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Florida's newly minted Republican nominee for Governor,
Congressman Byron Donalds is calling for a United Republican Party. >> My administration will be guided by three pillars, making Florida accountable, achievable, and most of all affordable. >> Florida primary voters advanced Donalds to November who will face Democrat David Jolly for the Governor's office.
In Florida's Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat, progressive state lawmaker Angie Nixon scored an upset victory, and will face Republican Senator Ashley Moody this fall. Moody was appointed to the seat once held by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In Alaska voters advanced Democrat Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan,
“and a contest at Democrat C.S. key to their chances of winning control”
the Senate in the mid-term elections. >> A federal judge in Oakland, California heard opening statements Tuesday and a lawsuit brought by four state attorneys general against a meta. Rachel Myro, member station KQED reports. >> The state's claim met a deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram
to be addictive and aimed the mid-children including twins outside the courthouse, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, >> This is a case about deception at its core. >> Lying, this is an unfair competition law case in California, about having a practice that was knowingly dangerous.
>> Meta's attorney argued the states are basing their case on extreme examples, proverbial needles and a haystack of billions of user experiences. The case is expected to last into early October. Friend PR News, I'm Rachel Myro and Oakland.
“>> President Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are in the works,”
and he insisted the state of her moves is open to shipping. Trump's remarks contradict Iran's assertion at the straight remain shut down. However, Iran and Oman say they are closing in on a deal to reopen the waterway. The Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan region says Iranian drones hit his office and the home of an intelligence chief.
Iran says it's not to blame and condemn the drone strikes here, Sampira Stainer Raph. >> The Kurdistan region's counterterrorism units said the two drones were launched overnight Monday from Iranian territory. It said there were no casualties.
Iran's Foreign Minister on Tuesday condemned the drone strikes, saying nothing justifies the reckless attacks. A boss, Iraqi, added that Kurdish leaders should be aware of attempts to stir up problems between neighbors by blaming Iran. Iran backed militias in Iraq, which have previously attacked U.S. targets in the Kurdistan region,
did not claim responsibility for the strikes. Iraqi Kurdistan also hosts bases of armed Iranian Kurdish opposition fighters, which have come under frequent Iranian attack. Jane Arath and Pyrenees, Amman. >> This is MPR.
The U.S. and Canada have reached the last minute deal that
averaged President Trump's 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports.
Trump announced a deal on social media hours before the import taxes were to go into effect, saying he is pausing them for three days. In a social media post, Trump added that the controversial keystone XL pipeline could be revived. He did not provide details.
In Myanmar's largest city, health officials say hundreds of people have fallen ill and an outbreak of cholera. And B.R.'s Dury Biscarrot reports that monsoon rains have displaced tens of thousands of people in the engan area as floods in and date, villages along river banks. The cute diarrhea often caused by cholera is a recurring issue during Myanmar's rainy
monsoon season. The country's social affairs minister said that 500 people were hospitalized with diarrhea in Yangon last week, almost 150 tested positive for cholera. Local media reported that health officials suspect the outbreak is tied to contaminated water or food and asked street vendors in the city of Yangon to close over the weekend.
Two years ago, more than 2,000 people were hospitalized in a diarrhea outbreak during the monsoon. 15 people died, Dury Biscarrot and Pernus, Washington. NASA has released before and after photos of the crater created by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon two weeks ago.
The Falcon rockets upwards stage plowed into the moon after drifting through space for more than a year. Scientists say the new crater appears to be 60 feet across and less than 10 feet deep.
This week on up first, the mid-terms and the Middle East were tracking major primary
elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming and abroad, the President's son and lawyer Jared Kushner pursues a peace plan in Gaza.
“Plus, the U.S. Iran ceasefire hits a crucial 60-day deadline.”
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