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The News Roundup For August 5, 2022


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Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for midterm election primaries in five states: Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington. Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have stripped abortion rights from the state's constitution.

Rescue workers are facing more rain in eastern Kentucky this weekend as the region continues to recover from devastating floods.

Meanwhile, China has imposed undefined sanctions on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family. The move comes after her visit to Taiwan earlier this week. It was the first time a speaker has visited the self-ruled island in 25 years.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on charges of drug smuggling. It's been nearly six months since her arrest at a Moscow airport after cannabis vape cartridges were found in her luggage.

Politico's Anita Kumar, Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner, and NPR's Ron Elving join us for the discussion of domestic headlines.

Axios' David Lawler, Politico's Lara Seligman, and Feature Story News' Nina-Maria Potts join us for the global edition of the News Roundup.

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