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Ryland Barton
News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Brothers discovery. The effort comes after Netflix announced its own $72 billion deal to acquire the company. The takeover attempts mean Paramount will go straight to Warner shareholders with a bid worth about $74 billion. Unlike Netflix, Paramount is also offering to buy the cable television assets of Warner Brothers, which include cnn. Healthcare subsidies that were during the pandemic expire at the end of the month. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports on the push on Capitol Hill to renew them.
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Deirdre Walsh
The Senate will vote this week on a Democratic bill that extends existing health care tax credits for three years. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it is not a serious proposal. The Democrats bill is not expected to advance, and Thune has not decided if the GOP will put up its own alternative. In the House, Virginia Republican Jen Kiggins is pushing a bipartisan proposal for a shorter extension.
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Virginia Republican Jen Kiggins
I have 40,000 people in my district who rely on this health care and doing nothing to prevent a spike in their premiums is wrong.
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Deirdre Walsh
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will unveil a bill this week and hold a vote before the end of the year. Lawmakers from both parties say if President Trump fails to negotiate a deal, Congress won't be able to head off major price increases. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
The Supreme Court seems likely to expand the president's control over independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. Justices heard arguments today over President Trump's decision to fire FTC member Rebecca Slaughter without cause. Such a ruling would overturn a 90 year old decision that is limited when presidents can fire agencies board members. Alina Haba, a former personal attorney for President Trump, is stepping down as the administration's top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. Her decision comes after federal appeals court found that she was unlawfully serving in the position. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.
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Ryan Lucas
In a statement posted on social media, Alina Haba says she is resigning as the Acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. She says she's not surrendering in the face of legal challenges, but instead stepping down to protect the stability and integrity of the office. Still, she's leaving after a three judge panel for the U.S. court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously found that Habba had been unlawfully put into the U.S. attorney's job and disqualified her from supervising cases. That ruling was the latest blow to how President Trump has tried to install some U.S. attorneys. In her statement, Habba says she will continue to serve the Justice Department as a senior adviser to the attorney general for U.S. attorneys. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
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Ryland Barton
The White House is planning a $12 billion aid package for US farmers who have struggled to sell their crops amid President Trump's tariff war. The aid is the administration's latest effort to respond to concerns over affordability, which Trump has also dismissed as a hoax. US Stocks pulled away from their record highs today. You're listening to NPR news from Washington.
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100 of the school children abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month were released over the weekend. Gunmen attacked the school on November 21, seizing more than 250 children and 12 teachers. Details surrounding their release were not made public, and the government has not said if any ransom was paid. The holiday party season is in full swing and the alcohol is flowing this year. Some people might wake up with a nastier hangover than usual for one reason, age. NPR's Maria Godoy reports on the science behind it.
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Maria Godoy
The liver enzymes that break down alcohol become less efficient as we age. Meanwhile, we lose muscle mass and replace it with fatty tissue. Muscle stores water, which dilutes alcohol in our blood. Having less muscle mass means alcohol hangs around in our bodies longer, says Johannes Truhl with Johns Hopkins.
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Johannes Truhl
And so what this means is that the same drink that previously maybe felt just fine now leads to a higher blood alcohol level. You feel the effects for longer.
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Maria Godoy
These changes happen to both men and women as they enter middle age. While worse hangovers might not sound like a good thing, think of it as your body nudging you in the right direction. After all, the health risks of drinking alcohol increase with age. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
A California man says he has marked his 15,000th spin on the Disneyland ride based on the animated film Cars. John Allen Hale says he's been tracking his rides on on Radiator Springs racers. In a notebook, he says he rode the attraction for the first time after undergoing gastric bypass and knee replacement surgeries in 2010 and 2011. And he was hooked. This is NPR News.
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