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Windsor Johnston
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has lost his bid for a third term in office. NPR's Matt Bloom reports. Cassidy was one of seven Republicans who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection.
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Matt Bloom
Cassidy's critiques of Trump put him at odds with the president. In response, Trump endorsed Julia Letlow, a U.S. representative and MAGA loyalist, in Louisiana's Republican primary. On Letlo came just shy of a majority vote needed to avoid a runoff.
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Julia Letlow
I will crisscross all across the state yet again fighting for families. I want our country to be safe. I am so grateful to President Trump and all he has done.
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Matt Bloom
The election result is another victory for President Trump, who's put Republican loyalty to the test on the ballot so far this year. Letlo, who came first in Saturday's primary, will face Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming in the runoff on June 27. MATT BLOOM, NPR News, New Orleans.
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Windsor Johnston
In a post on social media, President Trump called it a big night in politics. Time is running out to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some states. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. These states are getting ready to hold their primaries next month.
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Hansi Lo Wang
Eligible voters in South Dakota who want to cast ballots in the state's June 2 primary have until Monday to register in person or get in their mail in Applic. South Dakota, is one of the few states that do not offer online voter registration that is available to eligible voters in Oklahoma, where the deadline is Friday for signing up online or in person and getting mail and applications. Postmarked mail and online voter registration is also ending soon in California, Iowa and Maine, but eligible voters still have time to register in person leading up to and on the day of California and Iowa's primaries on June 2 and Maine's primary on June 9. If you've already registered a vote, you may want to go to your state election official's website and check your status. Eligible voters can sometimes be removed from lists, especially if they move, change their name or haven't voted in a while. Hansi Wang, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The first Ebola related death was confirmed in neighboring Uganda. Virologist Jason Kindertruk tells the BBC the case fatality rates appears to be lower than earlier outbreaks, but there's still cause for concern, not as high as what
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Jason Kindervag
we've seen with other Ebola virus outbreaks with other Ebola virus species, but it's the extraordinary number of cases that we've seen in such a short period of time. So there's a real need right now to figure out how many people have been not diagnosed yet, how far the virus has reached and how quickly this can get contained.
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NPR News Reporter
Health officials say nearly 90 suspected deaths have been recorded so far. About 300 cases have been reported. This is NPR News. The United nations is warning that conditions in Cuba are getting worse. NPR's Ada Peralta reports that a de facto oil blockade by the US Is disrupting all types of healthcare.
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Ada Peralta
A UN Delegation visited Cuba for three days. They found that a de facto oil blockade by the US Means that some hospitals have faced power outages for as long as 20 hours. The UN found hospitals have had to delay more than 100,000 surgeries and they are struggling to provide basic services, saying Cuba poses a national security threat. The US has tightened sanctions on Cuba. The Cuban government says money is so tight it is often having to decide whether to buy food or medicine. The two countries are involved in negotiations. President Trump has said he wants fundamental changes in Cuba, but the Cuban government has said neither their form of government nor their leadership is on the table. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
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Windsor Johnston
The strike is continuing on the Long Island Railroad after contract talks between transit officials and union leaders failed to produce a deal. The nation's largest commuter rail system shut down early Saturday after thousands of workers walked off the job. The MTA says limited shuttle bus service is running between Long island and New York City subway stations. Governor Kathy Hochul is urging commuters to work from home if possible, while negotiations continue. Transit officials warn the disruption could impact hundreds of thousands of riders heading into the work week. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.
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Environmental Scientist
We flush a lot of things down the toilet, you know, the obvious ones. But drugs like cocaine are also going down the drain and into our waterways. That's changing the animals that live in it.
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It's definitely present in most ecosystems on Earth. Now, unfortunately, we're only sort of really starting to scratch the surface into understanding the potential consequences of that.
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