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Democrats and Maine are up against the clock to find a new U.S. Senate candidate.
“Graham Plattener suspended his campaign after a woman accused him of rape and allegation”
he is denied. The state's Democratic Party has until July 27 to name a replacement to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in the fall. Kevin Miller from member station Maine Public reports. Plattener continues to deny recent accusations that he raped a former romantic partner
five years ago. But during an emotional video filmed outside, he accused Washington interests of using the allegations to neutralize his populist anti-establishment campaign. We believe that for the movement to continue, it can't be made. The Marine Corps veteran and Orsterman handling one Maine's Democratic primary last month.
The state party will now select new nominee to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in a race that could decide control of the Senate. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.
“The fighting between the U.S. and Iran shows no signs of easing, after a second night”
of U.S. strikes President Trump says he hasn't ruled out more negotiations. NPR's Emily Fang reports from Tel Aviv despite this trade-in fire and Trump's comments that the ceasefires over in his eyes, Trump did not rule out more talks with Iran. But both the U.S. and Iran seem to be playing hard, but with each other.
And they seem to be waiting for the other country to back down first, yet again.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammed Bagger Galibough, wrote on X, the social media site, after the second day of U.S. strikes began, and he was warning quote, "If you strike, you will get hit, and he wrote that the street of her moves would only fully reopen on Iranians." That's MPR's Emily Fang reporting. Trump accounts are a new investment option that parents have for their children's
future. The accounts launched over the weekend for any American under 18. MPR's David Bassaha spoke with financial advisors to find out what family should
“consider before signing up and investing.”
Whether parents should invest their own money, depends on if they've already taken advantage of what could be better options. Kerry Joy Grimes is the CEO of the personal finance company, Work Money, and she said, "One of those options is first, maxing out contributions for your own retirement." Because what happens is we put money into our kids' stuff, and then we end up needing
help in retirement, and that is a way worse financial stress on our kids. But if you have a baby born between 2025 and the end of 2022, financial advisors say it's a simple decision. Sign up. Those kids are eligible for a $1,000 contribution from the federal government.
Steven Bassaha and PR news. This is NPR.
A federal judge has ordered the release of the $5 million jewelry award to writer-easing
Carol. The money had been held by the court while President Trump appealed the verdict, finding him liable for sexually abusing Carol and defaming her. The Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal. The judge ruled there was no longer any legal basis to withhold the funds.
Health care workers responding to an outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they have not been paid by the government. NPR's Dory Buscarin reports their protesting delayed wages, unfair treatment, and a lack of protective gear. The Bundesliga strain of Ebola has second more than 1,700 people in this outbreak, and killed
almost 600. Frontline health workers in E. Tori Province told the Associated Press they have not been paid their wages and bonuses from Congo's government since the outbreak was declared on May 15th. They said they're on strike to protest their working conditions.
Local media reported that several health care workers protested on Monday, burning tires outside a hospital in Bounia. Capital of the hardest hit province in this outbreak. The strike comes as enrollment for clinical trials have begun in Congo, for two treatments that may help treat the Boun Deputio strain, Dory Buscarin and Piano's Washington.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas jumped in estimated 5 cents overnight to about 385, being increased follows a surge in oil prices as the U.S. and Iran continued to trade military strikes. This is NPR News Of all the protests in the summer of 2020, for a moment there, it was Utopia.
One took a unique turn. This is the story of how violence came to occupy an anti-violence occupation in Seattle. Listen to we keep us safe, a new true crime series on the Embedded Podcast from NPR.
