Tag: debate
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Boba tea startup rejected by ‘Shark Tank’ pitches Simu Liu after appropriation debate
Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to get on “Shark Tank,” the ABC reality show where up-and-coming entrepreneurs try to woo big-name backers. Now, in a plot twist they couldn’t have imagined, the San Francisco Bay Area-based women have a chance to…
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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
The five men who comprise the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation in connection with his remarks during the presidential debate. The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 presidential debate in Pennsylvania where Trump said that the five men — Antron McCray,…
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde spar over abortion and the economy in tense Wisconsin Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. The tenor of the hour-long face-off was mostly civil, but both candidates fired off acidic lines and…
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Republican Sam Brown swings away in Nevada Senate debate amid polling deficit
LAS VEGAS — GOP candidate Sam Brown spent Thursday’s Nevada Senate debate taking shots at Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, as he still faces a polling deficit with Election Day creeping nearer. On three separate occasions, Brown called Rosen an “elitist” and an “insider” as he tried to cast himself as the outside force bringing the…
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Ted Cruz and Colin Allred clash over abortion, trans athletes and Jan. 6 in feisty Texas Senate debate
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred traded quippy one-liners and clashed over policy Tuesday during their first and only debate in a Texas Senate race debate that both candidates agree is up for grabs. Cruz presented himself as a conservative who “will fight to keep Texas Texas,” while Allred cast Cruz as…
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Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan spar over abortion and party ties in Maryland Senate debate
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In their first and only debate of an unusually competitive Maryland Senate race Thursday, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Gov. Larry Hogan sparred over the issue of abortion and whether the deep blue state would be best represented by a staunch Democrat or an anti-Donald Trump Republican. Hogan…
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Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake square off in sharp-edged Arizona Senate debate
PHOENIX — Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego faced off in Arizona’s first, feisty and only Senate debate Wednesday evening, trading shots over the border, abortion, tax policy and more. The barbs started before the moderators even asked a single question. ”We are at a crossroads, Arizona,” Gallego said in his opening statement.…
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Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego let rip with fiery criticisms ahead of their Arizona Senate debate
PHOENIX — Arizona starts its first day of early voting Wednesday and ends it with a pivotal moment in its battleground Senate race, as Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego are set to face off in their first and only debate for the seat left open by retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Like the presidential…
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Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin tangle over national security and tout bipartisan credentials in Michigan Senate debate
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed repeatedly here Tuesday over who would best represent their purple state during the first debate of their hotly contested Senate race. The tone during their hour-long debate, hosted by NBC News affiliate WOOD-TV, was mostly civil. But there were several…
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Bob Casey and Dave McCormick trade personal barbs in a bitter Pennsylvania Senate debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey went head-to-head with Republican challenger Dave McCormick in a bitter first debate Thursday night that reflected the close nature and high stakes of a race that could help determine the balance of power in Washington. The hour-long showdown touched on topics ranging from the economy to abortion to…