Tea party loses races but shapes GOP direction
Tuesday's Republican primaries in Georgia Kentucky and Idaho highlight tea party losses in individual races while party leaders push conservative credentials. The outcome could widen the ideological gap as Democrats warn the far right may hurt November gains and six Senate seats remain the target for GOP control. Kentucky Georgia and Oregon polls focus on Senate contests, with Bevin challenging McConnell in Kentucky and tea party backed Bryan Smith seeking to oust Rep. Simpson in Idaho.
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Coffee rust threat pushes up blends price stress
The U S government steps up aid to Central American farmers to combat coffee rust, a deadly fungus damaging Arabica crops and costing over a billion dollars. The disease already raises prices for high end coffees in the United States, with USAID chief Raj Shah voicing concern over the devastation.
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Dragon returns to Earth from ISS with science gear
SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship completed a one month stay at the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific carrying nearly 2 tons of science experiments and old equipment for NASA. Astronaut Steven Swanson released the capsule from the station's robotic arm as it descended.
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Global warming linked to worsening West wildfires
Scientists and reports warn that fires in California and the Southwest are larger and earlier due to human driven climate change. Since 1984 areas burned by major fires rose by about 87 700 acres per year, with the five largest years all in the last decade, and the National Climate Assessment highlights increasing warming, drought, and infestations as drivers increasing fire activity and impacts.
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