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NewzBits• 上院軍事委員会は、強制削減（sequester）の枠組みに関連する特定の予算上の策略によって引き起こされる軍の自動的な給与削減を阻止する条項を盛り込んだ、国防権限法（NDAA）の草案を可決しました。 • この規定は、国防総省（Pentagon）の当局者が、人為的な給与削減が募集や定着の問題を引き起こす可能性があると警告し、複数の擁護団体が強制削減（sequester）の上限を恒久的に撤廃するよう議員にロビー活動を行ったことを受けて導入されました。 • Adam Smith上院議員や他の委員会メンバーは、軍人が政治的な予算争いの巻き添え被害（collateral damage）になるべきではないと主張しました。
punchbowl.news致命的な惨事への対応に関する調査が続く中、議員や遺族らからの圧力を受けて決定。窮地に立たされているCamp Mysticは木曜日、今夏の再開計画を中止した。この決定は、昨年7月の深夜、大規模な洪水が女子専用のキリスト教キャンプを襲い、27人の若きキャンパーが犠牲となった事故に対し、Texasの政治指導者や遺族らが数ヶ月にわたり怒りを募らせてきたことを受けたものである。この決定は、7月4日にキャンパーと2人の10代のカウンセラーの命を奪った壊滅的な洪水に対するキャンプ関係者の対応を調査しているTexas州議員による、数日間にわたる鋭い追及を経て下された。キャンプのオーナーであるDick Eastlandも、この洪水で死亡している。続きを読む...
theguardian.comTrump ordered data collection after raising concern about race being used as factor in college admissionsA federal judge on Friday halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.The ruling from the US district court judge F Dennis Saylor IV in Boston granting the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general. It will only apply to public universities in plaintiffs’ states. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• Pfizer and BioNTech stopped a large US trial of their updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting healthy adults aged 50-64 due to inability to recruit 25,000-30,000 participants without conditions like hypertension or diabetes. • The halt highlights recruitment challenges amid low interest in trials for healthy populations. • This occurs against a backdrop of shifting vaccine policies under the Trump administration, prioritizing chronic disease over broad COVID efforts.
cidrap.umn.eduFederal agency, which normally supports state and local public health labs, has been hobbled by staff departuresSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US federal agency responsible for monitoring diseases has temporarily halted certain diagnostic testing, including those for rabies, human herpesvirus and several other infectious illnesses.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a list on Monday showing that more than two dozen types of testing are now unavailable. Continue reading...
theguardian.comChad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff also running for governor, had seized 650,000 ballotsChad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff, has halted a contentious investigation into a alleged voter fraud that has drawn opposition from the state’s attorney general.The move marks a major reversal for Bianco, a prominent Donald Trump supporter who is one of the top two Republican candidates running for the governorship of California. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• UPMC, a major Pittsburgh health system, stopped providing gender care services to patients under age 19 approximately nine months ago, leaving local transgender teens struggling to find alternative care options. • The policy change has forced young patients like Moss Brinzer to scramble for medical services, creating significant gaps in access to gender-affirming healthcare for minors in the region. • The decision reflects broader tensions in U.S. healthcare around gender medicine for adolescents, with major health systems reassessing their policies amid ongoing national debate.
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