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Chapter 1: What are the key election updates from Maine and South Carolina?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Election primaries are being held today in four states, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. In Maine, voters will be choosing nominees for governor and three seats in Congress.
Kevin Miller with Maine Public Radio says the race getting the most attention involves Democratic candidate Graham Plattner, who's seeking the Senate seat currently held by Republican Senator Susan Collins.
Plattner is widely expected to clinch the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins this fall, despite multiple controversies surrounding his past. The Marine Corps veteran says he struggled with PTSD for years after four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. But Plattner's progressive populist campaign continues to resonate with Democratic voters like Glennon Friedman.
I believe that Graham Plattner and his wife are working out their personal issues and that the real scandals are that half the people living in Maine can't afford to live here.
Governor Janet Mill's name is still on the ballot, although she suspended her campaign weeks ago. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.
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Chapter 2: How is the Agriculture Department addressing the New World screwworm issue?
In South Carolina, five Republicans are challenging Senator Lindsey Graham as he seeks the party's nomination for a fifth term. Three Democrats are competing for their party's nomination. Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace is among those seeking the party's gubernatorial nomination.
In California, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is advancing to the November runoff election against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Raman finished second in the mayoral primary over Spencer Pratt, a Republican and former reality TV personality. The Agriculture Department says several cases of New World screwworm have been confirmed at ranches in Texas, as well as one in New Mexico.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was in Texas yesterday to raise awareness, as David Martin Davies with Texas Public Radio reports.
Rawlins said this is an emergency that threatens the nation's cattle industry, but she wanted to stress that the parasitic fly is not going to hurt the quality of food in the United States.
This does not affect the food supply system. This is not a virus.
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Chapter 3: What does recent research say about introducing eggs to babies' diets?
It is not a disease. It is a pest. And so we obviously are treating it as such, but the food supply system remains intact and couldn't be safer.
Rollins also said the USDA is deploying resources in Texas, including setting up animal quarantine zones, sterile fly releases via aerial flights and ground release chambers, and deploying personnel to set up and monitor fly traps. People are encouraged to check their animals, including pets, and notify authorities if they find screwworm infestations.
For NPR News, I'm David Martin Davies in San Antonio.
This is NPR News from Washington. Researchers say introducing eggs to babies' diets in the first six months of life can significantly reduce the chances they'll develop an egg allergy later on. NPR's Maria Godoy reports on the findings of a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, parents were often advised to hold off on giving their babies eggs and other common allergy-causing foods until they were one to three years old.
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Chapter 4: What impact does the entry denial of a referee have on the World Cup?
But as science has evolved, that advice has changed. Guidance now recommends introducing eggs to babies by the age of six months. Now, a new study finds that after Australia implemented this new infant feeding recommendation in 2016, the prevalence of egg allergy among children in that country fell by more than 17%.
Other real-world research has found that rates of peanut allergies plummeted in the U.S. after guidelines here changed to recommend introducing the food to babies by six months of age. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
A referee from Somalia scheduled to officiate at the men's World Cup soccer tournament has been denied entry into the U.S. FIFA confirms Omar Orton won't be taking part in the upcoming matches. U.S. Customs and Border Protection blocked Orton after he arrived on a flight in Miami over the weekend.
Chapter 5: What were the results of the NBA Finals game last night?
In a statement, CPB cites what it calls vetting concerns. The World Cup kicks off on Thursday. The San Antonio Spurs beat the Knicks in New York last night 115-111 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.
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