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Libby Casey
live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. A federal judge has dismissed the case President Trump filed against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns years ago. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports. It was the first known instance of a president suing the government he leads.
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Kerry Johnson
U.S. district Judge Kathleen Williams says court rules allow a plaintiff to walk away from a case if they file no papers, and there's no role now for her to review the IRS dispute. The Justice Department says Trump will receive an apology but no final financial payment. Instead, DOJ is launching what it calls an anti weaponization fund of nearly $1.8 billion to compensate people who allegedly were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. That could include defendants who stormed the Capitol and attack law enforcement on January 6, 2021. Donald Sherman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says the deal is among the most corrupt in US History. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
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Libby Casey
President Trump's discount website for prescription drugs called Trumprx, is getting an update. The site will now include hundreds of generic drugs. NPR's Sydney Lupkin reports.
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Sydney Lupkin
TrumpRx has added 602 generic drugs. That's in addition to the brand name drugs available to cash paying patients at a discount. The site offers what it calls presidential deals on brand name drugs that range from 10% off for GSK's antiviral inhaler Relenza to up to 93% off for Novartis multiple sclerosis, pill Mazent. Users can print coupons to use at a pharmacy or follow links to drug company websites to purchase medication. Trumprx also includes generic drugs at what it calls standard prices. It directs users toward discount sites like Amazon and cost plus drugs. President Trump says more than 10 million people have visited TrumpRx.gov, sidney Lupkin, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
The State Department says it's working closely with the CDC and the Pentagon to plan for possible evacuations of Americans affected by an Ebola outbreak in Africa. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports that the U.S. is imposing some travel restrictions, too.
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Michelle Kellerman
The State Department says its embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda are tracking the Ebola outbreak and communicating with Americans in the region. The department has issued a series of travel warnings and is barring visits by foreign nationals who have been in the DRC, South Sudan and Uganda within the last 21 days. A statement says the US may repatriate Americans, depending on their exposure and health needs. The department adds that it has authorized an initial $13 million and is preparing to announce more aid. The Trump administration dismantled America's main aid agency last year and withdrew hundreds of millions in funding from the World Health Organization. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
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Libby Casey
New Yorkers are in for another tough day of commuting tomorrow. Transit officials have announced that service on the Long Island Railroad will remain suspended. Tomorrow morning. It's npr. New York Times is the latest publication to ban its reporters from using prediction markets. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the site allows bettors to profit from advance notice of political and global events.
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Bobby Allen
In a memo to staff obtained by npr, the New York Times standards editor told the newsroom not to bet on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket on subjects related to their coverage. The note said doing so would be a violation of the paper's ethical guidelines. Since the betting sites have exploded in popularity, news organizations, sports leagues and corporations have banned wagers using non public insider information, as has the White House. Yet that hasn't stopped a flood of six figure payouts from suspiciously timed bets connected to military strikes, war, federal policy and things like movie box office sales and Spotify streams. Last week on Kalshi alone, $4 billion was wagered mostly on sports. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
Two major utility companies are seeking to merge as the energy needs of AI are driving up electricity demands across the US NextEra Energy wants to acquire Dominion in an all stock deal valued at about $67 billion. It would affect about 10 million utility customer accounts across Virginia, north and South Carolina and Florida. British authorities have sentenced a truck driver to more than 13 years in prison for smuggling cocaine in a shipment of Skims clothing. UK police found 90 grams of cocaine worth more than $9 million in a truck carrying underwear and clothes from Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand from the Netherlands. The shipment of clothing was legitimate. Neither the exporter nor the importer was. This is NPR News in Washington.
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