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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
What happened on the Maine Senate race after Graham Plattner withdrew?
Maine Senator Susan Collins hit the campaign trail today, one day after her Democratic opponent, Graham Plattner, officially withdrew from the race, that following an accusation of rape by a former romantic partner, which Plattner denies. Maine Public Radio's Susan Sharon has more.
Appearing at Maine's Moxie Day Parade with about 60 supporters, Collins said she has no strong feelings about Plattner's departure following an ex-girlfriend's allegation that he raped her. Instead, Collins says she's been focused on recruiting town, city, and county chairs across the state in an off-presidential year election. You always worry about voter turnout, so we've placed a lot of effort on Encouraging people to vote and having a lot of direct voter contact. Maine Democrats, meanwhile, are regrouping. They've scheduled a nominating convention for July 25th to choose a candidate to take on Collins in November. For NPR News, I'm Susan Sharon.
In Texas, a memorial was held today for the man fatally shot by immigration officers in Houston.
How are lawmakers and community members responding to the ICE shooting in Houston?
ICE officials claim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo rammed a federal vehicle during an attempted arrest and was allegedly shot in self-defense. But a lawyer for two witnesses is now disputing the official account of the killing of the 52-year-old Mexican national. Several members of Congress spoke at the vigil, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, whose district includes parts of Houston.
We will continue to fight for a complete, independent, top-to-bottom investigation to find out exactly what happened.
Garcia says Salgado Araujo wasn't the intended target of ICE agents. A DHS official tells NPR in a statement it had been surveilling a home in Houston when agents saw a person that, quote, resembled the target in a van being driven by Salgado Araujo. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an American in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola. Michael Koloke has more.
In a statement, the agency said that the individual, a U.S. citizen who works for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has tested positive for the Bundabujo strain of Ebola, which has been identified in the current outbreak in Congo. The CDC added that it is working with the patient's employer, other U.S. federal agencies,
What are the CDC’s findings after an American tested positive for Ebola in Congo?
and partner organizations in Congo to help prevent further transmission of the disease by performing risk assessments that would identify people that the patient had been in contact with. Earlier this week, the UN said that Ebola is continuing to spread in Congo, warning that the true scale of the outbreak has not yet been fully established.
Michael Koloke reporting from Nairobi, this is NPR. In Cuba, another island-wide blackout this week left nearly 10 million people dealing with a crumbling power grid amid fuel shortages from the U.S. energy blockade. Authorities say they've already restored power, though, to some areas. The electrical grid in Cuba is particularly fragile due to both the lack of maintenance of its aging infrastructure, some power plants are over 30 years old, and the scarcity of fuels on which it depends.
Why did Cuba experience a nationwide blackout and what are the causes?
In tennis, newcomer Linda Noskova has won the women's singles title at Wimbledon. Vicki Barker has more from London.
Wimbledon's first all-Czech women's final turned into a nail-biter. 21-year-old Linda Noskova dominated the first set, beating her one-time Olympic doubles partner 6-2. But the more experienced Karolina Mukova came from behind in the second set, winning that 7-5 with an agonizing five missed championship points for Noskova. But then Noskova fought back in the third set. The final score was 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. The match was played under blistering hot skies before 15,000 tennis fans, including the Princess of Wales. The Czech Republic is a rising superstar in the world of tennis.
Who won at Wimbledon and what were the highlights of the women's final?
Noskova is the third of her countrywomen to win Wimbledon in four years. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
And tomorrow, Yannick Sinner faces Alexander Zvevarov in the men's final at Wimbledon.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What happened on the Maine Senate race after Graham Plattner withdrew?
0:04–1:18
3
How are lawmakers and community members responding to the ICE shooting in Houston?
1:18–2:38
4
What are the CDC’s findings after an American tested positive for Ebola in Congo?
2:38–3:29
5
Why did Cuba experience a nationwide blackout and what are the causes?
3:29–4:17
6
Who won at Wimbledon and what were the highlights of the women's final?
4:17–5:04