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The Defense Department is identifying another soldier killed in connection with the U.S. lead war in Iran.
“Sergeant Michael Emanuel Switton of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died during a controlled”
detonation of a drone in northern Iraq, July 19, he was 30 years old. In all, at least 17 U.S. service members have died since the war began late February. Makers will have questions for Defense Secretary Pete Heigseth when he testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee today.
And Pierce Quilant reports a White House is asking Congress for a nearly $90 billion funding
boost most of it for the war. U.S. forces have bombed Iranian military and infrastructure targets for 10 days running and have reinstated and naval blockade on Iran's ports and coastline. Iranian media reports scores of casualties. Iran has attacked U.S. bases around the region with missiles and drones, killing
at least three U.S. service members since Friday. This week, the Department of Defense divulged that at least 100 U.S. troops have been injured in the last two weeks, most of whom returned to service. The Pentagon hasn't briefed the press since May, and the hearing today will be the first
“chance for senators from both parties to ask Heigseth publicly about the depletion of”
U.S. military munitions, safety of troops in the region, and how the U.S. plans to resolve the war. Quilant and PR News. Against the backdrop of a war that also involves fighting between Israel and Iran-backed his bulletin-sand Lebanon, the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, is the first head of
state from his country to visit the White House since 2009. In this exchange with reporters, President Trump was asked when Israeli forces will leave Lebanon. There are the process of redeploying to other sections. And again, they get along very well.
I was a great agreement they signed with Lebanon and they're redeploying. But Iranian backed Huiti rebels in Yemen's state, they plant a blockade, the Bob Altman
Deb Strait, a critical route for Saudi Arabia's oil exports on the Red Sea.
A federal appeals court is clearing the way for the release of recorded interviews of former
“President Joe Biden and PR's Kerry Johnson reports.”
The conservative heritage foundation had sued for access to the recording. With a years-old audio recordings contained interviews of Joe Biden by the man who helped ghost-ride his memoir. A prosecutor who investigated Biden's alleged misunderstanding of classified information later obtained the recordings.
That prosecutor Rob Hur declined to charge Biden with wrongdoing, saying his age and faulty memory would be obstacles in any criminal case. The heritage foundation has been pushing for access to the tapes. And a federal appeals court has found there's a substantial public interest in the recordings.
The appeals court in DC gave the former President until early August to pursue any additional
legal steps. Biden had argued to release the tapes would violate his privacy. Kerry Johnson and PR news, Washington. It's NPR. A federal investigation continues today on the source of a cyclist's aura outbreak in multiple
states officials are focused on letter-supplyer Taylor Farms, meanwhile this week Michigan reported 6,148 cases linked to the outbreak statewide. Late aseptate health officials said more than 100 people were hospitalized for the diarrhea causing parasitic infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce
from Mexico served at Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. New research from the American Heart Association looks at how many cups of coffee are safe to drink every day. Here's NPR's Mary Goodoy. In a new scientific statement, the AHA says drinking up to five eight ounce cups of coffee
per day or about 400 milligrams of caffeine is generally safe for most adults. It also appears to be linked to a lower risk of several cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, heart disease, and stroke in some people. Research has linked drinking caffeinated coffee without added sugars, flavors, or cream to a lower risk of conditions including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Adding sugar, milk, or cream likely reduces the health benefits. The AHA says, however the group says drinking caffeine in high doses such as those found in energy drinks and energy shots could increase the risk of high blood pressure and irregular heart rhythm and should be avoided. Marie Goodoy and Pernies.
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