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Joe Sestak ends long-shot 2020 Democratic presidential campaign

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Washington (CNN)Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak on Sunday ended his long-shot 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Sestak admitted at the time that he was late to the nominating contest, conceding, “My announcement may be later than others for the honor of seeking the presidency,” and cited his daughter’s recent fight with brain cancer as the reason for his delay. “Throughout this past year, Alex again showed she is stronger than me, heroically beating the single digit odds once more,…

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Don’t understand how Biden’s still ahead? You don’t know enough older black voters.

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(CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to Baywatch. Biden could eventually falter, but it seems to me that those counting on it just aren’t talking to enough older black voters. Biden’s averaged 49% among all potential black Democratic primary voters in our last two CNN national polls. That’s good enough not only for a 35-point lead over his Democratic competitors, but good enough to beat all of them combined by about 10 points. But I think treating black voters as if they’re some…

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9 dead in South Dakota plane crash

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(CNN)Nine people are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday in Chamberlain, South Dakota, authorities said. The Pilatus PC-12 aircraft had an intended destination of Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Lunsford said. The crash was weather related, according to the Brule Buffalo County Emergency District. Snow was falling at up to an inch an hour in South Dakota, the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls said. Visibility could fall to less than a mile, the weather service tweeted. “The men and women of law enforcement, first responders and medical…

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Final day for Help to Buy Isa applications

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On average, first-time buyers using the scheme are 28 – two years younger than the average age across all first-time buyers. The scheme will officially close to new accounts but account holders can keep on saving until autumn 2029, with bonuses needing to be claimed by 1 December 2030. A number of banks have already pulled their Help to Buy Isas, prompting a late surge, according to some providers. Rachel Springall, from financial information service Moneyfacts, said that if savers missed out on Help to Buy Isas there was the…

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Man in custody for murder of 11-month-old baby boy

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When he brought the boy back the next day, he said the child couldn’t breathe and when the family ran to the car to check, the court heard, the baby was cold to touch. Objecting to bail, the court heard between his arrest and his appearance this morning, the police had established Sharyar Ali left the baby alone twice for a period of hours while looking after him – once to go to a casino and once to return to Monaghan. District Judge Eamon King said this was a pointless…

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