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60 Minutes · Primary day in 4 states, U.S. launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, more | The Takeout

  1. 1. Maine Democrats are set to nominate Graham Platner for Senate, despite allegations of sexually explicit messages and unsettling behavior towards women.
  2. 2. Senator Bernie Sanders supports Graham Platner, highlighting the need for allies in the Senate to challenge big money and secure healthcare as a human right.
  3. 3. South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary has no clear frontrunner despite Donald Trump's endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evett, making a runoff election likely.
  4. 4. The US launched retaliatory self-defense strikes against Iran after an Iranian drone downed a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
  5. 5. An unmanned surface vehicle (drone) successfully led the rescue of two US pilots whose Apache helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone.
  6. 6. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in Washington advocating for a tariff-free North American trade agreement to strengthen the continent's economy against China.
  7. 7. Former actor Andrew Shu launched "The Forum," a civic engagement initiative to foster bipartisan solutions to societal issues in early voting states.
  8. 8. The House passed a $70 billion reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for three years, a legislative win for Republicans.
  9. 9. The House Oversight Committee continues investigating the Jeffrey Epstein affair, with an assistant testifying, but concerns persist regarding politicization and the lack of criminal charges.
  10. 10. NASA announced the Artemis 3 crew for a mission to test lunar landers in Earth orbit, preceding a planned 2028 lunar landing, despite significant technical hurdles.
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