{"id":38233,"date":"2026-05-17T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=38233"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:13:11","slug":"sen-bill-cassidy-loses-louisiana-primary-and-the-preakness-stakes-winner-is-crowned-weekend-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=38233","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana primary, and the Preakness Stakes winner is crowned: Weekend Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-2bd32e\" class=\"body-graf\">Sen. Bill Cassidy\u2019s primary loss Saturday brings to an end a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/sen-bill-cassidys-defeat-shows-price-dissent-trumps-republican-party-rcna344950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>defined by tensions with President Donald Trump.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f553b7\" class=\"body-graf\">Cassidy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/julia-letlow-advances-louisiana-senate-gop-runoff-sen-bill-cassidy-tra-rcna344954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>failed to advance<\/strong><\/a> in the Republican primary in Louisiana, as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming are projected to head to a June 27 runoff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-43ce11\" class=\"body-graf\">The result marks another trophy for the president\u2019s collection in his ongoing bid to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal to him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-32af59\" class=\"body-graf\">Throughout Cassidy\u2019s career, there were occasional signs that the physician-turned-politician wasn\u2019t quite in lockstep with his party on a handful of issues, including around health care. But Cassidy\u2019s cardinal sin, in the eyes of the Trump and his supporters, was voting in 2021 to convict the then-former president on impeachment charges of inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-f41261\" class=\"body-heading\">Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is \u2018hurting us all\u2019<\/h2>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-b835be\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779027965623_mtp_full_graham_260517_S3_1920x1080-8fenqx.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779027965623_mtp_full_graham_260517_S3_1920x1080-8fenqx.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779027965623_mtp_full_graham_260517_S3_1920x1080-8fenqx.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779027965623_mtp_full_graham_260517_S3_1920x1080-8fenqx.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-74ecdc\" class=\"body-graf\">Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/lindsey-graham-status-quo-strait-hormuz-iran-attacks-oil-gas-prices-rcna345542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>more U.S. military action in Iran<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6f88e5\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,\u201d Graham told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bc19e0\" class=\"body-graf\">Graham\u2019s comments come amid a pause in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which have not yet led to a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-dc45b8\" class=\"body-graf\">Somalia is among the most exposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/africa\/middle-east-conflict-worsening-somalias-slide-famine-rcna345432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ripple effects from the Strait of Hormuz crisis<\/strong><\/a>. The East African nation was already facing one of its worst food security crises in years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-77e347\" class=\"body-graf\">Now, poor rains and renewed climate shocks are again pushing harvest expectations down, while global supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict are pushing up fertilizer and food costs, the world\u2019s leading body on hunger warned.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-e435b6\" class=\"body-heading\">Notable quote<\/h2>\n<section class=\"blockquote\" id=\"anchor-9a855f\">\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote__quote\" cite=\"Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan\">\n<p>If they go to war in the Pacific, what you are witnessing now in the Strait of Hormuz is just a dry run.<\/p>\n<p><small class=\"blockquote__source\"><span>Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan<\/span><\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-ffb11f\" class=\"body-graf\">As the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz drags on, guardians of another critical waterway are worried about the precedent it sets for any potential future clash between the United States and China. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/hormuz-crisis-rattles-world-eyes-are-another-key-waterway-rcna341374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Strait of Malacca<\/strong><\/a> carries more than a quarter of global trade, including most of the oil that flows from the Persian Gulf to key Asian markets<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-8ed957\" class=\"body-heading\">\u2018Meet the Press\u2019<\/h2>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-1e50d6\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779025800984_mtp_full_comey_260517_S3_1920x1080-gph9bu.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779025800984_mtp_full_comey_260517_S3_1920x1080-gph9bu.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779025800984_mtp_full_comey_260517_S3_1920x1080-gph9bu.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_05\/1779025800984_mtp_full_comey_260517_S3_1920x1080-gph9bu.