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San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Read full article: San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photoA block in downtown San Francisco has been renamed for acclaimed photojournalist Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during WWII.
Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seat
Read full article: Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seatRepublican candidate for Georgia's 14th congressional seat Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks from the bed of a pickup truck during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Roswell, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)ATLANTA ā Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories in a series of online videos, has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia. Greene thanked her staff and asked supporters to pray for Trump to win reelection at a watch party Tuesday night, video of which was livestreamed on Facebook. āMarjorie is strong on everything and never gives up - a real WINNER!āGreene initially started campaigning for a different House seat, challenging Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath in Georgiaās 6th Congressional District, made up of suburbs north of Atlanta. She switched to the more conservative 14th District after Republican Rep. Tom Graves announced that he wasnāt seeking reelection. The seat has been open since Graves stepped down in October.
Trump congratulates QAnon supporter Greene on Georgia win
Read full article: Trump congratulates QAnon supporter Greene on Georgia winSupporters take photos with construction executive Marjorie Taylor Greene, background right, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Rome, Ga. Greene, criticized for promoting racist videos and adamantly supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
QAnon-supporting candidate unrepentant despite GOP criticism
Read full article: QAnon-supporting candidate unrepentant despite GOP criticismGeorgia Rep. Austin Scott, another of Greene's GOP critics before the runoff, said in a statement Wednesday she ādeserves to be congratulated for her victory.āThe No. 2 House Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, had backed Greene's opponent in hopes of denying her the partyās nomination. Lauren Boebert, who has also expressed support for QAnon, recently upset a five-term congressman in a Republican primary in Colorado. But the GOP primary was considered the real contest. If tied too closely to Greene, Georgia Republicans in competitive races could risk alienating moderate voters, said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.