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Marijuana users have higher levels of toxic metals in blood and urine, study finds

The team of researchers at Columbia University analysed data from blood and urine samples collected between 2005 and 2018 - this is what they found

The Independent UK

Senators hail Health Dept. recommendation to ease restrictions on marijuana

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug

The Independent UK

Freedom Caucus threatens gov't shutdown

Right-wingers accused of trying to "tank the economy" ahead of 2024 election

Salon

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Schumer says Inflation Reduction Act provides contrast with Republicans in 2024

The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.

WEKU

McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month

Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month

The Independent UK

$24bn for Ukraine tops Biden budget request ahead of looming showdown

Biden also requested funding for border security and disaster relief, as extreme weather continues to ravage US.

Al Jazeera

The Biden administration is seeking billions in additional funding for Ukraine

The funding request for Ukraine could set up a showdown with Congress, where far-right Republicans as well as the left of the Democratic Party are skeptical of additional funding for the conflict.

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FAA extension on the horizon as legislative calendar shortens - Roll Call

The Senate is running out of legislative days to complete the FAA reauthorization before the current law expires at the end of September.

Roll Call

Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages

GOP and Democratic lawmakers alike condemned the Wisconsin Republican after he spewed profanities at a group of Senate pages taking photos at the Capitol.

WEKU

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return

The Independent UK

The “Inflation Reduction Act” Will Do Almost Nothing That Joe Manchin Says It Will

By James D.

Zenger

Sen. McConnell says he plans to serve his full term as leader despite questions about his health

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up mid-sentence in the middle of a press conference on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Senate rebukes Wisconsin congressman who yelled vulgarities at high school-age pages

A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin yelled and cursed at high school-aged pages for the U.S. Senate during a late night tour of the Capitol, action that elicited a bipartisan rebuke from Senate leaders

The Independent UK

Prime targets: why are teenagers so obsessed with energy drinks?

Alarm is spreading over kids’ thirst for the highly collectible, highly caffeinated Prime Energy, but it’s not first time companies have marketed energy drinks for children

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The Independent UK

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries

Federal officials are considering a crackdown on defective lithium-ion batteries that power hoverboards, scooters and motorized bicycles because of a rash of deadly fires caused by exploding batteries

The Guardian - US

Democrats call on GOP to end senator’s ‘reckless’ military promotions block

Eight Democrats urge Republicans to press Tommy Tuberville to end protest over policy allowing military to travel for abortion

WEKU

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

The National (Scotland)

Should Scotland ban Prime Energy being sold to children?

THE Canadian government has recalled supplies of one of the world’s most popular new energy drinks after determining that it contains too much…

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The Independent UK

Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions

WEKU

House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached

What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground.

The Guardian - US

Republican senator finally ends crusade to defend white nationalists

Tommy Tuberville, from Alabama, had seemed determined to support extremists despite condemnation from his colleagues

The Independent UK

Alabama senator says white nationalists are racists after weeks of declining to say so

Alabama Sen_ Tommy Tuberville is backing off his defense of white nationalists, telling reporters in the Capitol that white nationalists “are racists.”

Reason

Chuck Schumer Panics Over Logan Paul's New Energy Drink

The new energy drink has about as much caffeine as a large Starbucks coffee.

The Independent UK

GOP senator says calling white nationalists racist is an ‘opinion’

Chuck Schumer says ‘The senator from Alabama is wrong, wrong, wrong’

WEKU

What to know about Prime, the Logan Paul drink that Sen. Schumer wants investigated

Prime drinks have become a Gen Z status symbol, a prized social media prop for a certain brand of teen male. But they're causing jitters among pediatricians who say they pack scary caffeine levels.

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