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GOP governor survives challenge from Bitcoin evangelist in gubernatorial runoff

Rhoden advances to face former Democratic state Sen Dan Ahlers in November’s general election

July 28, 2026 9:19pm EDT / Fox News

By Alec Schemmel

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden fended off a primary challenge from businessman and Bitcoin evangelist Toby Doeden on Tuesday, winning the first gubernatorial primary runoff in state history and advancing to the November general election.

The Associated Press called the race for Rhoden within minutes of final polls closing. He had received 70.5% of the vote compared with Doeden’s 29.5% at the time it was called, with approximately 25% of the expected vote counted.

The election marked the first time South Dakota voters were asked to settle a gubernatorial nomination through a primary runoff. State law requires a runoff between the two leading candidates when no contender for governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House receives at least 35% of the primary vote.

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South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden (left) and primary challenger Republican candidate for governor Toby Doeden (right)(Toby Doeden for South Dakota/Getty Images)

The head-to-head contest followed a four-way June primary in which Doeden finished first with 30.6% of the vote and Rhoden placed second with 25.2%, leaving both short of the 35% needed to secure the nomination outright. Rhoden became governor in early 2025 after Kristi Noem left to join the Trump administration, while Doeden entered the race as a businessman and political newcomer.

Doeden also built a public profile as a Bitcoin evangelist. He said he began investing “very, very heavily” in the cryptocurrency around 2020 after devoting roughly 500 hours to researching it, eventually converting nearly all the cash reserves from his companies that he did not expect to need into Bitcoin.

“I will buy bitcoin forever, every single day,” Doeden previously said on his podcast, according to the South Dakota Searchlight. “We mine bitcoin, we buy bitcoin.”

Doeden also supported legislation that would have allowed the South Dakota Investment Council, which manages public employee pension funds and other state investments, to invest in Bitcoin. He went further by calling for South Dakota to establish a state Bitcoin reserve – a move state investment and budget officials opposed.

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Tuesday’s winner advances to face former Democratic state Sen. Dan Ahlers in November. South Dakota has not had a Democratic governor since Harvey Wollman left office in 1979, and no Democrat has been elected to the office there since Richard Kneip won re-election in 1974. Wollman became governor automatically as lieutenant governor when Kneip resigned.

In the run-up to Tuesday’s primary runoff, property taxes were among the defining issues of the campaign. Doeden campaigned on eliminating property taxes, while Rhoden’s campaign portrayed Doeden’s proposal as fiscally reckless, arguing it could leave local governments and schools with a major funding shortfall.

Meanwhile, Rhoden’s campaign highlighted other tax relief measures that the governor signed back in March, which Rhoden’s campaign website describes as the “largest” property tax cut in the state’s history.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden speaks during a rally at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 03, 2026 in Keystone, South Dakota.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

During the race, Doeden portrayed Rhoden as part of South Dakota’s entrenched political class, declaring after the June primary that “the career politicians told me” an outsider could not break through against three longtime officeholders.

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Rhoden pushed back on the attack, saying Doeden was trying to “make hay” out of calling him a career politician and describing that characterization as “such a warped viewpoint,” during an interview with the South Dakota Public Broadcasting network. Rhoden argued that his years in the Legislature gave him practical experience writing laws and then returning home to live under them.

President Donald Trump did not publicly weigh in with an endorsement in the runoff, according to a review by Fox News Digital. Trump thanked Rhoden by name during his July 3 remarks at Mount Rushmore but did not mention the governor’s race. Doeden, meanwhile, campaigned as a “fierce Trump supporter” who said he would help implement the president’s “America First agenda.”

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.

