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Coming Up On Connections: Monday, September 12th

First hour: Author Todd Moss and his new book, Ghosts of Havana

Second hour: What's next for the Republican primary in the 133rd State Assembly District?

Best-selling author Todd Moss joins us to talk about his new book, Ghosts of Havana. It's the third book in his Judd Ryker thriller series. Moss is a Pittsford Mendon graduate who worked for the U.S. State Department in 2007 and 2008, focusing on African affairs. He now works for a think tank, the Center for Global Development. We'll talk to him about his book and American relations with Cuba after the so-called "normalization" process. We'll cover assassination plots and more, and how he sees our relationship with Cuba now.

Then in our second hour, we discuss what's next for the Republican primary in the 133rd State Assembly District after the death of Assemblyman Bill Nojay. Nojay was pursuing re-election when he died by suicide last week. His challenger in the Republican primary is Rick Milne, Mayor of Honeoye Falls. Milne will not automatically be granted a spot on the ballot in November. Instead, Nojay's name will remain on the primary ballot, and if he wins, the party chairs will select a candidate to replace him in the November election. We'll talk to Milne about how the primary will move forward, his campaign, and his thoughts on the tragedy.

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.