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Despite Trump Claims, Spencer Pratt Seems to Accept L.A. Mayor Results

President Trump said the loss was an example of election fraud, but Mr. Pratt did not entertain that idea. Instead, he plans to wind down his campaign but keep attacking the two Democrats who advanced.

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“I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing’s changed,” Mr. Pratt said. “ I don’t have a campaign laws hamstringing me now. It’s war.”
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UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer that the ‘ladder of opportunity’ is wobbling

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers are planning to write to the prime minister urging him to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, with signatories expected to include the bosses of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

Lobby group the British Retail Consortium said it had drafted a letter to Keir Starmer calling for action, and is circulating it among its 200 members, which include all the main UK retailers (with the exception of Games Workshop) as well as smaller shops. The letter is expected to be published on Wednesday.

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© Photograph: Oliver Dixon/PA

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Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.

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By baselessly framing the rise of a candidate for Los Angeles mayor as a Democratic scam, President Trump has extended his long-running project to erode public faith in elections.
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What’s Taking So Long to Count California Ballots?

Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.

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Election workers processing ballots for the California state primary at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Friday in City of Industry, Calif.
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Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor

Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.

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Nithya Raman campaigns in downtown Los Angeles ahead of the mayoral primary last month.
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