Two Trump-backed candidates lose, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins in Tuesday’s House primaries

Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has won her party’s nomination for re-election, NBC News projects, while two Republican House candidates backed by President Donald Trump lost their primary bids in Florida on Tuesday. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and other party leaders redrew Wasserman Schultz’s current district and three other Democratic seats into four new GOP-leaning…

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During the Bronze Age, a tree took root in what is now Portugal and more than 3,700 years later, it is still producing olives

Most of us think of a century-old tree as a timeless piece of history.But in Portugal, that barely counts, because scattered across the country’s sun-baked south are hundreds of olive trees believed to be over 2,000 years old, with researchers now suggesting that one of them may have taken root nearly 3,700 years ago.Long before…

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

Members of the group have included founder and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons and the late Dusty Hill. When Hill died in 2021, the group carried on performing with Elwood Francis as its bassist. “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and…

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Jim Cramer says the market is too negative — and that’s creating buying opportunities

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the relentless negativity surrounding the market is creating opportunities for investors willing to look past the headlines and endure a little more near-term volatility. His comments came as rising Treasury yields, persistent inflation, and elevated oil prices weighed on stocks. All three of the major indexes finished the day in…

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