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-9dda44\" class=\"body-graf\">Former FBI Director James Comey said he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/james-comey-complete-faith-judicial-system-seashells-case-indictment-rcna344933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201ccomplete faith in our judicial system\u201d<\/strong><\/a> as he faces an ongoing federal case over a 2025 Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-91af68\" class=\"body-graf\">The judiciary is \u201cthe genius of our founders,\u201d Comey told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d98d07\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt\u2019s frankly the only leg of our three-legged stool that is still standing in the U.S. government, but it\u2019s standing tall and straight,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is the guardian of the rule of law, and I believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-8367f3\" class=\"body-heading\">Politics in brief <\/h2>\n<ul id=\"anchor-e05d1f\" class=\"break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li><strong>Ballroom bill:<\/strong> The Senate parliamentarian said that the GOP budget bill, which aims to fund ICE and Border Patrol alongside $1 billion for the White House ballroom,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/senate-parliamentarian-nixes-trumps-ballroom-fund-budget-bill-rcna345518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> needs to be rewritten<\/strong><\/a> to account for jurisdictional issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gauging the mood<\/strong>: NBC News spoke to roughly 30 Republican National Committee members and GOP activists around the country about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/gop-officials-six-months-midterms-rcna344237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>how the party can keep control of Congress in November.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"anchor-ea3490\" class=\"break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li><strong>Dropping hints<\/strong>: Pennsylvania\u2019s 7th District has been close to evenly split in recent elections. This year, the Democratic primary is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/house-primary-giving-hints-national-democratic-party-heading-rcna344973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sending signals about what matters to the party.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-c5f37c\" class=\"body-heading\">On Gaza border, Israeli hard-liners lay out their desire to settle Palestinian territory<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-962f43\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1800\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260423-settlers-march-mn-0810-9e8e0d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260423-settlers-march-mn-0810-9e8e0d.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260423-settlers-march-mn-0810-9e8e0d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260423-settlers-march-mn-0810-9e8e0d.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260423-settlers-march-mn-0810-9e8e0d.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Israelis Observe Yom Ha'atzmaut, National Independence Day\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Right-wing Nachala movement settlers march near the Gaza border near Kibbutz Nir Am, Israel, in April. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Erik Marmor \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-06cf1a\" class=\"body-graf\">A river of Israeli flags winds through a desert path as hundreds of people march toward the border in a display of their determination to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/gaza\/extremist-jewish-settlers-gaza-expel-palestinians-enclave-rcna341575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>build new Jewish settlements atop the rubble of northern Gaza.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-708fa8\" class=\"body-graf\">Daniella Weiss, founder of the radical right-wing settler group Nachala, sums up the crowd\u2019s intentions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-137098\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWe are here on the way to new Jewish communities in Gaza,\u201d she told NBC News in an interview at the border in late April.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-09f918\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWhat we did in Judea and Samaria, we are going to do the same thing here,\u201d Weiss added, a reference to the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where illegal Jewish outposts and settler violence against Palestinians have grown dramatically in recent years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-2f7184\" class=\"body-graf\">Last month, Aws al-Nasaan, 14, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/israel\/boy-14-shot-dead-israeli-settlers-west-bank-escalation-violence-rcna342543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gunned down in broad daylight<\/strong><\/a> in the small Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, in the occupied West Bank. The boy\u2019s blood still stained the sidewalk in front of his school days after an Israeli settler shot him dead.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-2c8906\" class=\"body-heading\">Napoleon Solo almost didn\u2019t race. Thanks to a jockey\u2019s suggestion, it won the Preakness.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_noCaption__qtPhQ\" id=\"anchor-5ba75f\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260516-preakness-hp-ww-2-684efc.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260516-preakness-hp-ww-2-684efc.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260516-preakness-hp-ww-2-684efc.gif\" alt=\"\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Imagn Images; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-99a7c9\" class=\"body-graf\">Before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/horse-racing\/live-blog\/preakness-2026-live-updates-rcna344832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>winning the 151st Preakness Stakes<\/strong><\/a>, Napoleon Solo almost wasn\u2019t entered in the race known as the middle jewel of horse racing\u2019s Triple Crown.