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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Democratic primary voters in Florida have nominated progressive state lawmaker Angie Dixon to run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Stateless work. For the late nights, the too often thankless work, you embody the statement, organized, organized, organized. Dixon, speaking to reporters Tuesday night, she will run against Republican Ashley Moody, who was appointed to fill the vacancy when Rubio was asked to lead the State Department. Florida primary voters have also picked their Republican and Democratic nominees in the governor's race,

Douglas Sol, from member station WUSF reports. Governor Ron DeSantis is term limited and will leave office in January. The two major party options to replace him are GOP U. U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, and Democrat David Jolly. Donald's has President Trump's endorsement and a massive campaign war chest. DeSantis didn't endorse a candidate. The second place GOP candidate

was his lieutenant governor, Jay Collins. Jolly, meanwhile, didn't have a major primary challenger. He's a former Republican U.S. representative who says he left the party because of Trump. There hasn't been a Democratic governor in Florida for nearly three decades. For NPR News, I'm Douglas Sol in Tampa. Primary voters also went to the polls

Tuesday in Alaska, they've narrowed down the candidates for a competitive U.S. Senate seat. The top four vote getters advanced to November, according to the latest AP race call. Incomment Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltolo made the cut. In West Texas, the head of Customs and Border Protection met with local officials Tuesday. After pausing his agency's border security plans in a sprawling national park along the U.S. Mexico border. Carlos Morales reports. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott took a tour the Big Bend area where he got a look at the region's terrain and the imposing canyon walls that stretch above the Rio Grande. Scott also met with local officials like Rodney Dodson.

He's the top law enforcement officer in Brewster County, which is home to Big Bend National Park. Dodson said he feels like Scott heard his concerns. He's going to stop the project right now so that he can go back and take some of our ideas and look at him. But I do feel better. It's unclear just how long. the pause on construction within Big Bend National Park will remain in effect, the federal government is still planning to construct 30-foot-tall border fences in West Texas counties outside of the National Park. For NPR News, I'm Carlos Morales in Marfa, Texas.

Last-minute trade deal between the U.S. and Canada, President Trump has announced a three-day pause on the 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports that have been set to a take effect Wednesday. In a statement, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said more work is still left to be done. This is NPR. ABC is suing the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission. The lawsuit filed Tuesday, alleges the FCC has violated ABC's First Amendment rights. ABC says the Trump administration is trying to punish the network, calling the FCC's review of eight ABC-owned broadcast licenses and extraordinary assault on free speech. President Trump has repeatedly urged broadcasters to drop comedy or news programs he disliked, or have been critical of him. Nebraska's largest school district asked city officials Tuesday

to no longer give school resource officers electric shock gloves. The Omaha City Council approved the purchase of 40 pair last year. Nebraska Public Media's Jolie Peel reports. Omaha Public School Superintendent Matthew Ray is requesting electric shot gloves no longer be used by school resource officers effective immediately. He sent a letter Tuesday to city and police officials in Omaha and Bellevue. The news comes after parents, students, and community members denounce the use of electric shot gloves at the district's board meeting Monday night, including Nora Wessel, a senior at Central High School. These are adults we're supposed to be able to trust, but these weapons create a barrier for students to turn to resource officers when needed.

The gloves were used twice in OPS last school year. Mayor John Ewing says the city will respect the request. For NPR News, I'm Jolie Peel. The major financial markets in Asia sharply lower in Wednesday trading. South Korea's benchmark leading the way down 5.5% amid losses in AI stocks. This is NPR News.