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Iran is denouncing the most recent U.S. strikes against it as a sign of bad faith as
“negotiations pressed on toward a possible deal to end the war, meanwhile Iran began restoring”
internet access after a month's long national shutdown. The U.S. says the strikes were defensive, saying targets included missile launch sites and mind-laying boats. President Trump's redistricting effort was dealt a blow in South Carolina today after several Republican lawmakers joined Democrats and blocking a new congressional map there.
South Carolina Public Radio's Gavin Jackson reports. 26,000 voters had already cast early ballots in person for the June 9th primary. The Republicans voting to kill the new map said that it was too late. The map could have helped the GOP take South Carolina's lone Democratic seat held by Congressman Jim Clyburn.
The failed attempt cap three weeks of rushed hearings, a special session called by the Governor, Long Debates, limited public input, and questions over a map lawmakers said was crafted by the White House. South Carolina's state Senate is not up for election this fall, meaning lawmakers might be insulated for a while from criticism by Trump.
“For MPR News, I'm Gavin Jackson and Columbia.”
Texas Republicans are voting today in the most expensive Senate primary in history, and Pierce Claudia Grisallis reports state attorney general Ken Paxon is challenging incumbent Senator John Cornen. Paxon, a controversial magaloyalist, drew President Trump's endorsement over Cornen. Heirs Paxon celebrating what supporters had to rally in the Houston suburb of Katie
Texas. We're going to change this country, and we're going to go help Donald Trump get it done. Cornen is warning his party a Paxon nomination could open the door for Democrats to win the seat.
It should be the first chance they've had in 30 or 40 years or longer to pick up a statewide
office. This exposed a crack in the red wall of Texas pitting the party's populist movement against its establishment wing, showcasing a fight that's been brewing for more than a decade for control of the party in a post-Trump era. Claudia D'Sullis, and Pierre News.
“The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is outpacing efforts to respond as”
and Pierce Jonathan Lambert reports there are at least 220 suspected deaths and more than 900 suspected cases. The outbreak is still largely centered in northeastern DRC, but over the weekend, more cases were reported in Uganda bringing their total to 7 confirmed cases. On Monday, WHO Director General Tedros Adonam Gabriacius said the outbreak will likely
get worse before it gets better. The outbreak is challenging for a few reasons.
First, delays in detection allowed the virus to spread for a couple of months undeterred.
There are also no approved vaccines or treatments for the species of a wool look. That leaves victims with supportive care at clinics, which can be hard to come by in this region. Brighton butter public health responses like tracing contacts of sick people and requesting that they isolate are the main tools for stemming the outbreak.
Jonathan Lambert and Pierre News. This is NPR News from Washington. Attorney say a woman fired by Ball State University in Indiana over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement. The ACLU of Indiana says the school agreed to pay out to settle a first amendment lawsuit
by Suzanne Swerke. The president of Ball State defended the firing, saying the post caused extraordinary damage to the school's reputation.
More than one and a half million Muslims are taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi
Arabia, including gathering for prayers and Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon nearly 1,400 years ago, and Pierre's Ayah Betralli reports. This year the Hajj is taking place under the specter of the U.S. Israeli war with Iran. Around 30,000 Iranian pilgrims are part of the Hajj this year, a sharp decline from the 90,000 Iranians given Saudi permits last year.
Higher fuel and travel costs because of the Iran war have also made it more expensive to perform the Hajj this year. Pakistan's religious affairs minister told NPR, it costs around $4,300 per pilgrim for a roughly three week long Hajj package. Indonesia's state-run news agency says the government there is helping to subsidize the cost a little.
Most pilgrims wait decades to secure a Hajj visa and save up for a lifetime to pray in Mecca and return home with the honorary title of Hajj. Ayah Betralli and Pierre news, UAE. The scripts, National Spelling Be Runs Through Thursday this week, the champion of the B receives more than $50,000 in C.A.S.H. and prizes, 30 of the past 36 champions have come from
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