
Josh Turek defeats Zach Wahls in Iowa Democratic Senate primary
Josh Turek won Iowa's Democratic Senate primary, defeating Zach Wahls. Turek will face Republican Ashley Hinson in a race crucial for Democrats aiming to regain Senate control.

Josh Turek won Iowa's Democratic Senate primary, defeating Zach Wahls. Turek will face Republican Ashley Hinson in a race crucial for Democrats aiming to regain Senate control.

Iowa Democrats are voting in a crucial Senate primary between state Rep. Josh Turek and state Sen. Zach Wahls. The race is a test of the party's strategy to win a seat in a Republican-leaning state, with the winner facing GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson.

Four individuals have denied criminal damage after apple crumble and custard was thrown at the Crown Jewels display case at the Tower of London in December last year. The incident caused over £600 damage to the casing and museum floor. The defendants claim lawful excuse, arguing it was a peaceful protest with minor damage, and dispute the cleanup time and loss of earnings. They are due to appear at City of London Magistrates' Court. The campaign group Take Back Power, an offshoot of Just Stop Oil, claimed responsibility.

Thirteen people were arrested in Salford and London last weekend as part of a national police crackdown on Take Back Power, a new civil resistance group that has been carrying out mass shoplifting in supermarkets across Britain. The activists, who held a nonviolence training event in Salford's Peel Park, are suspected of conspiracy to commit theft. The group distributes stolen goods to food banks and has raised over £65,000 in donations since announcing itself in December with a protest at the Tower of London.

Take Back Power, which targets the super-rich, says seven members were arrested at a training sessionSeven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to steal.Police confirmed that six women and one man were detained in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday over what they said was a coordinated plan to steal from high-end stores. Continue reading...