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  1. Abdul El-Sayed will move on to face the Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers this November for a must-win seat for Michigan in the US Senate. Muslim voters in the state say they feel hope.
  2. A suspected Iranian cyberattack disrupted water systems in Braham, Minnesota, and dozens of other cities across at least 12 states.
  3. An old golf course in Las Vegas is about to be transformed into the largest affordable housing complex in Nevada’s history.
  4. As young American men face rising loneliness, video games have become one of their biggest gathering places and hold enormous potential to build community and reduce isolation.
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In case you missed it


  1. Abdul El-Sayed will move on to face the Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers this November for a must-win seat for Michigan in the US Senate. Muslim voters in the state say they feel hope.
  2. A suspected Iranian cyberattack disrupted water systems in Braham, Minnesota, and dozens of other cities across at least 12 states.
  3. An old golf course in Las Vegas is about to be transformed into the largest affordable housing complex in Nevada’s history.
  4. As young American men face rising loneliness, video games have become one of their biggest gathering places and hold enormous potential to build community and reduce isolation.
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