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Several candidates backed by President Trump's scored victories in yesterday's Republican
“primaries, reinforcing the president's influence within the GOP ahead of the November”
mid-terms. NPR's Dominican Montenaro reports one of the most closely-watched races was in Kentucky, where Congressman Talmassie lost to a Trump endorsed challenger. Trump is on something of a revenge tour, the latest casualty Congressman Thomas Massey of Kentucky.
He lost to a Trump back challenger by about 10 points Tuesday night, and he saw tens of millions of dollars spent against him.
In fact, it was the most expensive house primary in history, with $33 million spent on
TV ads. Massey was a thorn in Trump's side, helping force the release of millions of pages of the Epstein files, for example. Now he joins a list of perceived political enemies that Trump has gone after often successfully in GOP primaries.
“But while Trump has proven his strength with the Republican base, general elections are”
a different story, and that'll likely put Republican candidates and swing districts in tough positions this fall, Dominican Montenaro and PR News, Washington. President Trump says he's in no hurry to make a deal with Iran, and PR's Franco-Rodonias says a state of limbo surrounds any negotiations.
The threat the U.S. could strike this weekend speaks to the uncertainty some for officials
like Mona Ecubian, who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Say his turning into a quote, "frozen conflict that could extend for months." The bigger fear is also just that there is no resolution, or there's a resolution that leads to Iran's retaining de facto control of a straight-of-war moves, and Iran being able to continue to be disruptive.
We call that a kind of half-solution, where Trump's constant threats and the potential retaliation impair any real movement toward economic repair or economic growth. Franco, Ordonias, and PR News.
“Target stores are enjoying as sales bump, and PR's god-horstly reports the discount chain”
is one of several big retailers reporting earnings this week. Target reported a jump in sales during the most recent quarter, and raised its outlook for the rest of the year, the discount retailer says it's all increased demand in all categories, including groceries, beauty products, and general merchandise. Bond yields a pulled back a bit after hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday, crude oil prices
have also softened, but retail gasoline prices continue to climb. Triple A says the average price of regular gas rose a little more than two cents a gallon overnight. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has died at the age of 86.
Frank was one of the first openly gay members of Congress. He helped shape the landmark Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law after the 2008 financial crisis. This is NPR News. Samsung workers in South Korea are threatening a large-scale strike over pay and working conditions. The Union represents tens of thousands of employees at Samsung Electronics, the company's
largest division. Union leaders say negotiations with management have stalled after months of talks, a strike could disrupt production of semiconductors and consumer electronics at
a critical time for the global tech industry.
A new book about truth in the age of AI contains fake quotes that were generated by artificial intelligence, and PR's jet-bump feel has more. The book is called The Future of Truth, according to its website, it explores how artificial intelligence is poised to replace human complexity with "catastrophic robotic certainty." Robotics certainty appears to have been catastrophic for the book's authors, Steven Rosenbaum.
He used AI to help write the book only to make up false quotes by prominent journalists and academics, according to The New York Times, which broke the story. In a statement 10 PR, Rosenbaum said the Miss Attribution were unintentional. If this serves as a warning about the risks of AI-assisted research and verification, he said in his statement, "That is why I wrote the book."
He says the quotes will be fixed in future editions. Jeff Brumfield and PR News Commuters on the Long Island Railroad continue to face residual delays after a three-day strike, crews are working to fully restore normal service following this week's tentative contract agreement between the railroad and Union workers. This is "NPR News in Washington."
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