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Biden officials ratchet up spending on rural renewables 

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden administration puts $375M toward rural renewables The Biden administration announced Wednesday $375 million in funding for renewable energy projects, predominantly through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). © Getty The funding, announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, includes...

CDC issues simplified RSV vaccine guidance for seniors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its RSV vaccine guidance for seniors for this upcoming respiratory viral season, saying the new recommendations are meant to simplify decision-making for patients and clinicians. The new guidance recommends that everyone over the age of 75 get the RSV vaccine, as well as anyone aged 60...

US says no sign of foul play in death of embassy staffer in Kyiv

The State Department on Wednesday confirmed there is no sign of foul play in the recent death of a U.S. Embassy staffer who was working in Ukraine. An unnamed U.S. government employee was working “under chief of mission authority” in Kyiv at the time of his death, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press...

North Carolina Republican’s bill cancels House recess if spending bills haven’t passed

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would keep the House working in August it fails to pass a complete slate of 12 appropriations bills. The “Do Our Job Act” would cancel the August recess — the longest recess of the year — unless all the bills are passed. “The American people don't...

NCAA lifts ban on cannabis use for athletes in championships

Cannabis products will no longer be a banned drug for Division I athletes in championships, the NCAA announced on Tuesday, saying it will instead treat marijuana like alcohol. The Division I Council announced that the decision to remove cannabis products from the banned drug class for its championships and postseason participation in football will be...

‘Ultra rare’ $500 banknote from 1930s to be auctioned off

Story at a glance TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An "ultra rare" $500 banknote from the 1930s is set to be auctioned off Wednesday. According to Hansons Auctioneers, the banknote was printed 90 years ago and is part of a major collection of rare USA notes uncovered in Wales. William Hayward, a coin/banknote valuer at Hansons,...

Number of LGBTQ elected officials up 200 percent since 2017

The number of LGBTQ elected officials in the U.S. has gone up nearly 200 percent since 2017, according to a new report from the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. The report, first reported via NBC News, found that the amount of LGBTQ elected officials has risen 190.8 percent since 2017. It also found that there was a...

Daily multivitamins don’t extend longevity: Study 

Taking a multivitamin every day is not found to help people live long, according to a new study. The new study analyzed data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults who had been followed for more than 20 years to examine the relationship between taking daily multivitamins and mortality. It was led by researchers from...

Most in new poll support social media warning label

Nearly 3 in 4 voters heading into the November election think there should be a warning label applied to social media platforms — similar to those applied to R-rated movies, alcohol and tobacco, according to a new survey. The idea has been controversial, but support spans responding age groups in the latest Quinnipiac University poll,...

Axios omits crucial details about economists who say Trump will destroy the economy

A letter signed by 16 top economists supporting Biden is filled with signatories who donated to Biden, other Democrats, or have criticized Trump in the past.

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