- Associated Press
Voting in Harmony: A Wisconsin township sets itself apart and has a knack for picking winners
Residents of Harmony Township — spread out on rich farmland and residential subdivisions on the outskirts of Janesville — tend to live up to the name of the 24-square-mile town near the Illinois state line. Since 2000, Harmony voters have sided with the winner in all 13 presidential and gubernatorial races. “I do believe that the country is quite divided,” said town board Chair Jeff Klenz, sporting a long white goatee and wearing a Harley-Davidson T-shirt.
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Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law
The judge presiding over Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by the Biden family's chief political antagonist: former President Donald Trump. Born in Pittsburgh, the 57-year-old Noreika graduated from Lehigh University in 1988 before earning her master’s degree in biology from Columbia University in 1990.
- Associated Press
JJ Bleday hits leadoff homer in 9th to give the A's a 2-1 victory the Blue Jays
JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Mason Miller (1-0) struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for the win in a speedy game of 2 hours, 7 minutes. Chris Bassitt's wild pitch against his former club allowed Oakland's Max Schuemann to score the first run of the game in the sixth.