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美军称伊朗发动突袭 国际油价一度涨超5%

2026年7月29日 11:09 / 联合早报

7月24日，纽约证券交易所的交易员紧盯早间交易。 （法新社）

受伊朗向驻中东美军发射导弹等因素影响，国际原油期货价格星期二（7月28日）晚间快速走高，纽约油价一度涨超5%。

新华社报道，截至美东时间28日晚上8时20分（新加坡时间29日早上7时20分），纽约商品交易所9月交货的轻质原油期货价格报每桶82.20美元（约106新元），涨幅收窄至3.71%；9月交货的伦敦布伦特原油期货价格报每桶86.88美元，涨幅为3.32%。

美国中央司令部28日在X平台发文说，伊朗当天向驻中东美军发射多枚导弹，美军拦截了所有来袭导弹。

美国中央司令部晚些时候发布声明说：“7月28日，美军和沙特武装部队在伊拉克对伊朗支持的恐怖分子进行了精确打击。这些恐怖分子受伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队指使，试图袭击美军和沙特能源基础设施。”

美国总统特朗普7月24日决定暂停打击伊朗。在美伊暂停相互攻击期间，国际原油期货价格连续三个交易日显著下跌，纽约和伦敦布伦特原油期货主力合约价格分别累计下跌14.03%和16.49%。

美扩大对华科研合作黑名单 中国批政治化科研合作

2026年7月29日 09:55 / 联合早报

中国商务部批评美国将科研合作政治化、武器化、工具化，并称将采取必要措施维护中国科研机构的合法权益。 （路透社档案照片）

美国五角大楼上周将88家中国机构列为从事“问题活动”、可能危害美国国家安全和科研诚信的机构后，中国商务部批评美国将科研合作政治化、武器化、工具化，并称将采取必要措施维护中国科研机构的合法权益。

美国战争部上星期四（7月23日）公布的“第1286条”名单，依据2019年《国防授权法案》设立，旨在识别对美国科研项目和国家安全构成风险的外国高校和研究机构。

这份名单经历数次更新，最新版本将130家外国高校和机构定性为从事“问题活动”，其中88家来自中国。复旦大学、上海交通大学和山东大学等多所中国综合性高校今年首次被列入。

中国商务部星期三（7月29日）在官网以发言人答记者问方式回应说，中国对此强烈不满、坚决反对。

发言人说，美国不断泛化国家安全概念，人为设置歧视性壁垒，将科研合作政治化、武器化、工具化，阻碍中美科研领域交流合作，“这与全球科技创新合作大势背道而驰”。

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发言人敦促美国停止对中国科研机构无端抹黑，尽快纠正错误做法，为中国科研机构提供公平、公正、非歧视待遇。发言人还说，中国将采取必要措施，维护中方科研机构的正当合法权益，为正常科技交流合作保驾护航。

熊本强震逾9000人已安置在避难中心

2026年7月29日 11:47 / 联合早报

日本内阁秘书长木原稔说，包括熊本和福冈在内的五个县共设有506个避难中心。 （路透社）

日本政府说，截至星期三（7月29日）清晨，已有9000多人被安置在避难中心。

法新社报道，日本内阁秘书长木原稔说，包括熊本和福冈在内的五个县共设有506个避难中心，截至29日上午7时（新加坡时间29日清晨6时），共收容了9186人。

位于日本熊本县八代市的八代神社在7月28日7.1级强震中坍塌。（路透社）

谈到人员伤亡方面，木原稔说：“根据我们收到的报告，有七人重伤、29人轻伤。”

日本首相高市早苗早前说，截至29日早上8时30分，九州熊本县地震的死亡人数已增至13人。

熊本强震逾9000人已安置在避难中心

2026-07-29 11:47 / 联合早报

日本内阁秘书长木原稔说，包括熊本和福冈在内的五个县共设有506个避难中心。 （路透社）

日本政府说，截至星期三（7月29日）清晨，已有9000多人被安置在避难中心。

法新社报道，日本内阁秘书长木原稔说，包括熊本和福冈在内的五个县共设有506个避难中心，截至29日上午7时（新加坡时间29日清晨6时），共收容了9186人。

位于日本熊本县八代市的八代神社在7月28日7.1级强震中坍塌。（路透社）

谈到人员伤亡方面，木原稔说：“根据我们收到的报告，有七人重伤、29人轻伤。”

日本首相高市早苗早前说，截至29日早上8时30分，九州熊本县地震的死亡人数已增至13人。

U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed groups in Iraq after attacks on American forces

July 28, 2026 / 10:05 PM EDT / CBS News

The U.S. and Saudi militaries launched airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, U.S. Central Command said, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces over the last few days.

