

The presenter also revealed the unexpected way she met her partner, saying it seemed like ‘fate’.

“I was driving into the car park, he was driving out. That’s the first time we saw each other but we didn’t meet until a couple of months after that,” she said.

“I’m not a believer in fate… but the timing of it was pretty incredible. We locked eyes and I felt something.”

Erin’s co-host Hughesy described the mystery man as looking “like he might have played rugby league.”

“He’s tall and strong and fit. He’s handsome and he’s got a very deep voice. He’s got a great sense of humour,” he said, adding that the pair look really happy together”.

The former sports reporter who has had her fair share of controversies.

In 2020, Ms Molan put a spotlight on the harms of cyber bullying, tearing up on 60 Minutes as she recounted the horrifying abuse she experienced at the hands of online trolls.

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Australia

Three people reported overdue traveling back from Alice Springs, NT Police say

A composite image showing three people's faces side by side - a man, a woman and an older woman

Northern Territory Police is seeking help to locate three people returning from a trip to Central Australia, who haven’t been seen for several days.

Bonnie Edwards, 70, Eldride Edwards, 41, and Virginia O’Neill, 49, were last seen on Sunday, when they attended a weekend function in Alice Springs, according to a statement issued by Northern Territory Police this afternoon.

Family members in Western Australia reported the trio overdue for their return on Tuesday.

The group is traveling in a red Toyota Hilux with the WA registration plate, PH27156.

Police believe the group may be traveling to Western Australia.

However, NT Police would not say specifically where the trio was traveling to or when they were expected to arrive.

A dark red ute parked in a driveway.
The group is traveling in this red Toyota Hilux.(Supplied: Northern Territory Police)

According to the statement, the trio have not made contact with anyone and there have been no signs of financial activity since Sunday.

Anyone with information on where the trio may be or have seen their vehicle is being asked to contact police.

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US

Live updates, watch parties and results as they come in

Live updates, watch parties and results as they come in

Tune in to FOX 10 Phoenix for the latest news:

PHOENIX – We’re watching Arizona Primary Election races from across the state on Aug. 2, which includes those running for governor, attorney general, US Senate, Secretary of State, House seats and other highly contested races.

We’ll be providing up-to-date information on candidates and their progress in respective races, live looks at watch parties, and results as they come in, which is expected at 8 pm

UPDATES –

11:33 p.m.

This wraps up our election coverage for tonight (August 2). Check back tomorrow morning for more election results.

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2022 Election: GOP Senate Hopeful Blake Masters addresses supporters

Masters is one of a number of candidates in the GOP primary for this year’s US Senate election. No news agencies have made a projection on the Arizona Republican Party Senatorial Primary, as of 11:20 pm on Aug. 2. Whoever wins the GOP primary will face incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Kelly in November. Kelly ran unopposed in the Democratic Party Senatorial Primary.

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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is trailing his opponent in the race to be Fountain Hill’s mayor.

The former sheriff said during the late night hours of August 2 that the vote totals so far came from early ballots, and he was awaiting the totals of in-person voting.

If Arpaio loses in the mayoral election, it would mark his fourth electoral defeat in recent years.

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(A.P. Report) Voters on the vast Navajo Nation have advanced tribal presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election in November.

Voters narrowed the list of 15 candidates in the primary election Tuesday.

The Navajo Nation is the largest Native American reservation in the US, extending into New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The candidates pushed platforms that included economic development, ensuring that basic needs such as running water and electricity are met and finding ways to preserve the Navajo language.

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2022 Primary Election: Political analyst talks about Arizona’s Gubernatorial Primary

FOX 10’s Marc Martinez and Ellen McNamara spoke with political consultant Charles Coughlin on the ballot count so far in the primary election, as well as the state of both leading campaigns in the GOP primary for governor.

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10:47 p.m.

The Associated Press is projecting Kirsten Engel to win the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. That district covers portions of Cochise, Graham, Pinal and Pima Counties, as well as the whole of Greenlee County.

10:40 p.m.

