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at the best price. Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, May 19,

2026. And we begin with democracy and action across

six states today. Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania are holding primary

elections. Voters are heading to the polls to help determine Republican and Democratic candidates

for federal, state, and local offices.

The contests are part of the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections in November. The balance of power

in both the U.S. House and Senate are at stake, making this one of the most consequential election

seasons in recent memory.

Mother Nature is making misery in the nation's midsection. According to

acuether meteorologists, as many as 50 tornadoes, along with baseball-sized hail and flash flooding,

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