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Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia in the race towards Senate majority

Republicans have picked up a crucial win in the race for the Senate majority. Early in the evening, West Virginia Republican Jim Justice won the Senate seat opened by senator Joe Manchin’s retirement. Republicans also quickly dispatched a late ...

06 Nov 2024 at 03:29

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Republicans seize control of US Senate for first time in four years

Republicans have seized control of the US Senate after flipping Democratic-held seats, wresting away the majority for the first time in four years. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top. Incumbent Senator Deb ...

06 Nov 2024 at 05:25

‘A complete surprise’: Bear scares principal by jumping out of bin at US school

The principal at a primary school in West Virginia was given a shock when a bear leapt out of the bin he was unlocking. James Marsh, 58, head of Zela Elementary School, ran for his life when a sizeable bear emerged from the bin he was ...

03 May 2023 at 13:04

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West Virginia governor signs abortion ban into law

Republican Governor Jim Justice has signed into law a ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy, making West Virginia the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the US Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning ...

16 Sept 2022 at 20:01

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Republicans take control of Senate but face battle to keep House majority

Republicans have taken control of the US Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the House of Representatives, which would produce a full sweep of power in Congress alongside Donald Trump in the White House. A unified ...

06 Nov 2024 at 15:04

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Democrat Joe Manchin not seeking re-election in heavily Republican West Virginia

Democratic senator Joe Manchin has announced he will not seek re-election in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily ‘red state’ of West Virginia. Mr Manchin, 76, said in a statement that ...

09 Nov 2023 at 20:18

Family of girl, 12, driven to death by Alexander McCartney tell of devastation

The family of a 12-year-old American girl who took her own life while being blackmailed by Alexander McCartney have told of their devastation over her death. In May 2018, Cimarron Thomas from West Virginia killed herself ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:08

Online catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 victims across world

A Northern Ireland man at the centre of a global web of catfishing, blackmail and sexual abuse is believed by police to have targeted about 3,500 children. From the bedroom of his childhood home near Newry, Alexander ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

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State sends National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the US capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department. The move by a nearby state comes as hundreds of ...

16 Aug 2025 at 20:47

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