The strikes could pose a challenge to a five-day lull in U.S. attacks on Iran, as President Trump says he wants to give diplomacy a chance. It’s unclear when — or whether — strikes on Iran could resume. The U.S. also said Tuesday it prevented an Iranian “surprise attack.”

The U.S.-Saudi operation was aimed at “terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted to social media. The Saudi Ministry of Defense also confirmed that it “conducted precise and targeted strikes,” citing its right to self-defense.

CENTCOM said the strikes were in response to more than 30 attempted drone attacks on U.S. forces and Saudi energy sites over the last three days, describing the attacks on U.S. assets as unsuccessful. Saudi Arabia said it has intercepted drones that were launched from Iraq and targeted petroleum facilities in Riyadh and the country’s east.

The two countries did not name the groups in question, but Iran backs several Shiite militia groups in Iraq that have launched rockets at U.S. forces in the past. Some, like Kata’ib Hezbollah, are designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations.

CENTCOM alleged the attacks were directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“The IRGC and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further U.S. military response,” CENTCOM wrote in its statement.

Earlier Tuesday, CENTCOM said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards mounted an “attempted surprise attack,” launching ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the region. The missiles were intercepted.

The scattered attacks come as the U.S. holds off on directly striking Iran, after carrying out almost two weeks of nightly strikes on Iranian targets that ended Thursday night.

Mr. Trump said Tuesday morning that the U.S. and Iran have had “very good talks,” expressing optimism that the two countries could reach an agreement, but he warned that the U.S. will “finish the job” if a deal isn’t struck with the Iranian regime.

Iran has said it isn’t currently seeking direct talks with the United States. Sticking points between the two countries remain, including over Iran’s push to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.’ desire for Iran to give up its uranium enrichment program.

Meanwhile, another Iran-backed militant group — the Houthis in Yemen — has fired at Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening a key waterway off Saudi Arabia’s western coast as Iranian attacks seal off the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.

SEE IT: Mark Kelly blames Trump’s agenda for boosting AOC as Dems presidential pick

The Arizona senator pointed to wealth inequality and billionaire-friendly policies as reasons AOC’s message is resonating

July 28, 2026 4:47pm EDT / Fox News

WATCH: Mark Kelly puts responsibility on Trump for Dems turn to socialism

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is blaming President Donald Trump for the surge of socialist victories after a new poll revealed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as Democrats top 2028 candidate. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., argued that President Donald Trump is driving Democratic voters toward far-left candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after the New York Democrat topped a recent 2028 presidential primary poll.

A recent New Hampshire poll found Ocasio-Cortez was the top choice among likely Democratic voters for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination. Kelly placed third with 9% support, behind Ocasio-Cortez and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, while ahead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. The poll comes as several self-described Democratic Socialists have defeated more moderate Democrats in recent primary elections, showing the growing influence of the party’s progressive wing.

Kelly has teased a run for president in 2028, recently saying in an NBC interview that it is part of an ongoing discussion with his family that he has “plenty of time” to decide on.

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Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, is seen during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I don’t know about her message, but people are really struggling,” Kelly told Fox News Digital about why Ocasio-Cortez was Democrats top 2028 pick.

Fox News Digital asked Kelly why Ocasio-Cortez and other candidates associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are resonating with the Democratic voters ahead of upcoming election seasons.

“The policies of this president — supporting billionaires over hardworking people,” Kelly said. “1% of the country now owns more wealth than the middle class, and I think it’s a response to that.”

