Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.

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Australia news live: mobile networks ‘not infallible’, Telstra boss tells Senate inquiry; Hanson’s podcast comments ‘ludicrous’, Labor MP says
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