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President Trump has moved to abandon his $10 billion case against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns years ago.
“NPR's Carrie Johnson reports the settlement creates a path for the president's allies”
to recover money from taxpayers. The Justice Department says the president will receive an apology but no direct financial payments. Instead, DOJ will create an anti-weaponization fund, some $1.7 billion to compensate people who were targeted by the Biden administration.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch says the machinery of government should never be weaponized
against Americans. Nearly 100 Democrats in Congress are trying to block the move. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts says the new pool of money is "corruption on steroids," a slush fund, to reward mega allies. Watchdogs warn the new fund could be used to reward people who riot at the U.S. Capitol
nearly five years ago. Carrie Johnson and PR News, Washington. The Trump administration says it's adopting even more screening measures and restricting people who do not have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have recently
“been in three African nations affected by a growing Ebola outbreak.”
The Senate's for Disease Control and Prevention says it's helping move Americans who have been affected by the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Michael Kolok explains the CDC says 89 people are reported to have died since the start of his latest outbreak. The CDC did not indicate the location of the small group of affected U.S. citizens, or
where they would be moved to. But said that at the moment, the risk to the American public remains low. The agency said it has been supporting surveillance of the disease through its Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo offices, and that it continues to closely monitor the situation. Over the weekend, the World Health Organization declared that Ebola outbreak a public health
emergency of international concern, urging authorities in affected countries to strengthen infection prevention measures. For NPR News, a Michael Koloki in Nairobi. A California jury begins deliberations today and Elon Musk's lawsuit against CEO Sam Altman and open AI, the company Musk helped Altman launch, and Piers John Ruach reports Musk left
after power struggle.
“Musk's side basically argues that Altman and another founder, Greg Brockman, sideline”
to the non-profit entity, Jettison did's founding mission, and have basically made the
for-profit arm the main thing at open AI. Of course, Altman and open AI disagree. They point out that the non-profit still exists. They say the mission is still very much intact, but all the co-founders agreed that they needed to start a for-profit entity to, including Elon Musk who actually wanted to control
of it. Altman's lawyers say the others weren't comfortable with that and said no, so Musk left in 2018. NPR is John Ruach reporting its NPR. The nation's largest commuter railroad is in its third day of a strike.
The walkout affects as many as 250,000 people who ride the long island railroad every day. Steve Kasimbaum has a latest from New York. Governor Kathy Hoke will give a pep talk to workers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Command Center on Sunday.
"We didn't want you to leave? You left? You are welcome to come back. I'll provide refreshment. Whatever you like."
She urged long islanders to work from home today. Shuttle buses are set to handle those who are needed in person. The Governor called on striking unions to come back to the table. Contract talks stalled over raises, health care premiums, and proposed work rule changes. "For NPR News, I'm Steve Kasimbaum in New York."
New research suggests heading a soccer ball can affect the health of a person's brain NPR's John Hamilton reports on a study in a journal JAMA neurology. Researchers used video recordings to study head impacts among more than 300 amateur male soccer players in the Netherlands. The scientists measured levels of proteins in the blood that are associated with brain
injury. They founded after a match, players who experienced one or more high impact headers had increased levels of a protein called SB 100, which indicates damage to brain cells. The more high impact headers a player had, the greater the increase in SB 100. Previous studies have found that professional soccer players are at higher risk for neurodegenerative
diseases including Alzheimer's. The authors say this study suggests amateur athletes may also face long-term risks. John Hamilton and PR News. This is NPR.
This week on up first one trend, emerging this election season.
President Trump actively opposing Republicans he sees as disloyal and endorsing their primary challengers, who've toppled in combats in multiple states. We're watching Keep primaries on Tuesday in Kentucky and elsewhere to see if that narrative holds up. And what those races might tell us about November.
