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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: Get BIN news now on demand 24-7 on the iHeartRadio app.
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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: Indeed, sir. But I'm just going to tell you, this
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  Speaker 3: is a state of 10 million people who deserve a
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  Speaker 3: lot better from their government.
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  Speaker 1: Meanwhile, Stephen said at a news conference her decision to
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  Speaker 1: back Rogers was in response to Kate and El-Sayed's ties
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  Speaker 1: to political influencer Hassan Piker. The lawmaker called the move
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  Speaker 1: her personal and private decision and said she still loves
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  Speaker 1: the party. A statement from her longtime chief of staff reads,
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  Speaker 1: many members of our team have resigned, including myself. A
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  Speaker 1: federal judge dismissing the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to
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  Speaker 1: delay certification of the Alaska Senate election if Republican Dan
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  Speaker 1: Sullivan loses due to a candidate with the same name.
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  Speaker 1: Some prominent GOP lawmakers 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 investigations.
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  Speaker 1: into the non-incumbent Sullivan. The campaign of Democratic nominee Mary Peltola,
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  Speaker 1: state election officials, and outside advocacy groups urged the judge
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  Speaker 1: to dismiss the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.
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  Speaker 1: The Black Information Network has continuous election coverage through post-election day,
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  Speaker 1: all from a Black perspective. And you won't want to
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  Speaker 1: miss Black America Votes, the 2026 midterms tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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  Speaker 2: 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
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  Speaker 1: banners touting support for the LGBTQ plus community. South Africa
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  Speaker 1: has 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: sexual orientation. South Africa remains the only African nation to
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  Speaker 1: perform same-sex marriages which were legalized in 2006. I'm Terry
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  Speaker 1: McCready for the Black Information Network.