Tag: Candidate
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Resistance Forces Detain Election Candidate in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — An election candidate in the strife-torn nation of Myanmar has been detained by a resistance group opposed to army rule, state media reported Wednesday, the first known such action before the polls scheduled for later this month. The detention of Wai Lin Htet, 37, a candidate of the Shan and Nationalities Democratic…
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Jacob Rodriguez: The Versatile Journey from Quarterback to Heisman Candidate
Max OlsonDec 4, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska LUBBOCK, Texas — In December 2021, Jacob Rodriguez felt lost. The young quarterback had just ended his freshman season at Virginia. Coach Bronco Mendenhall had unexpectedly stepped down. Rodriguez decided to transfer but…
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Jon Slavet, Tech Entrepreneur, Announces Bid for California Governor as GOP Candidate
Republican Jon Slavet, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, announced Thursday that he was joining the crowded field of candidates running for governor next year to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. Slavet, 58, a former longtime Democrat who has never run for political office previously, said in an interview on Thursday that he believed that his business…