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What are the key political primaries happening today and who are the notable candidates?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Political primaries are underway in six states today. In Minnesota, Mark Lindell is pitching for the GOP gubernatorial nod. Known for his My Pillow business and his rejection of the twenty twenty election results, Lindell has the endorsement of President Trump. Демократик соціального демократ слова in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race. Editor Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report says appealing to moderates this cycle will be key.
That's the real test of cycle because these are not candidates that were running in Manhattan or running in Denver. They're now running in swing states. And I think this will tell us something about the viability of a national progressive candidate in twenty twenty eight. I think there's going to be a lot of finger pointing if these progressive candidates lose very winnable races.
Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report, voters are also considering primary candidates and Vermont, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Alabama. President Trump is scheduled to visit Ohio today. Connor Morris with IdeaStream Public Media says the president will attend a high school sports competition known as the Patriot Games.
With one hundred twenty high school athletes, one boy and one girl from each state and territory, the event has drawn comparison to the Hunger Games, books, and movies.
How is former President Trump’s visit tied to the Patriot Games high‑school sports event in Ohio?
The Patriot Games are taking place at a private boarding school in rural Ashtabula County. County Commissioner Casey Kozlowski, a Republican, says the games and Trump's visit are good for the area. The fact that these games are happening here really and with the young athletes The event is organized by Freedom two fifty, a Trump-backed public-private partnership that also organized the UFC fight on the White House lawn in June. For NPR News, I'm Connor Morris in Cleveland.
Russia has freed a former US Marine who has been held for more than four years and was said to be in dire medical condition. PR's Michelle Kelman reports that the US says it did not give Russia anything in exchange.
The State Department says it welcomes the return of Robert Gilman on humanitarian grounds.
Why was former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman released from Russian detention and what does it mean for other Americans held abroad?
The thirty-two-year-old from Massachusetts was planning to teach English in Moldova and was traveling in Russia in 2022 when he fell ill on a train and was arrested. In a case that drew parallels to another former Marine Trevor Reed who was exchanged for a convicted drug smuggler. The Trump administration says it did not offer Russia any concessions in Gilman's case, and it says it will continue to work for the release of all Americans unjustly detained in Russia, including Stephen Hubbard, who's in his seventies and was captured in Ukraine. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
Wall Street the Dow is down one oh six. The Nasdaq is off one hundred and fifty. This is NPR News in Washington. It's been a little tougher for people in the US hoping to sell their homes.
How are record‑high home prices and mortgage rates affecting U.S. housing sales this summer?
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that sales of previously occupied homes slowed in July. Record high prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year have discouraged buyers, with July sales falling one point seven percent compared to June. Overall, the Realtors Group is reporting that US median sales prices increased two percent from a year earlier to four hundred and thirty four thousand dollars. Dogs may be able to read people's emotions by looking at their faces. That's according to a recent study in the journal Eye Science, and PR's Katie Riddle reports.
Previous studies have shown that dogs can broadly interpret human emotions, like happiness or sadness. This study looked at how well dogs can sense more subtle human feelings, like the difference between anger and fear, or happiness and neutrality.
Can dogs really read subtle human emotions, and what did the new MRI study reveal?
Researchers trained dogs to sit still while they examined their brain activity through an MRI and showed them pictures of human faces. The test showed that the dogs registered. Different brain activity for these different emotions.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What are the key political primaries happening today and who are the notable candidates?
0:01–1:21
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How is former President Trump’s visit tied to the Patriot Games high‑school sports event in Ohio?
1:21–2:11
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Why was former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman released from Russian detention and what does it mean for other Americans held abroad?
2:11–3:05
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How are record‑high home prices and mortgage rates affecting U.S. housing sales this summer?
3:05–3:57
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Can dogs really read subtle human emotions, and what did the new MRI study reveal?
3:57–4:21
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Why is Truth Social reporting massive losses and how is Trump Media changing its business model?
4:21–5:02