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Democratic Senate Candidate Mandela Barnes called on President Barack Obama for help after he began slipping in the polls for his Wisconsin Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, Politico reported Thursday. Members of Barnes’ political campaign reached out to Obama’s team in recent days in hopes of getting …

Victor Steeman, a Dutch professional motorcycle racer who competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship, died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Saturday. He was 22. Steeman was in contention for the lead in the race in Portugal at the Algarve circuit when he crashed into another rider. …

A Polk County, Florida, deputy is expected to be released from the hospital after being shot by a suspect. Sheriff Grady Judd says the deputy’s bulletproof vest saved his life. The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Gabriel Batista. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Davenport. Deputies reportedly …