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn.(AP Photo/George Walker IV)

In 2021, Federal Reserve data showed the top 1% of households now hold more wealth than the bottom 60% combined for the first time since the central bank began tracking the data in 1989.

Trump has defended his economic agenda as aimed at boosting middle-class Americans through tax relief and lower costs, pointing to efforts to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime pay and lower energy costs.

Kelly said voters’ frustration with Trump’s policies is driving support for candidates like Ocasio-Cortez, while also criticizing the president more broadly.

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“It’s unfortunate we have people like this running the government and I think people are really frustrated,” Kelly said about Trump to Fox News Digital.

“I mean this president doesn’t prioritize anybody but him and his family,” Kelly said. “The corruption is just off the charts. “

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Kenya investigates deaths of 15 elephants in Amboseli National Park

July 28, 2026 / 5:19 PM EDT / CBS/AP

The deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park have sparked an investigation, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

The Kenya Wildlife Service said 10 of the pachyderms showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days, while the remaining five were found dead, with their carcasses partially consumed by scavengers.

Most of those affected were female elephants and their calves, with only one male among the dead. The deaths happened in the Kimana Sanctuary and Kuku Ranch areas surrounding the park, the authority said.

Kenya has previously recorded incidents of elephants being poisoned as a result of poaching and human-wildlife conflict. But officials say it’s the first time in decades the region has recorded elephant deaths on this scale, according to CBS News’ partner network BBC News.

KWS said there was currently no evidence pointing to a single cause of death, BBC News reported.

Preliminary tests on samples collected from the elephants by a laboratory at the University of Nairobi detected a “potential toxic substance,” while separate analyses by Kenya’s Government Chemist were negative for the toxins tested. KWS said further tests are underway.

“Environmental investigations are also being undertaken, including the analysis of water sources and other potential environmental contaminants within the affected areas, to establish whether the elephants were exposed to a common source,” KWS said in a statement.

Officials sought to reassure the public, saying there was no evidence the condition could be transmitted to humans.

The Amboseli National Park is located near the Tanzania border at the northwestern foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. There were more than 2,000 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem as of 2025, according to BBC News.

Experts scorch Mamdani’s grocery plan as an ‘illusion’ that will have taxpayers footing the bill

July 28, 2026 6:00pm EDT / Fox News

Critics say the $70M plan shifts costs from shoppers to taxpayers through subsidies and waived rent on government-owned land

By Amanda Macias, Fox News

Experts warn NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open several city-backed grocery stores could hurt bodegas, drain taxpayer dollars and undercut private businesses.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is promising New Yorkers a 30% discount on a core basket of groceries at city-backed stores, a pledge that now faces scrutiny over whether the numbers add up.

The announcement raises a straightforward economic question: How?

The city’s own numbers illustrate the challenge. If grocery prices have climbed 33% nationwide since 2019, how can city-backed stores offer a cart of groceries at prices 30% below private competitors? That’s the question economists say the proposal must answer.

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Mamdani’s administration claims its plan will save the average New Yorker about $1,000 a year while keeping grocery costs predictable and stable.

The proposal is rooted in a simple reality: grocery prices remain significantly higher than they were before the pandemic.

Bureau of Labor Statistics data show food-at-home prices climbed sharply following the COVID-19 pandemic, with most major grocery categories remaining significantly more expensive than they were in 2019.

City Hall says it can achieve savings by eliminating major overhead costs that private grocers face, including rent and property taxes, while contracting with private operators to run the stores. Under the proposal, a core basket of everyday groceries — including all fresh produce, meat and seafood, along with roughly 20 categories of pantry staples, dairy and refrigerated goods — would have prices locked monthly rather than fluctuating week to week.

Richard Stern, vice president of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise at Advancing American Freedom, argued the proposal ultimately relies on taxpayer dollars to make up the difference between the discounted prices and the cost of operating the stores.

“They’re just going to use New York City budget money to insure the discount,” Stern told Fox News Digital.

