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It's the current head of the federal housing finance agency, Bill Pulte.

His current job is to regulate agencies that guarantee home loans in the U.S., but he has no apparent experience in the intelligence field.

NPR's Danielle Kurtz-Laban says that could be a difficulty.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reporting.

Results are coming in for the mayor's race in Los Angeles.

Incumbent Karen Bass has advanced to the November election.

The Associated Press has not called a second candidate to advance in the race, but it appears it may be former reality TV star Spencer Pratt.

Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles.

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Supreme Court has cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional district map that was drawn up to favor Republicans.

Last week, a special three-judge federal panel overturned the map, saying it was created to discriminate against black voters.

Democratic Congressman Shamari figures a black representative from Alabama will likely lose his seat in upcoming elections.

A series of papers published in the American Journal of Public Health argue ultra-processed foods are the new war on tobacco.

Health advocates are saying it's time to regulate them, as NPR's Maria Godoy reports.

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Geological Survey says there was a strong earthquake about 100 miles off the coast of northern California and southern Oregon this morning.

There were at least two aftershocks.

There was no tsunami.

No damage or injuries were reported.