10 things you need to know today: May 1, 2021 Tim O Donnell
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India recorded 3,689 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the country s deadliest day since the coronavirus pandemic began. Sunday was the fourth straight day during which more than 3,000 people died of the disease. The number of new infections dropped slightly from the day before, when the tally crossed 400,000 in a 24-hour period for the first time, to 392,488. Hospitals remain overwhelmed and face oxygen shortages. Amid the surge, Indian election officials started counting votes in four states and one union territory. The race is seen as a test of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi s handling of the pandemic will affect support for him and his Bharatiya Janata Party. [
Two Republicans are heading to a runoff in the special House election in Texas after no candidate in the sprawling 23-candidate field won an outright majority of votes.
Voters Advance 2 Republicans, No Democrats in Texas Special Election Runoff Race
Two Republicans will advance to a runoff as the top two vote-getters in the race for Texas’s 6th Congressional District, after no one in the 23-candidate field won an outright majority of votes on May 1.
Republicans Susan Wright, wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, finished with 19 percent of the vote, while Jake Ellzey garnered 14 percent. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez finished third with 13 percent and conceded on May 2.
The development will ensure that a Republican will win the seat to represent the northern Texas district following Ron Wright’s death earlier this year. The date of the runoff hasn’t yet been announced.
Susan Wright, the widow of Rep. Ron Wright (R), secured the top runoff spot, leaving no Democratic candidates vying for a seat they’d hoped to contest.