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What did Senator Darlene Graham say about running for her brother's Senate seat?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Speaking to supporters in Columbia last night, Senator Darlene Graham reflected on running for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat after being appointed following his death last month.
This is a very emotional night. Because I'm usually standing here celebrating with Lindsay. So I know he's looking down right now, smiling though. So that gives me peace, but it it it's difficult.
Republican voters in South Carolina special Senate primary advance Graham to an August twenty fifth runoff. She will face GOP Congressman Ralph Norman. Republican Lisa Damuth fended off a primary challenge from a candidate endorsed by President Trump to win her party's nomination for governor in Minnesota.
How did Minnesota Republicans handle the primary challenge from a Trump‑endorsed candidate?
Minnesota Public Radio's Dana Ferguson reports.
Damath faced my pillow founder and Trump endorsed candidate Mike Lindell, and businessman Kendall Qualls, who received the Minnesota Republican Party's endorsement in May. Damath, Minnesota's House Speaker, campaigned on a message of fighting fraud in state government programs, and of leading across divided government in a tied house.
I've had the honor and responsibility of pulling Democrats and Republicans together and finding a way forward and getting things done for Minnesota. That experience has equipped me for what is next.
She will face Democrat Amy Clogoshar, the state senior senator in the general election. Barring unforeseen circumstances, Minnesota will have its first woman as governor. For NPR News, I'm Dana Ferguson in Saint Paul.
Progressives notched another win in Tuesday's primaries in Minnesota.
What were the results of the recent primary elections in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut?
Voters gave Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat. In Wisconsin, the Democratic primary for governor has been decided. According to a race call by the Associated Press, David Crowley won the nomination over Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong. In Connecticut, voters rejected Democratic Congressman John Larson, making him the tenth House member to lose a primary this year. They advanced former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronan instead. Now to Columbia, reporter John Otis is in Bogota, where rescuers are searching for survivors of Monday's powerful earthquake.
Right now the race is on to locate people underneath the rubble because the chances of survival are just so much better if you can reach them within the first seventy-two hours. Uh, emergency workers and volunteers are streaming into Kali where authorities say that hundreds could still be trapped inside the dozens of buildings that collapsed.
How are rescuers responding to the earthquake disaster in Bogota and its aftermath?
Earthquake and more than one hundred aftershocks left thousands missing. The confirmed death toll is rising. The President says more than one hundred and eighty people are dead, thousands more injured. Authorities in Indonesia say rescuers have successfully evacuated more than one hundred and seventy people from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas off Bali. This is in PR. A former US Marine jailed in Russia for more than four years has been released. Robert Gilman was freed after President Trump said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gilman supporters say he was near death and will have a long road to recovery. A superior court judge in Washington DC has ruled that the Kennedy Center must pay a musician more than a quarter million dollars in legal fees, in Pierre's Anastasios Siokis reports.
Why was a former US Marine released from a Russian prison after a presidential intervention?
The musician, vibonist and drummer Chuck Red, had hosted a Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center for nearly 20 years. But in twenty twenty five, he canceled the performance after President Trump's name was added to the arts complex. The Kennedy Center vowed to sue Red for a million dollars. But in June, the judge dismissed the center suit, citing an anti-slap law designed to support. and to protect public interest speech. In her ruling, Judge Tanya Jones Boiser said the Kennedy Center must pay Chuck Red over $252,000 to cover attorney fees and other legal costs. The center has forty five days to pay him. Anastasia Tzulkas and Pierre News.
British driver Andy Green returned to Utah's famous Bonneville Salt Platz Tuesday and set another speed record.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did Senator Darlene Graham say about running for her brother's Senate seat?
0:00–0:49
2
How did Minnesota Republicans handle the primary challenge from a Trump‑endorsed candidate?
0:49–1:44
3
What were the results of the recent primary elections in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut?
1:44–2:39
4
How are rescuers responding to the earthquake disaster in Bogota and its aftermath?
2:39–3:28
5
Why was a former US Marine released from a Russian prison after a presidential intervention?
3:28–4:19
6
What record did British driver Andy Green set at the Bonneville Salt Flats and why does it matter?
4:19–5:03