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According to a race call by the Associated Press, South Carolina Republicans
“Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evett and Attorney General Allen Wilson or headed into a”
gubernatorial primary runoff in two weeks, neither secured of 50% plus one majority on Tuesday. Gavin Jackson of South Carolina Public Radio reports." Even though Evett received President Trump's endorsement days ago, it hasn't been enough to help her when the Republican nomination outright, in a field of five candidates, Evett has enjoyed strong polling and improved name recognition, something that she grew over
months of Chris crossing the state. She faces four-term Attorney General Allen Wilson. In his endorsement, Trump said he expected Evett to pick the son of her boss, Governor Henry McMaster to be her runny mate, and mentioned that true widespread criticism by her opponents, including Congresswoman Nancy Mace.
Evett Amick McMaster have denied that she's tapped him as her runny mate. And Wilson will face off again on June 23rd. The winner of that race will face off against the Democratic State Representative Germaine Johnson in November.
“For MPR News, I'm Gavin Jackson and Columbia, South Carolina.”
Long-time Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine will face off against political newcomer Graham Plattener in the November General Election. Collins was unopposed in Tuesday's primary. Plattener easily won the Democratic primary despite recent questions about his personal life.
The Maine Senator's considered critical of Democrats are to gain control of the Senate.
The House has passed a bill to speed up how long it takes newly unionized workers to reach a first contract with their employers. NPR's Andrea Shew reports 20 Republicans join Democrats to pass the measure. After a union election, it takes an average of 465 days for workers and employers to reach a first contract.
That's according to Bloomberg Law. The faster labor contracts act, cuts that time dramatically. It requires employers to begin contract talks within 10 days of a union election.
“If there's no deal 90 days later, federal mediators get involved.”
And if there's still no deal 30 days after that, an arbitration panel steps into settle the matter. Opponents of the bill call it draconian and argue the government is not in the best position to hammer out deals between private companies and their employees. The measure now heads to the Senate where it would need 60 votes to pass and reassure
and PR news. The Foreign Astronaut scheduled to fly early next year on the next Artemis III low-earth orbit mission were named by NASA Tuesday. NASA executive Jeremy Parsons says this is one of the most complex missions NASA has ever attempted.
We intend to dock, perform integrated stack control, have crew crossed the hatch, operate
the lander and get critical test of the life support systems that can only be done in space.
Astronaut Randy Breznick was named the commander for this mission. You're listening to NPR news. New York State now has what it calls the first in the nation law that requires advertisements featuring AI-generated people in those commercials to be labeled as synthetic performers. The law was signed by Governor Kathy Hokel last December, it took effect on Tuesday.
It is aimed at creating more transparency as AI performers and images become more alive by the use of the media. The law went into effect despite a larger pushback from the Trump administration. President Trump's restrictive immigration policies are already playing a role in this years upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament, at least one referee and one team staff member have been
denied entry to the United States and dozens of fans have also been denied travel visas. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports. Omar Arten was one of the 52-center referees selected to officiate the FIFA World Cup. Arten a decorated referees east from Somalia. On Saturday, he landed at the Miami International Airport where customs and border protection
agents interrogated him. CBP says Arten was determined to be in admissible due to varying concerns and was denied entry. CBP did not say what those concerns were, and Arten did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
This is the latest example of Trump's immigration policies potentially affecting the World Cup, something policy experts and soccer fans have voiced concerns about. Sergio Martinez Beltran NPR News Austin, Texas. The NBA Finals resume Wednesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden its Game 4. This is NPR, support for NPR.
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