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Amy Acton campaign slams Ramaswamy over controversial ad featuring estranged mother

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The GOP candidate's campaign neither denied making the ad nor condemned who did.

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton's campaign slammed her GOP opponent Vivek Ramaswamy Tuesday, alleging his campaign used her estranged mother, whom she has accused of abusing her and standing by the man who sexually abused her, to urge voters not to support her in the toss-up race.

A video that appears to be a campaign ad circulated on social media late Monday showing Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, saying that she loves her daughter, but adds, "Amy has a serious problem" and has lied about her past.

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Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year

Vietnam veteran William Reaves executed by lethal injection despite letter from fellow veterans urging halt Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6.12pm following a three-drug injection at Florida state prison near Starke. He was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1986 shooting death of Indian River county deputy Richard Raczkowski.

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American Airlines flight blows tire while landing at Chicago O'Hare: FAA

An American Airlines flight blew a tire while landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The American Airlines Flight 41 crew "reported a brake issue and then a blown tire" after landing safely, the FAA said in a statement. On Air Traffic Control audio obtained from ATC.com, a pilot can be heard telling controllers, "We've got a right brake that might be dragging." The pilots declared an emergency and stopped on the runway.