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8d6318\" class=\"body-graf\">The horse had competed twice this year and finished fifth both times. It was after the second race that jockey Paco Lopez told owner Al Gold and trainer Chad Summers that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/horse-racing\/napoleon-solo-almost-didnt-race-preakness-thanks-jockeys-suggestion-wo-rcna345509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>there was more to Napoleon Solo\u2019s potential<\/strong><\/a> than its most recent finishes indicated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-fa4979\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cPaco told Chad \u2026 to go to this race,\u201d Gold said on the NBC Sports broadcast. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to come here. I didn\u2019t think this horse could go this far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-185dad\" class=\"body-graf\">The faith paid off, and Napoleon Solo overtook favorites Taj Mahal and Iron Honor for the Preakness.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9ea6e3\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cPaco, it\u2019s you, baby,\u201d Gold said. \u201cYou did this. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-c37af8\" class=\"body-heading\">Got maggots? These doctors are bringing the bugs into their practice on purpose<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_noCaption__qtPhQ\" id=\"anchor-c5eb7b\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260514-maggots-healing-lr-ec54bd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260514-maggots-healing-lr-ec54bd.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260514-maggots-healing-lr-ec54bd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260514-maggots-healing-lr-ec54bd.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260514-maggots-healing-lr-ec54bd.jpg\" alt=\"Photo illustrations of maggots alongside surgical equipment\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Leila Register \/ NBC News; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-1dbe4e\" class=\"body-graf\">The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat. But modern medicine is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/got-maggots-doctors-are-bringing-bugs-practice-purpose-rcna345161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>giving its reputation new life \u2014 as a tiny surgeon.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e7cae1\" class=\"body-graf\">Polly Cleveland, of New York City, turned to so-called maggot therapy in 2023 when she was caring for her late husband, Tom, who developed sores after a hospital stay.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e11760\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cYou get this little vial with these teeny, tiny little maggots on a piece of gauze,\u201d Cleveland said. \u201cI stuck the maggots in, and by golly, they did their thing\u201d cleaning up the wound.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-7d80ea\" class=\"body-graf\">The thinking is straightforward: Diseased and dying tissue must be removed from wounds in order to prevent infection. To maggots, this dead tissue is food, and they are able to remove it precisely and painlessly.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-e83d06\" class=\"body-heading\">In case you missed it <\/h2>\n<ul id=\"anchor-f03ba3\" class=\"break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li>The Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho was locked down Sunday following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/midair-jet-collision-forces-lockdown-idaho-air-force-base-show-rcna345586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>midair collision during a local air show<\/strong><\/a> that sent two fighter jets crashing to the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"anchor-229d09\" class=\"break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li>Thai police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/train-driver-charged-crash-bangkok-thailand-rcna345539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>charged \u200ba train driver with negligence<\/strong><\/a> after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok killed eight and injured 32.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"anchor-4b0bee\" class=\"endmark break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li>Bulgaria triumphed for its first win at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/eurovision-song-contest-winner-bulgaria-2026-rcna345433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eurovision Song Contest <\/strong><\/a>in Vienna, held under the shadow of controversy over the continued participation of Israel.<\/li>\n<li>A Canadian who was a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/mv-hondius-cruise-ship-arrive-netherlands-monday-rcna345547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>set to dock Monday in the Netherlands<\/strong><\/a>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/canadian-hondius-cruise-passenger-positive-hantavirus-rcna345478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>tested positive for the Andes hantavirus<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A passenger on board the plane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Florida last week has been arrested on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/crime-courts\/man-rescued-florida-plane-crash-accused-smuggling-cocaine-rcna345462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>cocaine smuggling <\/strong><\/a>charges.<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX is preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/spacex-starship-rocket-test-flight-high-stakes-rcna343891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>launch a new version of its megarocket<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a prototype of the system NASA could use to carry astronauts to the moon\u2019s surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/weekend-rundown-may-17-rcna345222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy\u2019s primary loss Saturday brings to an end a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately defined by tensions with President Donald Trump. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Cassidy failed to advance in the Republican primary in Louisiana, as Trump-backed Rep. 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