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The Pentagon says it struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific.

It says it killed two alleged drug traffickers.

The Trump administration does not offer evidence linking the boat strikes or the people to drug trafficking.

A first-of-its-kind cash aid program for pregnant women in Michigan has led to healthier babies at birth.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports a new study finds a significant drop in admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit.

The Associated Press and other news organizations report that the FBI has arrested a former CIA official at his home in Virginia.

He is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars from the federal government.

They're worth more than $40 million.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for the U.S.

Senate in yesterday's runoff primary election.

He defeated longtime incumbent U.S.

Senator John Cornyn, who conceded last night.

Cornyn offered the concession after a drawn-out and heated race with Paxton.

President Trump endorsed Paxton last week.

The president blamed Cornyn, a longtime Republican stalwart, as insufficiently loyal to Trump himself.

Paxton has fended off criminal indictments for alleged securities fraud.