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Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat

Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midterms Democrats are targeting vulnerable seats this midterm election with working-class candidates they hope will resonate with voters exhausted by the economy. Some candidates are new to politics, and many have backgrounds as union members and leaders, which the party hopes will give them…

Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat

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Son of Iran's former vice president received over $2 million in Canadian gov't contracts - report

The report cited the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which claimed that the man “admitted to active participation in procurement activities that benefited the Iranian military."

  • Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard received over $2 million in Canadian government contracts.
  • Fard operated under pseudonym Sal Ghafouri while in Edmonton.
  • CSIS report links Fard to IRGC and military tech development.

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