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Roy Cooper and Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate in 2026?

This week, Tim Boyum interviews top Republican strategist Paul Shumaker about his analysis of the 2024 elections, and their implications for the future. Shumaker has helped candidates win five U.S. Senate races as a political consultant and currently works for U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, who is up for reelection next year. Shumaker offered insights into…

A person smokes cannabis outside the Smacked "pop up" cannabis dispensary location, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

U.S. teens abstaining from drinking, smoking

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NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. What You Need To Know About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the…