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the man who killed three people and injured seven others in a mass shooting there Saturday

afternoon. He's 24-year-old Chad Williams, police chief Matthew Hicks says Williams,

shot and killed himself after being confronted by two armed people who drove him away from the fast food restaurant where the shootings occurred. "We can confirm that there was an off do-be state trooper and a citizen who actively engaged the suspect by returning gunfire towards him. We want to take a moment and commend the actions of the off duty officer in the citizen and their heroic action to stop this incident." Two of the people injured in the shooting

have been treated and released. Over the next two weeks, two democratic primaries in Midwest swing states could help to determine Democrats' chances to control the house in November,

and Piers Marlison has our reports. "On Tuesday, Michigan voters will decide

between a left-wing candidate, Abdul Al-Sayed, and a more moderate candidate Haley Stevens. They agree on most economic issues, policies to make housing, health care and education more

affordable, but they disagree on abolishing ice and support for Israel. A new poll shows Al-Sayed

way ahead of Stevens in the primary but losing by similar margins to the Republican candidate in the general election. In Wisconsin, left-wing candidate Fran Cheska Hong is pulling ahead in the Democratic primary for governor. If she's nominated, she could face Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany, an election denier who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Both races could help answer the question. Can left-wing Democrats win general elections in

swing states. Marlison and PR news." Two helicopters involved in battling large wildfires in Greece crashed into each other on Sunday. The country continues to suffer from heat waves, drought, and large-scale conflagrations, Villa Marx says this update. "The crash between the two aircraft happened just west of the capital Athens on Sunday said the local fire service. Greece's prime minister, Kriakos Mitotakis,

warned there'd be difficult days ahead for his country as the extreme weather conditions have sparked fires across the Greek mainland and on several islands too. Firefighters say they're working under very challenging conditions with tens of thousands of hectares currently ablaze. Across Europe, countries including France and Spain have also battle fires of an often unprecedented scale in some regions as climate change drives higher than

average temperatures over the summer months. For MP on news, I'm Villa Marx."

Key senators announced on Sunday, a short-term spending bill that they say would keep federal

agencies funded past the mid-term elections in November. The Senate is now likely to vote on that measure before leaving for its August recess on Friday. The bill generally funds the federal government at current levels until December 11th. The House has passed a similar measure, but it does not include several items that have been sought by the Trump administration. You're listening to NPR news.

Following the loss of temporary protected status, Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are being summoned to meetings with immigration and customs enforcement officers. Those meetings are more than an hour away in Cincinnati. Community members held a vigil outside that facility this morning to show support and solidarity. Tanya Wanger, a member of Station WVXU, has the details.

Supporters came holding signs and singing. They also shouted encouragement as displaced Haitians walked the long pathway to the facility's front door. Bethany Rogers of Cincinnati was compelled to participate saying "Change can't happen if people stay home." I came to bear witness to the great wrong that's being done to people who came here for a better

life and had the rug pulled out from under them. It doesn't make humanitarian sense, it doesn't make economic sense. It's purely for ideology. Haitian immigrants have been emerging from these meetings wearing ankle monitors. For NPR news, I'm Tana Wangartner in Cincinnati. The latest movie on the Spider-Man franchise swung into movie theaters this weekend and left with

$355 million in ticket sales that made it the second biggest American opening weekend ever.

Worldwide at broad in $927 million. Christopher Nolan's Odyssey finished in second, bringing in $51 million that brings its worldwide total to $911 million. Toy Story 5 continues to impress with an additional $6.3 million worldwide. It's passed the $1 billion mark. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News. The fatal shooting of a teenager at a protest in Seattle has gone unsolved for six years.

This is open in your base to how are there no answers. Our investigation has uncovered new evidence and witnesses who say they've never talked to police. Did police ever call you? Not once. Listen to "We Keep Us Safe." A new true crime series on the embedded podcast from NPR.

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