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U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, raised $38.1 million for his U.S. Senate campaign in the third quarter, a new record for the largest fundraising...

Republican Debbie Lesko won by 5 points in a district near Phoenix that President Trump won by 21 percent. National Republicans spent about $1 million to defend the seat.

Bradley Croft was found guilty in 2019 on 16 charges related to defrauding the Veterans Affairs GI Bill program of almost $1.5 million.

A group of chefs in South Philly's Italian Market set out to break the record for world's longest cheesesteak on Monday. The resulting hoagie spanned three blocks and caused some traffic issues.

This first half hour consists of three interview segments. One long one before the FLOATER, and then two shorter interviews:Writer and humanitarian ELIE WEISEL. WEISEL won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his message of "peace and atonement and human dignity." A concentration camp survivor, he has been the most impassioned and poetic supporter of efforts to memorialize the six million Jews who died in Hitler's death camps. He is author of many works, including "Night," "Dawn".and "Twilight." His most recent book is "The Forgotten," published in 1992 (Summit Books). WEISEL also has a new book that has been published in France, and will be published n the U.S. later this year. (REBROADCAST FROM 6/8/88)Documentary filmmaker MARCEL OPHULS. He is best known for his 1970 work "The Sorrow and the Pity," about the conduct of the French people during the Holocaust. He also made the film "Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie." His 1992 film "November Days," is about life behind the iron curtain and the changes underway in Europe since the fall of the Berlin wall. It was described as "the runaway hit of the 1991 Berlin Film Festival." (REBROADCAST FROM 5/7/92)Minimalist composer STEVE REICH. He talks about his 1989 piece "Different Trains." (Electra Nonesuch) It was comissioned by the Kronos Quartet and inspired by Reich's childhood memories of traveling across the country by train during the late 30s and early 40s. Reich says those memories have mingled with his later realization that at the same time Jews in Europe were traveling on trains to their deaths. REICH recently released a new version of his "Tehillim." (Electra Nonesuch). "The Cave," a multimedia piece composed with his wife, is due out later this year. (REBROADCAST FROM 3

People across the country share the service projects their doing to honor the memory of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The government of Italy has imposed a lockdown on its northern region, including the cities of Milan and Venice. More than 5,800 people have tested positive for COVID-19, and 233 have died.

Parents react to the recent Food and Drug Administrations emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, which allows children ages 5-11 to receive the vaccine.

Federal forecasters expect more hurricanes than usual this year. Climate change is driving larger, more destructive storms. This is the seventh year in a row with an above-average forecast.

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony from senior military officers regarding alleged detainee abuse at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay. A key witness is Air Force Lt. General Randall Schmidt, who authored the long-awaited report on abuse that was launched after the release of FBI documents, alleging interrogators abused and tortured the prisoners.