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The race for the two top spots in California's jungle primary for governor remains too close to call.

Republican Steve Hilton has a narrow lead over the Democrat Xavier Becerra.

Under California's primary system, the two top candidates, regardless of political party, advanced to the general election in November.

Becerra is a former attorney general of California and also served in the Biden administration as health secretary.

Hilton is a former Fox News commentator.

NASA is officially ending one of the Mars missions.

As Joe Palka reports, the space agency lost contact with a probe called MAVEN more than six months ago.

The New York Knicks Wednesday night won the first game in the NBA Finals with a strong fourth quarter effort to beat the San Antonio Spurs on their home court in Texas.

The final score, New York 105, San Antonio 95.

Game two is Friday night in San Antonio.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roland.

There were more attacks around the Persian Gulf Thursday.

It comes as President Trump says any deal with Iran will include reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Ava Batrani reports.

A federal judge in Washington is rejecting an attempt to stop an executive order from President Trump calling for restrictions on voting by mail.

NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports that another judge in Massachusetts is preparing to rule on that same order in the coming weeks.