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Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor, Making History
New York Times
Georgia Democrats selected the first black woman to be a major party nominee for governor in the United States on Tuesday, choosing Stacey Abrams, a liberal former State House leader, who will test just how much the state's traditionally conservative ...

Judge orders firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney to pay $10 million judgment
CNN
(CNN) A US bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday ordered the law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti to pay a $10 million judgment to an attorney who once worked for the firm, according to court documents. The judgment comes after Avenatti's ...

Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85
New York Times
Philip Roth, the prolific, protean, and often blackly comic novelist who was a pre-eminent figure in 20th century literature, died on Tuesday night at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 85. The cause was congestive heart failure, said Judith Thurman, a ...