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Has been a major spike in anti-Semitic attacks in New York this year for n.p.r. News I m Sean Carlson in New York the Russian military has declared its new intercontinental weapon operational They say the weapon can fly 27 times the speed of sound and can make Sherpa new verse while heading toward its target if true that would make the missile much harder to intercept officials say the missile can also carry a payload of up to 2 megatons the flu is in full swing just in time for the holidays the c.d.c. Estimates that 4600000 Americans have had the flu so far this season and it s not over yet N.P.R. s Sidney leptin reports 25 states are now experiencing high flu activity according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention It estimates that there have been $39000.00 hospitalizations from the flu so far the rate of hospitalization is similar to previously seasons this flu season is still gaining steam according to Dr William Schaffner with Vanderbilt University Medical Center it
As of people are facing food shortages N.P.R. s Carrie Kahn is in the Capitol where there s no political resolution in sight. Also getting federal financial aid for college can be complicated right but Congress has approved changes to simplify the process. Immigrants journey from a lawyer in Nigeria to city councilor in Maine It is Wednesday December 18th happy cooking chef. Is 84 years old today. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m sure Rahm the House of Representatives is in session today to consider whether President Trump should be impeached right now members are debating the framework for the impeachment debate Congressman Jim McGovern is chairman of the Rules Committee he says It s unfortunate the house must proceed on this path our inquiry is simply to answer the following question Did President Trump and his top advisers corruptly withhold official government actions to obtain an improper advantage in the next election we now know who the hard work of our
In neighboring countries bear the brunt of such upheaval many are growing impatient not just with the refugee crisis itself but with the reluctance of wealthier countries further away to share the burden the un is hoping to drum up more financial support but it also wants changes in policy better education for refugee children were opportunities for adults and resettlement to new countries for the most vulnerable a special court in Pakistan has sentenced the former president Pervez Musharraf to death a high treason is the 1st military ruler to be convicted of this crime the charges related to his decision to suspend Pakistan s constitution and impose emergency rule in 2007 General Musharraf was sentenced in absentia has been living in Dubai since 2016. The u.s. Aviation giant Boeing is to temporarily stop producing is troubled 737 from next month the company who had been hoping to get the aircraft back in operation by the end of this year Peter both reports a 737 Max was grounded in M
Money for the 1st time in 2 decades for federal research on gun safety under a reported deal the spending bill set for a House vote as soon as tomorrow would provide 25000000 for gun violence research divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Here s N.P.R. s Martin costly federal spending on gun violence research has been limited by Republican and Ari opposition to anything that looks like advocacy for gun control especially by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeffrey Swanson is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for gun policy and research I don t think it sends a message it s the 1st time in 25 years that the c.d.c. Has been able to devote this amount of money specifically to gun violence without having to you know hide it under the radar the c.d.c. Already collects data on firearm deaths and other agencies do gun violence studies but Swanson says this money could expand research into new top