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I'm Lynda Kenyan, Senator Darlene Graham has won the GOP primary Ronald Falection in South Carolina. "South Carolina Republicans, I humbly accept your nomination to serve as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate from the great state of South Carolina." Darlene Graham was serving as an interim senator filling her late brother Lynda Graham
Senate seat. She was endorsed by President Trump for a full term, beating Republican representative Ralph Norman for the nomination. She'll now face the Democratic nominee in a pediatrician Anna Andrews in November. Canada has responded to the Trump administration's decision to impose 50% tariffs on
some Canadian goods. It's imposing counter-teraps, targeting about 700 U.S. products. Dan Carpenshook has the story.
"What was targeting just under $20 billion of U.S. imports from smartphones and kitchen
“appliances to perfumes and makeup, steel and dairy products?”
The tariffs were very from 15-25 and 50% depending on the product. Government officials say the target list came after consultations with stakeholders. The being goal being not to increase tax revenue but to protect the domestic market share for Canadian companies. In addition, Ottawa laid out a $7.5 billion support package for workers and businesses
hit the hardest by the latest round of tariffs from Washington. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenshook in Toronto." A day after the U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Iran, a mediator from Pakistan says there has been significant progress in peace talks to reopen the straight-of-war moves. NPR's Amcar Condacar reports.
Pakistan's Interior Minister, Maseen Nakwe, shared his update on X while reposting a news update on Iran's President Masood Pazeshkin, in which he says the U.S. must correct its tone and approach. A Reuters report quotes the Pakistani military saying that two sites also discussed reopening of the straight-of-haul moves.
“Pakistan earlier led negotiations over a memorandum of understanding that was meant to end”
the Middle East war, but the deal collapsed shortly after it was signed. Meanwhile, Iran's economy minister has warned of a military attack in response to the U.S. sanctions meant to isolate its economy. On Carcandacar, NPR News, Mumbai. Pennsylvania held officials report two residents in Lancaster County have died after being
infected with measles, neither of them were vaccinated.
These are the first measles related deaths in the U.S. this year, three people died of the
measles last year. Vaccination rates have dropped below the 95% needed to prevent outbreaks with exemptions rising to an all-time high among Kindergarteners. You're listening to NPR. The family of a suspect accused in the stabbing death of a man at a popular Atlanta tourist
area is apologizing to the community. The family is also calling on Georgia lawmakers to make changes in how the state handles psychiatric care. Lily Oppenheimer from Member Station W.A.B.E. and Atlanta has that story. Jonathan Hambi's family says he has a severe mental illness where he believes he's under
constant attack. They offered condolences to the family of 29-year-old Ramon Harris, who died from his injuries. Hambi's family says they spent years desperately fighting a broken system that relies on a revolving door of short-term incarceration. Instead of long-term intervention, police say Hambi has more than 30 prior arrests, including
once carrying a samurai sword into a local elementary school. The family writes it should have been a high-risk warning sign. Instead, he was briefly jailed, released, and put back on the street. Hambi's charges include murder and terroristic threats. For NPR News, I'm Lily Oppenheimer, in Atlanta.
United States Capitol Police have arrested a California man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol Complex. Police detained the 35-year-old man when they saw his truck parked illegally on the east side of the Capitol grounds. Officers are investigating why the suspect made the trip from California and why he was
transporting a guillotine. The instrument used for beheadings was addressed and was invented in the late 18th century France. I'm Lynda Kenyan and PR News in Washington. Fall is right around the corner.
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