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Shakeela Martin, 35, has died after stray gunfire struck her at a Ferguson, Missouri, gas station while she bought slushies for her children. A bystander was also wounded. Family members say the mother of five leaves behind young children and a GoFundMe has raised tens of thousands for funeral costs.
Progressive Abdul El‑Sayed has won the Democratic nomination for the open US Senate seat in Michigan, defeating establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a close contest. The result has handed a high-profile victory to the party’s left flank and will set up a November general election against Republican Mike Rogers for a seat critical to control of the Senate.