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World Service,02 Nov 2026,49 mins

Democrat endorses the Republican Senate candidate in Michigan

Newsday

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The public feud between Stevens, a centrist Democrat, and El-Sayed, the democrat candidate for Senate who represents the party's left-wing, has boiled over in recent days. Stevens called on El-Sayed to denounce a campaign advert from an outside liberal group that linked US support for Israel with high prices. El-Sayed criticised the advert and said he had nothing to do with its contents. Ukraine's military says it's air raid alert app seems to have been hacked, after citizens received false warnings about threats of radiation and chemical attacks. The Italian, Kimi Antonelli, has become Formula One's youngest ever world champion at the Mexico Grand Prix. (Photo: US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers; Credit: Rebecca Cook/Reuters)

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