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Results of Tuesday's primaries highlight ongoing conflicts within both parties

Primary races across the country tested which direction voters want their candidates to take ahead of November's midterms. The results were mixed.
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Several states held primary elections Tuesday. Here are some takeaways

NPR's Michel Martin asks Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics about the takeaways from Tuesday's primary elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina and more.
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Former U.S. Marine back home after being held in Russia for over four years

A former U.S. Marine is home after more than four years in a Russian prison. President Trump says Robert Gilman was freed on humanitarian grounds after supporters raised concerns about his health.
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AI chatbots are offering financial advice. Should you trust them?

Experts say AI can get personal finance fundamentals right but may struggle with nuanced questions.
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Morning news brief

Voters in a half a dozen states went to the polls Tuesday, report suggests President Trump switch aircraft due to threat as he was leaving NATO, Iraq's leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias.
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Comedian Jeff Arcuri talks about the art of crowd work

NPR's A Martinez talks with comedian Jeff Arcuri about the stand-up comic art of crowd work, which involves talking to audience members and ad-libbing off what they say.
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Months after being evacuated from Bahrain, military families await their next move

Sailors and family members who were evacuated from U.S. bases in the Middle East months ago are waiting for the military to figure out what will happen to the lives they left behind.
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Businesses feel the strain as the deadline for Trump's 50% Canadian tariff approaches

If President Trump's threatened 50% tariffs go through later this month, construction businesses that rely on materials imported from Canada are among those that will suffer.
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Trump administration to give faith-based groups $2B in funding for global health work

The Trump administration announced $2 billion in funding to faith-based groups for global health work. The White House says these groups work more efficiently. Experts question that claim.
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Taiwan rethinks nuclear energy as Middle East conflict highlights energy insecurity

Taiwan is reconsidering nuclear energy as the war in the Middle East and semiconductor industry energy usage expose supply vulnerabilities.
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