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What were the results and polling challenges of the Wisconsin Governor primary?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. In the primary for Wisconsin Governor, moderate Democrat David Crowley beat Democratic Socialist candidate Francesca Hong. Jessica Taylor is the Senate and Governor's editor for the Cook Political Report. She says the vote showed the meaning of poll results can be uncertain.
This race, it was hard to even track who is in and who is out. So I think the polling in some ways didn't capture that. But I also think that we saw this in the Michigan polling last week. It over relied, I think, on younger voters, which was Hong's base and which was Al-Sayed's base in Michigan, Abdul Al-Sayed that won. Polls also showed him winning big there over Haley Stevens. And it was much closer and sort of undersampled older voters and black voters.
Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report. The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold.
How is the Los Angeles Lakers sale structured and who are the prospective owners?
The price tag, according to the Associated Press, quoting a source familiar with the deal, is $12.5 billion. NPR has not confirmed the amount just yet. That price tag would be the highest ever paid for a sports franchise. Steve Futterman reports. They are
considered one of the crown jewels of the NBA. The L.A. Lakers have won 17 championships, featuring some of the game's all-time greats, including Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and LeBron James. Now, for the second time in a year, the team is being sold. The new owners subject to approval will be Josh Kushner, the brother of President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Bob Iger, the former CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Last year, a majority stake in the Lakers was sold to Mark Walter. He also leads the group that owns the L.A. Dodgers.
What happened during the Red Sea cargo‑ship attack and why does it matter?
Walter is currently the subject of a federal probe into whether he improperly disclosed loans to other companies. A spokesman for Walter says he's always acted in good faith. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. An attack
on a cargo ship on the Red Sea by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels killed six people. according to Yemen's Ministry of Transportation. NPR's Hadil Al-Shulchi reports on yesterday's attack.
Yemen's Ministry of Transportation said in a statement that the ship was carrying food supplies and moving through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The ministry said that four crew members were killed when a fire broke out on board. The Yemeni Coast Guard said that two members of the Yemeni armed forces were also killed during a rescue operation when the Houthis launched a second missile attack. The Houthi military arm released a statement claiming that the ship was carrying Saudi military equipment. The rebels have been targeting Saudi ships transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Hadil Al-Shalji, NPR News, Van, Turkey.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to give officers gloves that can deliver electric shocks. Civil rights advocates are alarmed. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The government of Puerto Rico is rationing water to residents, cutting service to homes on a rotating schedule. A recent drought has contributed to the territory's deteriorating water pipes. It's been ongoing, though, for decades. NPR's Adrienne Florido spent time in a building in the capital, San Juan, where people have been dealing with dry faucets for months.
The tidy three-story condo building on Poma Rosa Street lost reliable water service about a year ago. Many days, like today, they get none.
Why are ICE officers being equipped with electric‑shock‑delivering gloves?
Other days, there's just enough water pressure for a trickle to reach the first floor, where Sonia Palacios lives.
To not have water, it's like a handicap.
This is Norma Peña.
If there is some water, you go to the chat and let everybody know there's water at least in the first floor.
When that text message arrives, the families up on the third floor come downstairs to their neighbors' patios and fill their jugs from garden hoses.
They know they need no permission if there's water.
Ten families navigating Puerto Rico's water crisis. Adrian Flarido, NPR News, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What were the results and polling challenges of the Wisconsin Governor primary?
0:01–0:52
2
How is the Los Angeles Lakers sale structured and who are the prospective owners?
0:52–1:43
3
What happened during the Red Sea cargo‑ship attack and why does it matter?
1:43–3:32
4
Why are ICE officers being equipped with electric‑shock‑delivering gloves?
3:32–5:03