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A.com KACH code NPR live from NPR News. I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival in Tuesday's primary election in Kentucky. Congressman Thomas Massie failed to advance voters, handing the nomination instead to Trump's handpicked challenger, Ed Galran.
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I want to thank President Trump for his support, his endorsement and his counsel as I navigated this campaign.
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Massie had been a thorn in Trump's side. He pushed for the release of the Epstein files, opposed the Iran war and voted against Trump's tax legislation last year. Voters also decided party primaries Tuesday in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The Trump administration is defending its plan for a $1.8 billion anti weaponization fund. NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports.
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Trump administration officials say people who believe the government was weaponized against them should apply for taxpayer funded restitution through the Justice Department's upcoming anti weaponization fund. And officials would not rule out making payments to Trump supporters who violently assaulted police during the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Vice President J.D. vance told reporters they would evaluate applications on a case by case basis, were trying to compensate people where the book
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Democrats have condemned the initiative, calling it a slush fund for Trump's allies. Tom Dreisbach, NPR News.
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That fund was announced as part of the settlement that saw Trump drop his $10 billion lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns. As part of the deal, Acting Attorney General Todd Bland signed a document that's been posted on the Justice Department's website that bars the IRS from ever pursuing any audits. Pass tax claims for President Trump, his relatives and his companies. Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are responding to two ongoing infectious disease outbreaks with travel restrictions. They say the measures are intended to protect the broader public. As NPR's Peng Kwong reports, the CDC
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advises people to avoid non essential travel to parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo because of a growing Ebola outbreak. Dr. Satish Pillai, who works on Ebola response for the agency, says some who have been there can't come to the
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U.S. the CDC has immediately issued an order to suspend entry of certain persons from DRC, Uganda and South Sudan.
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The so called Title 42 order restricts people with non US passports if they've been in these countries in the past 21 days. Separately, an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has led to other restrictions. Two cruise passengers were issued quarantine orders requiring they stay at a facility in Nebraska through the end of May. Other cruise ship passengers are there voluntarily. Ping Huang, NPR News.
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This is NPR News. Authorities in Southern California say the two teenagers who shot and killed three people at a San Diego mosque first met online where they were radicalized. Investigators said Tuesday that the two shared white supremacist views and left behind writings that showed their hatred toward various races and religions. Authorities also say they found at least 30 guns, ammunition and a crossbow at two residents following Monday's attack. The two were found dead with apparently self inflicted gunshot wounds. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China, welcomed by leader Xi Jinping at the Great hall of the People in Beijing. Talks between the two expected to focus on stronger energy links. Putin's visit comes on the heels of President Trump's trip to the Chinese capital last week. Britain's Prince William plans to set a fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall estate and use the money to address climate change and build housing. NPR's Jeff Brady reports.
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The Duchy of Cornwall is managed by the eldest son of the monarch and has property holdings valued at $1.3 billion. Prince William's plans were revealed in a Times of London interview with the duchy's chief executive. The Duchy's 2032 net zero goal is nearly two decades ahead of a similar goal in the Paris Climate Agreement. Scientists say that's necessary to avoid the worst consequences of a hotter cl. The plans include building renewable energy and switching from fossil fuels to cleaner electricity. The royal family is under pressure to reveal more about its finances and provide more value for taxpayers. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
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