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A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
“It is referring him to the Justice Department for possible prosecution for refusing to”
answer lawmakers' questions last week at a hearing about the origins of COVID. Fauci invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination at concerns that his responses might not be covered under the pardon he was preemptively granted before former president Joe Biden left office. We have more on this from NPR's Rachel Carlsling. "This morning's vote happened along party lines. Republicans led by Senator Rand Paul suggested
Fauci needed to be held accountable for his role in the pandemic response. But committee Democrats called the investigation one sided. And some public health experts say the attacks
on Fauci ultimately erode future pandemic preparation. Dr. George Spenderman is CEO of the American
Public Health Association. "This will trickle down to the local level too, where public health officials will not necessarily give you their best advice. If they're afraid that their
“best advice will be misused against them." As for Fauci, it will ultimately be up to the”
Justice Department to decide whether to pursue criminal prosecution. Rachel Carlsling and P.R. News. "Writaged Foreign Secretary Ed Milibans, as officials, are working "night and day for a ceasefire in Iran. Milibans was in Washington yesterday. More from NPR's Law and Frayer." Miliband and Rubio Met briefly had a summit in Asia last month, but this was their first bilateral meeting, and it lasted about 90 minutes. In the past, Miliband called President Trump a "racist misogynistic
self-confest grouper." But he called his meeting with Trump's top diplomat warm and productive. "If we talked about, yes, about Iran, but about how we can stand shoulders of shoulder with Ukraine against Russian aggression." Hours later, the British government announced fresh sanctions against Russian banks, shadow fleet ships, and businesses. Rubio's has he also discussed with Miliband what he called Europe's need to take a greater role in its own security.
Lauren Frayer and P.R. News, London. "At least half a million people in Puerto Rico will be subject
to water rationing as of tomorrow. U.S. territories coping with its worst drought in more than a decade, more from NPR's age or inflowty, though." So little rain has fallen this summer that
“key reservoirs have run nearly dry. Governor Jennifer Gonzalez says that the public water utility”
will start cutting service to parts of the capital, San Juan, and neighboring cities. People's taps will go dry on a schedule, 48 hours with water, then 48 hours without, until reservoirs are restored. But that could be weeks or longer. Forecasters expect no significant rainfall for the Caribbean islands in the short term. It's just the latest of Puerto Rico's water troubles. Many people have already been coping with and protesting
intermittent service for months, caused by cracks in aging pipes that supply urban areas. Adrian Flerido and Pernu's San Juan Puerto Rico." By the way, the National Guard will help distribute drinking water. You're listening to NPR News. An outbreak of Salmanila has been traced to Mexican jalapeno peppers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now reporting at least 345 cases across 27 states.
The latest from NPR's Yukinoguchi. Salmanila bacteria live in the digestive tract, and are transmitted through contaminated food and water. The latest outbreak, which began in mid-June, has been traced to fresh jalapeno peppers grown in Senaloa, Mexico, and distributed across the US by coast citrus distributors. The products went to Chipotle, Mexican Grill, and Cudoba restaurants, which since discontinued use. Minnesota and Colorado have the greatest number of cases.
Infections can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, and fever. This comes as a record-breaking cycle of sporo parasitic outbreak continues to widen over 10,000 confirmed cases. You can neguchi NPR News. In New York City today, patients and families of 92 people who got sick or died during last summer's Legionnaires outbreak in Harlem have filed four lawsuits against the city alleging a failure to adequately protect the public. The Federal Communications Commission
is voted to lift a more than 20-year-old cap on the share of U.S. television households that a single company can reach. The current role blocks any single company from owning broadcasting
stations that combine reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households. The FCC's two to one vote
today clears the way for more corporate consolidation in media. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News. This week on here and now any time, a family escapes the Spokane wildfires just in time. The garage door opened at 250-3, and we have a video of the house on fire at 350. And contractors in New Mexico have stopped drilling new wells, but they're still pumping groundwater to build Trump's border wall. All that and more on here and now any time.
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