>> Live from MPR News on trial Snyder, Tuesday's primary elections have set t...
for the Battleground State of Michigan's next governor, going client-felter of member-station
“WDET reports a Democrat following the footsteps of a popular governor, who vying against”
a Republican backed by President Trump. >> The president was unhappy, Congressman John James, decided to leave the GOP's razor-thin house majority to run for governor. He eventually endorsed James over Perry Johnson, who campaigned as a Trump-esque outsider of business man.
But James says his primary victory marks the start of a fight against a Democratic party veering too far from the mainstream. >> We offer freedom, they offer socialism, we offer change, they offer continue to climb, we offer common sense, they offer crazy. James faces Democrat Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's secretary of state, who is a kind of
Arab-parent to term-limited governor, Gretchen Whitmer. For NPR News, I'm Quinn Klein-filter in Detroit, Tuesday's primarys and five states also will shape congressional races in November and Kansas, Democrats have chosen the Reverend Adam Hamilton as their nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Roger Marshall. >> I don't know about you, but many times I've looked at Washington, I thought this is wrong.
This is not who we are, we simply have to do better. >> By the way, this isn't a Republican or Democrat thing. All of us Republicans and Democrats care about decency and humanity. >> Hamilton is a leader of the country's largest United Methodist Church, primary voters also went to the polls in Virginia, Missouri, Washington State, and Michigan, where a key race
for an open Senate seat has yet to be called. President Trump is in Las Vegas, expected to deliver remarks at a casino later this afternoon. He arrived there after attending a fundraiser at his golf club outside Los Angeles last last night. Before touching down the LA County Sheriff's Department said a man was arrested after allegedly
posing a potential threat to Trump. So working coal miners in Appalachia now suffering from incurable black lung disease that are right not seen since the 1970s. Our Burkish reports on the key findings in a new study from federal researchers.
“>> You have to go back to 1978 to find the same rate of black lung disease more than 30% for”
working coal miners in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia who spent more than 24 years under ground. That's what Appalachia found at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health when testing coal miners in the last five years. Scott Laney led the research.
>> It's very frustrating to have spent my career working on this and trying to prevent this terrible disease and every year seeing to get worse and worse and worse. Policodust is blamed and a new federal regulation is supposed to protect miners. But enforcement is on hold and definitely given opposition from the mining industry. For NPR news, I'm Howard Burkish.
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>> Proctor and gamble is buying a supplement maker and a multi-billion dollar deal from
a member station WPXU 10 and wine gardener reports. >> Cincinnati-based proctor and gamble says it will acquire supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion in cash. Thorne focuses on science-backed products like vitamins, hormone support, gut health, protein powders, and more.
The move signals the consumer goods' giants aim to become a bigger player in a lucrative and rapidly growing health and wellness market that attracts younger buyers under 40. PNG currently owns brands like Meta Musil and Align Probiotics, a closing date is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. PNG shares rows and afternoon trading following the announcement.
For NPR news, I'm Tano Wangartner and Cincinnati.
“>> Air rate alerts and key, the emergency officials in the Ukrainian capital say 14 people have”
been killed, and more than 20 others injured in the latest Russian missile and drone strikes at started after midnight Wednesday, the authorities say buildings have been damaged in several areas of key. >> Financial markets in Asia advancing in Wednesday trading both Japan's benchmark Nikkei and South Korean shares have added more than 3%.
The advances follow Tuesday's rally on Wall Street amid stronger than expected profit reports the S&P 500 jumped 1.8% topping its all-time high set in June. >> The midterms are coming and that means the new cycle which is already intense is about to get more intense this fall. So the summer is a perfect time to make sure your news diet is calibrated.
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