Kari Lake addresses supporters amid ongoing primary vote count

Lake is running against Karrin Taylor Robson and a number of other candidates for the Republican Party nomination for Arizona Governor. The state’s current governor, Doug Ducey, cannot run again due to term limits.

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Karrin Taylor Robson addresses supporters amid ongoing primary vote count

Karrin Taylor Robson is running against Kari Lake and a number of other candidates for the Republican Party nomination for Arizona Governor. The state’s current governor, Doug Ducey, cannot run again due to term limits.

10:24 p.m.

Pinal County elections officials have provided a live feed of ballots being counted

https://www.pinalcountyaz.gov/elections/Pages/LiveVideoFeed.aspx

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2022 Primary Election: Arizona political expert analyzes the results

FOX 10’s John Hook and Christina Carilla spoke with political consultant Charles Coughlin, who breaks down the election results, as it stood at around 9:30 pm on August 2, 2022.

9:54 p.m.

Michelle Udall released a statement. She is one of five candidates, including write-in candidates, in the GOP primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction

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The question now, in terms of the ballot counting process, is what happens from here on out?

According to a statement released by the Maricopa County Elections Department, they will publish in-person Election Day results as they are returned from each of the 210 Vote Centers throughout the night. They estimate 106,000 ballots were cast in person on Aug. 2.

“Starting Wednesday, August 3, the Elections Department will begin to sign verify and process the early ballots dropped off on Monday and at the polls today. We’ll update unofficial results daily by 7:00 pm until all verified ballots are counted. We ‘ll also provide a daily update of the estimated ballots left to count,” read a portion of the statement.

Elections counting officials say they can’t complete until after the Aug. 9 statutory deadline for the following:

  • Conditional Provisional Ballots, cast by voters who did not provide sufficient ID when voting in-person.
  • Questionable Signatures, or ballots cast by voters whose early ballot signature were questioned. Those voters have a chance to cure the signature issue.

8:49 p.m.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Marco Lopez released a statement after the AP projected his opponent, Katie Hobbs, to win the primary race.

The last line, written in Spanish, translates to “It always seems impossible until it becomes reality.”

8:46 p.m.

Katie Hobbs addresses supporters after projected Democratic gubernatorial primary win

Katie Hobbs, who is Arizona’s incumbent Secretary of State, is projected by the Associated Press to defeat former Nogales mayor Marco Lopez in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

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The first batch of election results are released. Click here to view them.

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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer says 106,000 in-person votes have been counted, so far.

7 p.m.

Polls have officially closed in Arizona.

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FOX 10 has received several calls and emails on Election Day from viewers saying they had issues with the voting in Pinal County, in-person. Some people said they couldn’t get a ballot to vote because some locations ran out.

MORE: Primary Election 2022: Confusion in Pinal County caused by ‘unprecedented demand for in-person ballots’

5:00 pm

It’s Election Day in Arizona and voters from around the state are heading to the polls for the 2022 Primary. Voters will decide on candidates for governor, senate, congressional races, and dozens of state and local contests. Many voters have already cast their ballots, but plenty of people are still showing up tonight at the polls.

Arizona Governor Race:

Arizona GOP Primary Election update – 9 pm

FOX 10’s Stephanie Bennett and Brian Webb reports.

Arizona Gov. GOP Primary watch party – 9 pm

FOX 10’s Stephanie Bennett reports.

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The AP is projecting that Katie Hobbs has won the gubernatorial Democratic Party primary.

Attorney general race:

Arizona Attorney General Election Day update – 9 pm

FOX 10’s Justin Lum reports.

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Arizona Senator race:

Arizona Primary Senate race update – 9 pm

FOX 10’s Linda Williams reports.

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More races:

Not finding information on a race you’re looking for? Click here.

Further coverage:

What to watch in the Arizona Primary Election

Arizona, which Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won in 2020, is a top target for former President Donald Trump, who tried in vain to get his defeat overturned. He has endorsed a slate of candidates up and down the ballot who have promoted his false claims of a stolen election.

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