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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dohalisa Countow.
Who was nominated by Democrats in Bangor to challenge Senator Susan Collins?
Democrats in Bangor, Maine today nominated Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former legislative leader, to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins. This is one of the nation's closest-watched congressional races, as Kevin Miller with Maine Public Radio reports.
Jackson received all but five of the 571 votes cast by Democratic delegates during a special convention. He replaces Graham Plattner, an Oysterman and Marine Corps veteran who withdrew earlier this month. Like Plattner, Jackson pledged to work toward universal health care, to protect abortion rights, and to stand up to the Trump administration.
What details explain Troy Jackson’s convention victory and platform?
Are you ready to defeat Susan Collins? Well, then let's unite this party. Let's build the largest working class movement Maine has ever seen. And let's win this fight.
Jackson will now face Collins, a 30-year Senate veteran who is the only Republican member of Congress from New England.
How has the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen escalated and what are the global trade risks?
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.
Amid the U.S.-led war against Iran, a dormant, decade-long conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed militants in Yemen has erupted again. More from NPR's Emily Feng.
Saudi Arabia has been trading fire with the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen starting two weeks ago. This week, the Houthis announced a blockade of the Bab al-Mandib Strait, which Saudi Arabia is increasingly using to export its oil internationally. Because another waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, is effectively cut off by Iran. All this will further disrupt maritime traffic and global trade. The Houthis fired at two Saudi ships in the Red Sea this week, so Saudi Arabia then struck a port in Yemen and a Yemeni island on Friday. And in further retaliation, the Houthis say they've now aimed strikes at a city in Saudi Arabia this weekend. Emily Fang, NPR News.
Fast-moving wildfires continue to burn in southern Europe this weekend.
What is driving the fast-moving wildfires in southern Europe and how are authorities responding?
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports evacuations are underway.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the fire had reached conditions that, quote, we have never seen before and that more than 141,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde and Lens region, which lie close to Bordeaux. Emmanuel Macron has mobilized the army to assist as firefighters' battle blazes, they say, are spreading quickly in high winds and across parched land. Fires are also raging near the Spanish capital of Madrid. Scientists say Europe is heating faster than other places on the planet due to man-made global warming conditions. Three consecutive heat waves have left drought conditions across the continent. EU figures say more than 1,200 fires have already burned through 600,000 acres this year.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News.
Tomorrow's final stage of the Tour de France, the annual cycling race that ends in Paris, will be shortened because security forces have been reassigned to help with fires. You're listening to NPR News from New York City.
Why was a teaching-assistant robot paused on the Seneca Nation Reservation and what are the data concerns?
A teaching assistant robot named Sally was supposed to be introduced to a high school on the Seneca Nation Reservation in New York this fall, but criticism from parents and concerns over data collection have the program on hold for now. Budget shortfalls and declining enrollment in the U.S. are top concerns for K-12 school leaders. That's according to a recent survey from the nonpartisan research organization RAND. NPR's Caden Mills reports.
The nationally representative survey conducted in the spring found that school districts are trying to address their funding gaps, in part by competing for students.
How are school districts addressing budget shortfalls and what did the RAND survey find?
The survey asked leaders from 38 school districts to rank their top concerns. Among them were rising costs and declining revenues. The cost of services has increased, and state funding has not kept up. Many of the schools surveyed say they are attempting to address budget shortfalls by increasing their enrollment. Some are experimenting with marketing campaigns and increased services. like expanding options for extracurriculars and pre-K programs, though Rand acknowledges that already tight budgets don't leave much room for that.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:06
2
Who was nominated by Democrats in Bangor to challenge Senator Susan Collins?
0:06–0:40
3
What details explain Troy Jackson’s convention victory and platform?
0:40–0:59
4
How has the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen escalated and what are the global trade risks?
0:59–1:55
5
What is driving the fast-moving wildfires in southern Europe and how are authorities responding?
1:55–3:00
6
Why was a teaching-assistant robot paused on the Seneca Nation Reservation and what are the data concerns?
3:00–3:37
7
How are school districts addressing budget shortfalls and what did the RAND survey find?
3:37–5:03