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised a 30% discount on a core basket of groceries at city-backed stores, raising questions from economists about how the savings would be financed.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Adam Lehodey, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, took that argument a step further, saying the city’s ownership model masks the true cost of the discounts.

“The 30% savings that Mamdani announced on his government-owned stores are an illusion,” Lehodey told Fox News Digital. “Taxpayers will foot the bill for millions of dollars in subsidies, and they will operate on government-owned land with rents waived. New Yorkers will still be paying the full price, just indirectly,” he added.

Lehodey also warned that pricing groceries well below market rates could create unintended consequences.

“Pricing goods significantly below market price creates an additional problem of people purchasing them to resell elsewhere,” he said. “Shortages are also likely as people buy more than they otherwise would due to artificially low prices.”

‘WASTEFUL DISTRACTION’: EXPERTS SLAM MAMDANI’S TAXPAYER-FUNDED GROCERY STORES

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, also questioned whether the city’s pricing model is financially sustainable, arguing that grocery stores already operate on razor-thin profit margins.

“A 30% discount at stores with a 2% profit margin is simply a loss for taxpayers who will have to make up the difference,” Antoni told Fox News Digital. “These artificially low prices will also harm small businesses which will lose sales to taxpayer-subsidized grocery stores.”

Antoni said the proposal effectively shifts grocery costs from the checkout line to taxpayers while creating a competitive disadvantage for private supermarkets that must cover their own operating costs.

The city plans to open five municipal grocery stores—one in each borough—with the first expected to open in the Bronx by the end of 2027.(Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)

The administration, however, says the proposal will deliver substantial savings for shoppers.

Mamdani’s office announced this week that visitors would save an average of $90 per month, or about $1,000 annually, under the plan. To deliver those savings, the city has allocated $70 million in capital funding to open five municipal grocery stores — one in each of the iconic NYC boroughs. The first is expected to open in Hunts Point in the Bronx by the end of 2027, with additional locations planned for East Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island before the end of the mayor’s first term.

Under the proposal, private grocery operators will manage the stores’ day-to-day operations, including staffing, merchandising and product sourcing, while the city sets pricing requirements and operating standards, provides the locations and absorbs major occupancy costs.

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Fox News Digital asked Mamdani’s office how the administration calculated the projected 30% discount, whether any independent economists reviewed its financial assumptions and how much ongoing taxpayer support, if any, would be required to sustain the stores. The office did not immediately respond.

Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.

Canadian tourism to U.S. fell 25% in 2025 amid political tensions, data shows

July 28, 2026 5:57 PM EDT / CBS News

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Millions of Canadians shunned traveling to the U.S. last year, choosing to take more trips within the country and overseas, Canadian government data shows.

Visits by Canadians to the U.S. in 2025 fell roughly 25%, resulting in billions less in tourism spending, according to the report. Canadians spent $13.3 billion in the U.S. last year, down from nearly $15 billion in 2024. The drop came amid heightened political and trade tensions between the Trump administration and Canadian officials.

In April, for example, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said President Trump’s tariffs had hurt auto and steel workers in the country and stymied its economic growth. Mr. Trump’s suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state also strained relations, with Carney telling Mr. Trump that Canada is not for sale.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said the Trump administration’s policies have benefited tourism in the U.S.

“President Trump has done more for American tourism than anyone, including by making our cities safe and beautiful again for all to enjoy and bringing major events like the Los Angeles Olympics and FIFA World Cup to the United States and Canada,” she said in a statement to CBS News. “The administration also spared no effort giving our country’s 250th anniversary the spectacle it deserved, which was witnessed by visitors from around the globe.”

Canadians have historically flocked to the U.S. for vacations and family trips, drawn by the proximity of their southern neighbor and its typically warmer weather.

But travel survey data show that Canadians last year logged 7.1 million fewer visits to the U.S. than in 2024, spending more time vacationing in Canada and abroad. Domestic travel by Canadians rose by 5.1 million, a boon to the country’s economy, while total visits to destinations outside the U.S. rose by 1.3 million.

Edited by Alain Sherter