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A sigh of relief in Southern California's Orange County Fire Officials say the risk of a catastrophic
“explosion in a damaged chemical tank has been eliminated.”
Thanks to a crack, it relieved pressure overnight. Chief Craig Kovie is incident commander. The tank has released its pressure. Additionally to that, the temperature has been stabilized and actually reducing. It is currently 93 degrees down from 100 degrees.
That is incredibly positive news as we turn the corner on this incident. Tens of thousands of residents are still out of their homes under evacuation orders. As officials say they're still working to resolve the situation fully, the tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical for plastics overheated on Thursday. In Arlington National Cemetery on this memorial day, President Trump has laid a
reath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Trump is delivering remarks now. The National Moment of Remembrance passed by Congress in 2020 encourages all Americans to
“pause at 3pm local time for a moment of silence to honor those who died in military service.”
13 U.S. service members have been killed in the war with Iran. Trump says a deal with Iran may be near, but some Republicans and Congress are concerned about the terms. NPR's Marlias and reports. President Trump posted the negotiations were proceeding in a constructive manner, and that they
could end up reopening the state of Hormuz. He told U.S. negotiators not to rush into a deal, and that, quote, "Nobody has seen it," or knows what's in it. It isn't even fully negotiated. The president was reacting to criticism from Republicans and Congress, including from Senator
Roger Wicker of Mississippi. He said the memorandum was a disaster, and that Trump was being, quote, "illadvised" to pursue a deal not worth the paper it's written on. Marlias and NPR news.
“CBS says a new state-law in Tennessee will force the closure of pharmacies and is suing.”
Tony Gonzalez with Member Station WPLN reports the company has launched a high-profile ad campaign. The ads were hard to miss, and included CBS sending text messages to patients about the legislation, a tactic that the state's attorney general says may have violated the law. Addissue is the Fair RX Act, which attempts to bring down prescription drug prices.
State lawmakers say companies like CBS control too many pieces of the system and Tennessee law now prevents this. CBS argues Tennessee is discriminating against out-of-state companies. It warns the law will force the closure of more than 130 pharmacies and cause the loss of some 2,000 jobs.
Scientists are reporting new evidence that gene-editing can cut cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease, and PR's Rob Stein reports. Researchers tested an experimental gene-editing treatment on 35 patients born with a rare genetic disorder that causes very high cholesterol levels. In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers report that
a single infusion of the treatment sharply and apparently safely cut patient's levels of so-called "bad cholesterol." The treatment is one of at least two CRISPR gene-editing treatments being tested on cholesterol. More research is needed before their approach could become widely available, but researchers hope it could eventually provide a new way to protect people against the leading cause
of death in the U.S. Heart disease. Rob Stein, in Pyrrgy-Earth. Federal agencies engaged in science are in turmoil. The Trump administration has dismissed leadership at both the National Institutes of Health
and the National Science Foundation, and PR's Katie Riddle reports. Under the Trump administration, 8 of 10 high-ranking officials at the NIH have now been dismissed or left. In a recent hearing with consensus editor Tammy Baldwin called for accountability for their departure.
In midst of an emerging Ebola outbreak, we have a leadership vacuum at the world's premier infectious disease institute and across our health agencies. This is of great concern.
NIH Director, J. Bottetaria, defended the administration and said that critical science
and research would continue. Katie Riddle and Pyrr News. It's NPR News. On consider this NPR's afternoon news podcast, we cover everything for politics to the economy to the world, but every story starts with a question.
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