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A Republican-led Senate committee has voted
“to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.”
NPR's Claudia Gvisales reports Fauci now faces the threat of federal prosecution days after he invoked his fifth amendment right during a hearing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee voted along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt. "On this vote, the Azir eight, the Nazir five, and the motion is agreed to." Under Senate rules, the contempt of resolution
is sent to the Senate floor for approval before it can reach the Justice Department. However, getting the required 60 vote majority in the full Senate could be hard during an election year. Chairman Rand Paul says,
"Well, he's not opposed to the full Senate vote. He wants to bypass the floor and send the resolution straight to federal prosecutors. Contemporal resolutions are already a rarity in the Senate and it's unclear whether Paul's strategy
could have legal backing." Claudia, did you say this? And beer news.
“The Trump administration plans to deregulate head start”
the early education program for children from low income households. It says states and parents will have more control. The move affects 1,600 providers in nationwide end, more than 700,000 children served each year.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is studying the effects of a GLP 1 drug on alcoholism. NPR's Quilorn supports a drug known for reducing cravings for food may do the same with alcohol.
The VA has always been a major driver of medical research
and this study will recruit veterans from 18 VA health facilities nationwide. 600 vets with moderate or severe alcohol use disorder will be monitored to see if GLP 1 injections reduce cravings better than a placebo.
These drugs were designed to treat diabetes but are now widely used for weight loss. Alcohol related deaths in the US have doubled in the past 20 years, while safe and effective medicine to treat alcohol and drug addiction has been available
since the 1980s and PR has reported that health professionals often do not prescribe them
“possibly because of stigma and fear associated with addicts.”
The VA says more than 400,000 veterans nationwide are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder. Quilorn's and PR news. Financial markets close lower today after a week of setting record high,
more from NPR's Steven Bassaha.
Investors were feeling optimistic earlier this week after the Trump administration signaled a break in the Iran war still mate, but markets have since slagged as uncertainty remains. Quilorn futures rose up about 3%.
Companies that produce the memory chips behind AI continue to see their stocks wing. Western digital fell about 12% after missing investor expectations. Also ticked up slightly after hitting a one year high last week.
Freddie Mac reported the 30 year fixed rate mortgages this week is averaging 6.69%. Steven Bassaha and PR news. This is NPR. Senate Democrats are introducing a bill to block the Pentagon
from resetting the United States military casualty count in the war the US and Israel initiated against Iran and late February. Siding technical reasons the Pentagon had changed how it records military deaths and injuries.
Some of the casualty figures attributed to the Iran war have been reclassified to overseas operations. U.A.F. European Soccer's governing body is doubling down on its threat to boycott FIFA competitions. It says his lost confidence in FIFA's president.
The dispute erupted after FIFA sought to sell stakes in the World Cup through a commercial subsidiary after facing intense backlash FIFA abandoned those plans and apologized. Selye may be useful according to new research
about how snails mix the same ingredients and different proportions to produce a range of mucous and peers are identical with that story. The Brown-Lipped Snail produces a lubricant mucous adhesive mucous and more.
Researchers analyze samples of each type to determine their composition and found they all contain similar proteins but the concentrations vary. Plus distinct amounts of calcium along with differences and how the slimes were secreted
give rise to each of the mucous types. "The more collagen and calcium were present, the stiffer, more cohesive and sticky, the mucous became." Mariela Gobler is a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute
of colloids and interfaces. And she says there are numerous applications, including developing a slime that might help seal a wound or deliver a drug. Ari Daniel and PR News.
This is NPR. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, another progressive Democrat edges out and establishment candidate. Abdul Elsayed, one Michigan Senate primary
campaigning on affordability, health care and ending U.S. military aid to Israel. Join us as we break down his victory and what it could signal for November's midterms on the NPR Politics podcast.
