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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Julianne Stratten has secured her party's nomination for the U.S.
“Senate seat, beating out two Democratic House members in a long list of others.”
That's according to the race now called by the Associated Press. From Member Station, WB EZ and Chicago, Mariah Wulfill has more. Supporters are exuberant here at a watch party at a film studio on Chicago's west side. Stratten had consistently pulled in second place to Congressman Rajah Christiana Murthy,
whose campaign spent $25 million on ads that have been airing since July.
But Stratten had this notable last-minute surge in the polls with the help from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who threw in $5 million to help a group supporting the state's lieutenant governor. Stratten beat out nine candidates, including Congressman Robin Kelly. NPR News, I'm Mariah Wulfill in Chicago at Stratten's Victory Party.
“The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent resigned to protest the war in Iran.”
NPR's Greg Myri reports Kent was a staunch supporter of President Trump because Trump said he opposed Middle East wars. Joe Kent addressed his blunt resignation letter to President Trump in a post on Acts. He wrote, quote, "I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.
Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
Kent is a former green beret deployed 11 times in the Middle East. His wife was a senior chief petty officer in the Navy. She was killed in a suicide bombing in Syria in 2019. When nominated for his position last year, Kent faced sharp criticism from Democrats, including Senator Patty Murray. She called Kent, quote, "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views."
Greg Myri, MPR News, Washington. Brent crude oil is now trading at just more than $100 a barrel of $30 higher before the US and Israel launched the war on Iran. NPR's Avra Bertroni reports on the latest Iranian counterstrikes in the Gulf. The UAE says Iranian drones attacked a major gas production plant in Abu Dhabi, forcing it to suspend operations.
“And for the third time, a key oil storage facility was hit in the Amrida Fajera, sparking a fire there.”
The attacks have forced Gulf energy producers, including Qatar Bahrain and Kuwait, to also suspend or halt gas and oil production. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, is rerouting some oil exports through the Red Sea to bypass the state of her moves. Countries that rely on Arab Gulf states for energy are now rationing supplies. Pakistan has suspended schools and reduced working hours for some government offices. Bangladesh has similarly shuttered universities to conserve resources.
Able trawi and Pyrenees Dubai, with reporting by Omkar Handakar in Mumbai. And this is NPR. The threat terror level at Tampa's McDill Air Force Base, the home of the US Central Command, has been elevated Tuesday night to what's now called Charlie level, which means a terrorist action targeting personnel or facilities is likely.
Charlie is the second highest of the five levels of terrorism threats.
Earlier in the day it had been at the Bravo level, which means there was an increased more predictable threat. A new study of diet and disease finds that more ultra processed food, a person eats, the higher the risk of developing heart disease. NPR's Allison Aubrey has more on the association between processed food and cardiovascular problems. The study included more than 6,000 adults aged 45 to mid 80s and found that with every additional serving of ultra processed foods, people reported as part of their typical diet.
The higher the odds of a heart attack or stroke, Dr. Amir Heiter of UT Southwestern, authored the study. If you were in the top 20% of those who consumed the most ultra processed foods, which was about 9 servings per day, you had a 67% higher risk. The study looked at several ethnic groups, including Asian black and Hispanic participants. Heiter says prior research shows junk foods have been more heavily marketed toward minority populations, which is one factor that may help explain the more pronounced relationship with black Americans.
Allison Aubrey and PR news. Venezuela disputed the United States three to two in the final game of the pre-season world baseball classic tournament in a game that just ended in Miami. I'm Dan Ronin and PR news in Washington. Support for NPR. Alex Rosenthal has a fan Teja, meaning he can't visualize things like...
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