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A key Democratic Senate race in Michigan is still too close to call,
with candidates Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed locked in a tight contest.
NPR's Tamara Keith reports the outcome could be a significant
test for both the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and the outside groups that spent heavily in the race.
The American Democracy Project, which is linked to the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC,
spent $32 million on ads to support Haley Stevens there.
That's according to the tracking firm Ad Impact.
If she doesn't pull it out, that would be a massive defeat for them.
But in Missouri's first congressional district, where that APAC-linked group was also the biggest ad spender,
the APAC-favored candidate, Congressman Wesley Bell, easily defeated former Congresswoman Cori Bush in a rematch.
That's NPR's Tamara Keith reporting.
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis say they've targeted a Saudi oil tanker
in the northern Red Sea with a number of ballistic missiles.
NPR's Adil al-Shanti reports the Houthis declared a blockade
on Saudi ships and a major choke point that the country uses to transport oil.
The Houthi rebels called the targeting of the Saudi oil tanker, quote, precise.
They said this strike brings the number of Saudi tankers they have attacked to eight.
Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment on the strikes.
Last month, the Iranian-backed group declared a blockade on Saudi ships in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,