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Five states hold primary elections tomorrow, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, and
Michigan. The Michigan race to determine the Democrats' choice for Senate is attracting considerable attention. It pits a progressive insurgent against a four-term Congresswoman, NPR's Tamariki reports. Control of Congress is on the line in this race that mirrors a broader democratic party
debate. These are fighter, a more moderate candidate backed by the party establishment or a populist progressive near a tandem of the Center for American Progress is worried about the general election.
“The question is, can they be Republicans, which, you know, here to four has been untested?”
Adam Green is co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. We consider the Michigan Senate race ground zero in the battle for the soul of a democratic party. The important harbinger of what is possible in the general election. He argues this is an outsider moment.
Tamariki and PR News President Trump says talks will resume today to find an end to the war in Iran. The Iranian foreign ministry denies this, saying it's only holding talks with Oman about temporarily reopening the straight-of-war moves, and there are no direct talks with the U.S.
The President had said he's holding off on strike against Iran, because the two sides had agreed to their perimeter as a big deal. The average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide remains above $4 as uncertainty grows in the Middle East.
“Patrick DeHon is the head of petroleum analysis for a gas buddy.”
He's not clear how long that will last. After August 8th, if the national average is still above the $4 mark, it'll be the latest in the calendar year that we've ever seen that $4 gallon mark still stick around. So just a lot of uncertainty, constant back and forth, we've been here before, so whether or not there's going to be a permanent deal is what motorists are going to be looking
for. He says gasoline demand typically peaks in mid to late July, so decreased demand now may help bring prices lower. The last of roughly 200,000 wildfire evacuees in southwest France are being allowed to return home.
NPR's Eleanor Bearsley reports, the fires near the Atlantic coast of France, are now under control. This season has been deadly for France and forest fires have burned well beyond the usual southern regions. A destructive blaze rip through the forest of Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, and another
one is burning in the usually burgundy region. Successive heat waves due to climate change have parched much of Europe, scientists early and cost studies wildfires. With climate change, those fires are going to grow bigger and more tents in more places where we were not used to have fires.
He says there are fires now in Sweden and Norway, and it's only going to get worse. Eleanor Bearsley and Pernu's Bordeaux. This is NPR News. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says two people have died in that state after being infected with cyclospora.
These are the first reported deaths in the U.S. associated with the parasite since the outbreak
began in May. A new Trump administration policy requiring people from 50 countries to pay bonds of up to $20,000 when applying for a U.S. visa are now in effect. Critics say the policy will prevent visitors from low-income countries, especially in Africa, and PPR's dual-bright reports.
Citizens of what these 30 African countries are among those affected by the policy, which was first introduced temporarily in August last year. At that time, travelers from affected countries were required to pay between $5,000 to $15,000, but under the now permanent rules, deposits of up to $20,000 must be paid. Trump administration officials say the program is designed to reduce visa overstays, but
critics argue the higher deposits could place travel beyond the reach of people in low-income African countries. Starting this month, the administration is also reducing U.S. visa processing centers across Africa, from nearly 50 to 20 centers across a few selected countries. Dual-bright and PPR-news laggers.
Two Republican senators say they'll now vote to advance the nomination of acting at Attorney General Todd Blanche to leave the Justice Department. They'd objected to an AT&T weaponization fund to compensate people who think they were unfairly prosecuted by the Justice Department. Blanche rescinded that fund last night.
I'm Noraram, NPR-news in Washington The mid-terms are coming, and if you think the news cycle feels intense now, just wait until the fall.
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