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"Resident Trump says on truth, social that he is nominating Dr. Heidi Overtain to leave
the food and drug administration.
“Overtain has regularly brief Trump on health policy matters," she was present, when”
the president issued an executive order recently to reduce the number of childhood vaccinations and move widely criticized by public health experts. The United Arab Emirates says it is suspending all trade with Iran after it came under Iranian missile attack, and Piers Hadil Alshalci has the latest. The Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it was halting all trade, commercial
exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran until further notice after what it called "regional escalations." On Tuesday, the UAE's Defense Ministry said Iranian missiles fell in open water. The Iranian Foreign Minister denied the allegation.
The UAE came under intense fire as Iran targeted U.S. installations in the Gulf and
Jordan, at the beginning of the almost six-month war that shows no sign of ending. The latest sanction will put increasing pressure on Iran as the U.S. prepares to expand its economic restrictions on the country. Hadil Alshalci and PR News, Istanbul.
“"Voters in Alaska narrowed the field in races for Congress and governor during yesterday's”
primary elections. Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone reports all lies around the state's U.S. Senate race, which Democrats hope will help them flip the chamber." The Democratic former Congresswoman, Miri Peltola, is leading incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in the race for Senate.
Both will advance to the general election in November, according to a race called by the Associated Press.
Who will take the third in fourth spots on the ballot after Alaska's unique top four
nonpartisan primary is up in the air. But, as of late Thursday night, a retired teacher with the same first and last name, as the incumbent Sullivan looked as if he might make the cut. Some Republicans have accused him of trying to siphon votes from the incumbent Sullivan. The teacher, though, insists he's simply fed up with the senator who shares his name.
“Alaska voters also narrowed a 17 candidate field to four in the race for governor.”
For NPR News, I'm Eric Stone, and you know. Kenyan authorities are investigating a helicopter crash that may have involved American lives. ABC News and NBC News both side the State Department in reporting four U.S. deaths. Kenyan's aviation agency says there were seven people on board the aircraft when it went
down this morning in a remote part of Northern Kenya, the locally owned lady Lori Helicopters as the aircraft was operating a charter flight when it crashed. It was carrying guests with travel company and beyond. You're creating president of the low to mayor Zelensky's fired one of the most senior members of his government in the wake of a broad corruption investigation that has also
implicated a former lawmaker, bank officials, and Ukraine's former justice and energy ministers. Yesterday the recently ousted defense minister demanded national elections, however Zelensky says the law bars such a vote while Ukraine is at war with Russia. You're listening to NPR News.
The Department of Education is warning schools to align their discipline policies with the Trump administration's reading of federal civil rights law. We have more from NPR's Corey Turner. Under the Obama and Biden administrations, the Department's Office for Civil Rights told schools if you're suspending students of color at disproportionately high rates, it could
be considered discrimination, even if it's not intentional. Some schools responded by softening discipline policy, especially for students of color. Today the Trump administration told schools that too could be discrimination. And when it comes to discipline, schools shouldn't be considering race at all. In a press release, it said the disciplinary systems must be neutral and fair.
Civil rights experts warn under this new policy, school discrimination will be even harder to find and fight. Corey Turner and PR News. Wall Street investors are digesting some mismatched earnings reports from major retailers, and peers got horsely with the tales.
Target stores reported better than expected profits for the most recent quarter than raised its sales forecast for the rest of the year that discount retailer says it's seeing stronger sales throughout the store after cutting prices and adjusting its product mix. The outlook is not so positive for home improvement chain loads, which offered a more cautious sales forecast, the company pointed to modest spending by do-it-yourselfers.
Vaccine-maker Maderna stock is up after the company reported encouraging results from a late-stage clinical trial, not a vaccine to slow the return of skin cancer. It's got horsely in PR News, Washington. You're listening to NPR News.
