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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Senator Bill Cassidy has lost his bid to run for a third term after yesterday's Republican primary in Louisiana. President Trump had opposed him. Cassidy had voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges for the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol. Georgia holds its primary elections Tuesday. On the Republican side, competitive governor and U.S. senate races have dominated fundraising. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports. Democrats are hoping a big turnout leads to a shift on the state Supreme Court.
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Republican voters will decide who faces off against incumbent Democratic US Senator John Ossoff this fall. And both parties have contentious primaries for governor to replace term limited Republican Brian Kemp. All of these crowded races are likely to head to runoffs next month. Also on the ballot, a pair of nonpartisan state Supreme Court races that Democrats Hope to flip. 1 million Georgians have already cast ballots, with Democrats posting a 15% advantage over Republicans in those early votes. Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.
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The largest commuter rail system in North America is shut down for a second day. Workers at the Long Island Railroad in New York went on strike early yesterday. Negotiations have been held for months without reaching agreement on a new contract. Talks appear to have over salaries and health care premiums. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging those who can to work from home for those who can't.
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Starting at 4am tomorrow, the MTA will deploy shuttle buses to bring essential workers from across Long island to subway stations in Queens. And those shuttle buses will be standing by to bring those essential workers back home to Long island at the end of the day.
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Today. The strike is inconveniencing baseball fans. The New York Yankees are playing the New York Mets in Queens. The the transportation authority typically adds rail service during such games. Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have continued despite an agreement reached in Washington to extend a ceasefire. NPR's Jane Areaf reports from Beirut.
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The Lebanese state news agency says Israel targeted a civil defense center in southern Lebanon Saturday, killing at least six people, including three paramedics. State media said a fourth first responder was seriously wounded in the attack on the village of Haruf. Israel and Lebanon agreed in U S Brokered talks Friday to extend for 45 days a ceasefire which had been scheduled to expire Sunday. The Lebanese government says almost 3,000 people, including women, children and first responders have been killed in Israeli attacks since the war began March 2. Israel says 20 military personnel and four civilians have been killed in strikes by Lebanon's Iran backed militant group Hezbollah. Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut.
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This is NPR News. At least four people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russia overnight. Russian officials say at least three of the deaths occurred in villages near Moscow. They call it one of the largest attacks by Ukraine near Moscow since Russia's full scale invasion began more than four years ago. Bulgaria is the winner of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. Artist Dara won the annual international singing extravaganz hosted this year in Vienna, Austria. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports.
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This is the first time Bulgaria has won Eurovision. Dara's banging anthem Bangaranga bested 24 other nations for the glitzy microphone shaped trophy at the finals in Vienna. In his appraisal of his 10 favorite Eurovision 2026 songs, NPR critic Glen Weldon called Bangaranga an insanely catchy bop and praised its deep, profound, abiding greediness. Israel came in second after leading until the very last moment. Five countries Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain pulled out of this year's event in protest over the decision to allow Israel to participate following its conduct during the war in Gaza. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
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Jury deliberations are to begin tomorrow. In Elon Musk case against OpenAI, one of the world's richest men is suing the artificial intelligence company that he helped found, claiming it has betrayed its founding mission as a nonprofit Lab. Attorneys for OpenAI say Musk is unhappy that he left the company before it was a success. I'm Nora Ramm, NPR News, in Washington.
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