Shah defeats House Democrats' pick for battleground Arizona House seat

Former state representative Amish Shah defeated former broadcast journalist Marlene Galan-Woods in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s open 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. Shah’s victory on Wednesday is a blow to national Democrats, who are trailing in the race Galen-Woods, a Republican-turned-Democrat who was married to the late state Attorney General Grant…

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Hedge funds target Andy Burnham’s UK policy agenda

Hedge fund short-sellers have ramped up bets against U.K.-listed stocks this year, with disclosed positions surging fivefold in the first half of 2026. Now, investors believe a policy blitz under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham could widen the opportunity set across U.K. equities on both the long and short sides of their portfolios. Burnham took…

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Former CIA Director James Woolsey dies

Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Clinton, R. James Woolsey, who served a brief, struggling tenure, died on Wednesday. He was 84 years old. Woolsey’s wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, told The New York Times that he died of a stroke at his Washington, DC home. He told The Washington Post…

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