GOP House candidate JR Majewski drops out after facing backlash for disparaging Special Olympics athletes

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GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.
GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.

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MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race

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Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.
Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.
GOP House candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.

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2 House Republicans are brawling over who has been accused of treating women worse

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Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Max Miller of Ohio.
Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Max Miller of Ohio.

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In the fight for the Senate, Mitch McConnell projects confidence: 'This is the best map I've seen in a long time'

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Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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It's even harder to find an apartment in Syracuse than in the New York City area — and it's a sign the housing crisis is far from over

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A "for rent" sign posted on the exterior of an apartment building on June 02, 2021 in San Francisco, California.

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski uses ableist slur against Democrats: 'It's like being in the Special Olympics'

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JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.
JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.

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CVS is hit with a $250,000 fine for understaffing a store so badly that it was a month behind on filling prescriptions

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A worker stocks the shelves in a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
A CVS store in Canton, Ohio has been slapped with a $250,000 fine (not pictured).

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Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate shredded documents as he faced a lawsuit accusing him of wage theft

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GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.
GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.

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A journalist who commutes from Ohio to NYC every week after being told to return to the office says he's not sure how long he can keep it up

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