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BIN NEWS THIS HOUR · BIN News This Hour

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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Terry McCready. Coming up, weekend
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  Speaker 1: drama in Motor City. A DOJ lawsuit targeting election results
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  Speaker 1: in Alaska is dismissed. A prominent black lawmaker says confusing
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  Speaker 1: the voters is unlawful. But first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Black Republican Senator Tim Scott is criticizing Democratic Senate candidate
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  Speaker 2: Mary Paltola over allegations that her campaign recruited candidates with
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  Speaker 2: names similar to Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
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  Speaker 3: You can't trust Mary Patola's campaign and the collusion between
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  Speaker 3: her campaign and the DSCC.
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  Speaker 2: During an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Scott called
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  Speaker 2: the alleged effort unethical and immoral. Republican Ohio candidate for
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  Speaker 2: governor Vivek Ramaswamy has pulled a controversial campaign ad featuring
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  Speaker 2: the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton. The ad
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  Speaker 2: drew bipartisan criticism, including from former President Barack Obama, who
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  Speaker 2: called it an inappropriate political attack. And LL Cool J
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  Speaker 2: is bringing his Rock the Bells brand to Las Vegas
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  Speaker 2: for his first ever residency. Rock the Bells the residency
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  Speaker 2: will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM with
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  Speaker 2: performances scheduled in May and July. Tickets are on sale now.
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  Speaker 2: Here's Terry McCready.
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  Speaker 1: Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stephen Staffers are reportedly resigning over
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  Speaker 1: her surprise endorsement of former Michigan GOP Representative Mike Rogers
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  Speaker 1: instead of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who joined South
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  Speaker 1: Carolina's black representative James Clyburn for an event yesterday on
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  Speaker 1: Detroit's east side.
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  Speaker 3: I have a sense that you all are here today
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  Speaker 3: because of the decisions of somebody who's not here right now.
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  Speaker 2: Am I right about that?
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  Speaker 3: You did, sir.
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  Speaker 1: But I'm just going to tell you, this is a
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  Speaker 1: state of 10 million people who deserve a lot better
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  Speaker 1: from the government. Meanwhile, Stephen said at a news conference
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  Speaker 1: her decision to back Rogers was in response to Kate
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  Speaker 1: and El-Sayed's ties to political influencer Haider. Hassan Piker. The
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  Speaker 1: lawmaker called the move her personal and private decision and
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  Speaker 1: said she still loves the party. A statement from her
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  Speaker 1: longtime chief of staff reads, many members of our team
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  Speaker 1: have resigned, including myself. A federal judge dismissing the Department
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  Speaker 1: of Justice's lawsuit seeking to delay certification of the Alaska
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  Speaker 1: Senate election is If Republican Dan Sullivan loses due to
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  Speaker 1: a candidate with the same name, some prominent GOP lawmakers
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  Speaker 1: standing strongly by the litigation.
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  Speaker 3: It actually is a federal offense to confuse voters. That's
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  Speaker 3: the law. And that's why you've seen the Department of
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  Speaker 3: Justice ask for, send out 30 subpoenas. So what we're
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  Speaker 3: going to find out very quickly is who all was
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  Speaker 3: involved in this attempt to confuse the voters.
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  Speaker 1: South Carolina's black Senator Tim Scott on NBC's Meet the Press.
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  Speaker 1: The ruling comes ahead of election day and after the U.S.
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  Speaker 1: attorney for Alaska, said there were ongoing criminal and civil
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  Speaker 1: investigations into the non-incumbent Sullivan. The campaign of Democratic nominee
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  Speaker 1: Mary Peltola, state election officials, and outside advocacy groups urged
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  Speaker 1: the judge to dismiss the lawsuit in U.S. District Court
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  Speaker 1: in Anchorage. The Black Information Network has continuous election coverage
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  Speaker 1: through post-election day, all from a Black perspective. And you
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  Speaker 1: won't want to miss Black America Votes, the 2026 midterms tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: at 7 p.m.
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  Speaker 3: Eastern.
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  Speaker 1: Hundreds taking to the streets over the weekend to celebrate
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  Speaker 1: South Africa's Pride Parade in Santon. It's one of Africa's
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  Speaker 1: largest annual celebrations of inclusivity. Participants waving rainbow flags and banners.
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  Speaker 1: Touting support for the LGBTQ plus community, South Africa has
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  Speaker 1: curated a reputation as one of Africa's most gender inclusive places,
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  Speaker 1: with the country having full legal protection for the LGBTQ
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  Speaker 1: plus community. It was the first country in the world
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  Speaker 1: to write a ban on discrimination on the grounds of
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  Speaker 1: of sexual orientation. South Africa remains the only African nation
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  Speaker 1: to perform same-sex marriages which were legalized in 2006. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Terry McCready for the Black Information Network.