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in the November mid-terms-democrats, favored to flip at least one in North Carolina.
“That's not the case in Oklahoma, though, Grayson Wheeler with Member Station KOSU reports”
on a decisive Tuesday primary." The desk of Oklahoma's junior senator is up for grabs after President Donald Trump appointed Mark Wayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security in March. Current U.S. representative Kevin Hurren trounced to the four other Republican candidates in the primary, with nearly 70% of the vote.
In Congress, Hurren has been a staunch supporter of Trump's policies, earning him the president's endorsement earlier this year. The Democratic primary is heading to a runoff in August. Hurren will face four political newcomers in November's general election. The NSA that's had only Republican senators for more than 30 years, Hurren is heavily favored
in November.
For MPR News, I'm Grayson Wheeler in Oklahoma City.
The primary runoff voters in Georgia have set up a closely-watch mid-terms Senate race,
“Georgia Republicans have chosen Congressman Mike Collins, drawn against incumbent Democratic”
senator John Osop, this fall president, and Trump endorsed Collins over the weekend. Collins campaign as a self-described MAGA warrior. The Trump administration says law enforcement disrupted a plan to attack targeting the UFC, cage fighting show at the White House over the weekend. MPR is Ryan Lucas is following the story, he says a 19-year-old man from Ohio is among
those arrested so far. He allegedly told the FBI that Target was the White House UFC event, and the plan was to fly small drones, laden with explosives over the UFC arena on the south lawn of the White House, and then to detonate the drones, to blow them up, the explosions were then supposed to drive the crowd to flee south, where gunmen were to have taken up positions
to open fire on the crowd and high-value targets. Proper allegedly told the FBI the attack was designed to jumpstart a revolution in the United States.
“Fire crews are dealing with wind goss of up to 45 miles per hour across a Columbia”
basin in Washington and Oregon, the region under a red flag warning wildfires sending up massive plumes of smoke, northwest public broadcastings and a king reports. Firefighters are trying to break fire lines with dozers, dig trenches, and warn home and livestock owners. The genoper dunes fire is a particularly tough one to fight.
It's north of Pasco, deep sandy terrain, and few roads. It's lots of draws and canyons, which kind of sucks wind into it. The wind gets there and pushes harder faster. That's been sure with the Southwest Washington Incident Management team. He says with a statewide drought and already high temperatures, this could be a tough and long
fire year. For NPR News, I'm Anna King in Burbank, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News. Brazil's top court has convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former lawmaker and son of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, for working to turn US foreign policy against the country, Catherine Osborne
reports. Last year, Brazil's Supreme Court convicted former far-right president Shayer Bolsonaro of pleaning a coup to overturn an election he lost. Now they've convicted his son Eduardo of interfering in that case. By trying to get the US government to pressure Brazil's judiciary.
Eduardo lives in the United States and has sought close ties with the Trump administration, which hit Brazil with tariffs last year, and sanctioned a top judge ahead of the coup trial. Eduardo says he was not properly notified about the legal case against him. He received a more than four-year sentence. For NPR News, I'm Catherine Osborne in Rio de Janeiro.
So-called Go Go Beach, serial killer is set to be sentenced Wednesday. Rex, your men is scheduled to appear before a judge in Riverhead, New York. He's facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. Your men admitted in court that he murdered eight women, family members of his victims are expected to address the court.
Share and company of pizza-hut restaurants says it's selling the chain for $2.7 billion. Young brands says the private equity firm long-range capital will buy pizza's business in the US and the rest of the world except for mainland China for about $1.5 billion. And the China business will be acquired by longtime operator, young China holdings for $1.2 billion. Pizza has been struggling with growing competition and consumers looking for healthier options.
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