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Congress has approved roughly $70 billion to fund immigration enforcement through the rest
“of President Trump's term, and that's despite objections from Democrats who tried to block”
more money for ice and board a patrol over concerns about their tactics, and appears at Sam Greenglass reports. The 2014-212 House vote caps a month long debate over immigration policy sparked when officers killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Democrats secured none of the additional reforms they were demanding in wake of the shootings,
like requiring officer-worn body cameras. While Republicans used a special budget maneuver to skirt Democrats, and fund ice and border patrol notches for this year, but until 2029. Democrats, and even some Republicans, worried the unorthodox move allows the agencies to avoid congressional oversight.
That's because they won't have to come back to Congress for more money for three years. Last year, Republicans used the same tool to send ice and border patrol tens of billions of dollars with few strings, Sam Greenglass and PR news Washington. The U.S. is planning a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola.
It sparked protests within the country, and already Daniel describes the Trump administration's thinking.
“The facility is intended for a 21-day voluntary quarantine.”
If someone remains asymptomatic, they can travel freely, but if not, they may be transported elsewhere for treatment. The State Department says their top priority is, quote, "protecting the health of the American people and preventing the Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores." But Neheed Badealia, who directs Boston University's center on emerging infectious diseases,
has strong reservations. "This is a bad idea. They should just transport people back. Is cheaper? Is safer?
It's better for Americans overall." And that's because, she argues, these individuals could have access to higher quality medical care in the U.S. Would they be more likely to survive any resulting complications? For NPR news, I'm Ari Daniel.
NASA has named the crew of Artemis III embarking on a highly complex mission next year, central Florida Public Media's Brendan Burne reports. NASA's Randy Breznik is commanding the mission, along with fellow astronauts Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas, as mission specialists, European Space Agency Ashnot Lukaparbetano will serve as mission pilot.
Their mission will test the Orion spacecraft's ability to dock with two lunar landers, designed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. While the mission is staying in low Earth orbit, the future of NASA's lunar plans depend on the success of Artemis III, commander Randy Breznik. "Now, spaceflight is hard.
“And that's why the most important Artemis mission will always be the next Artemis mission."”
Despite an explosion at its launch pad last month, Blue Origin said it will be ready to launch its lander for this mission next year. SpaceX continues to develop its landing vehicle, completing a 12th test flight of Starship last month. "In front of our news, I'm Brendan Burne in Orlando."
And this is NPR News from Washington. The FDA has signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years. Bemo tries and all has long been used in Europe. The FDA says it meets the agency's standards for protecting from dangerous sun rays, while
causing little irritation. It will initially be sold in the U.S. under the brand name "Parsal Shield." In fins whose mothers get the vaccine for RSV while pregnant are much less likely to be hospitalized in their first three months, that's according to a new retrospective study, Scott Masiani from member station WIPR has more.
" Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine saw vaccine effectiveness
that nearly 70 percent for infants under 90 days whose mothers got the RSV vaccine while
pregnant. Vaccine effectiveness was almost 75 percent for babies 30 days or younger. The results come from a retrospective study looking at data from the last two RSV seasons. RSV is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can be dangerous for babies and people over 65.
It's the leading cause of hospitalization for infants in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pregnant individuals get the vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. For NPR News, I'm Scott Masiani." The industrious beaver is taking center stage in a world cup-themed contest in Toronto.
The great beaver quest challenges visitors to locate 51 beaver statues that have been placed throughout the city. Each has been hand-painted by a different local artist. The city expects 300,000 visitors to descend on Toronto during the World Cup tournament. This is NPR News from Washington.
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