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President Trump is defending his $1.1 billion in crypto earnings last year.
“And PR's Franco Ordonis has more on the Republican leaders' latest financial disclosures.”
The President said he's not the only one to make a lot of money during his time and office arguing that he made money because the stock market is up. "You know what, I'm property because the stock market's going on. Everybody's property. You have a 401 day, how's your 401 day done?
It's about 85%, thank you President Trump." The earnings in crypto currency include more than $500 million, related to world liberty financial. The crypto business founded in part by Trump and his sons. The 927 page financial forms also show large profits from properties bearing his name.
He took in more than $50 million from both his golf courses in Scotland and near Washington,
D.C. Franco Ordonis and P.I. News. "There's been a surge of national guard troops in Washington, D.C. during the America 250 celebrations that several former military officials are urging governors to keep their troops away.
“Out of concern, they'll be used in President Trump's crackdown in the city as NPR's”
Cat law and store reports." The letter includes signatures from 19 former service secretaries and retired officers who served under presidents from both parties. It acknowledges that's usual for governors to send the National Guard to D.C. for big celebrations, but says "the present situation is fundamentally different."
For months, thousands of armed and uniform troops have been patrolling D.C. as part of an ongoing and controversial anti-crime federal task force, which the letter says is a quote "trubling departure from the separation of military personnel and domestic law enforcement." There are now nearly 5,000 troops in the city. It warns more could quote only exacerbate these corrosive trends.
Catalan store and peer news, Washington. "Starting today, Medicare beneficiaries can get access to popular obesity drugs for $50 a month, and parents Sydney Lupkin reports on the new option." The Medicare Bridge Program gives beneficiaries access to Wugovie, Zepbound, and Fondale
“for $50 monthly co-pays, but not everyone is eligible.”
It's limited to patients with Medicare Part D coverage who have a body mass index of over 35, or who have a BMI of over 27, and other qualifying conditions. Patients will also need their doctors to fill out prior authorization, warms, and get them approved before Medicare will cover the drugs. Dr. Dasi Trends is the president of the American Association of Clinical and Technology.
"There's hope that within the next upcoming year and a half that we would have people see how successful it is, and then hopefully continue it into the future." The temporary test program will run through the end of 2027, Sydney Lupkin and PR News. The death toll from last week's earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to nearly 2300 people more than 11,000 are injured.
The numbers are expected to rise. This is NPR News. A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the Pentagon, the rulings and other legal setback to the Trump administration's effort to restrict media coverage of the Pentagon.
Idaho, health officials, are investigating two outbreaks tied to people drinking raw milk. From member station Boise State Public Radio, Lauren Patterson reports officials say more than 100 people there have gotten sick in at least 11 hospitalized. The Idaho Department of Health and Wellfair says the spike of illnesses tied to drinking unpasturized or raw milk began in May, and that most people are sick from two different
milking operations, which are both cooperating with the investigation. Officials say many tested positive for can be low bacteriasis, a bacterial infection. Idaho does not require raw milk to be tested for pathogens before going to market. Felicia Wu is a professor of food safety, toxicology and risk assessment at Michigan State University.
Week after week there are reports of outbreaks and cases of illness associated with raw milk consumption. A spokesperson for the departments that they have no plans for new guidance or restrictions on raw milk. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Kuski, Idaho.
World Cup players are dealing with a new rule that results in a red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player, FIFA established the rule to prevent players from hiding abusive comments a red card means a player was ejected from the match and is suspended from the following one yesterday Ecuador defender Piero in Gapier was sent off in a match against Mexico.
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