FDA panel recommends easing some peptide restrictions despite disapproval from scientists

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee narrowly voted in favor of loosening restrictions on peptides over strong objections from agency career scientists. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Throughout the daylong meeting, FDA scientists detailed a lack of evidence supporting the use of the peptides…

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Bill takes aim at Chinese AI companies accused of U.S. tech

A bipartisan group of lawmakers said they were introducing legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Anthropic from Chinese competitors. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The bill, called the Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act, treats Chinese alleged…

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Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 service members killed in Iran attacks since the ceasefire ended

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four service members killed in Iranian attacks this month after hostilities ramped up following the collapse of the ceasefire. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The four service members being flown from the…

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Alexander Kolodin, who tried to overturn Arizona election results, wins GOP nod for secretary of state

Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin will face Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, in November’s general election, NBC News projects, after he won the GOP primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kolodin won the Republican nomination over former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin,…

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Pete Hegseth puts Iran war estimate at $37.5 billion as the Pentagon seeks more money from Congress

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put the cost of the Iran war so far at $37.5 billion Tuesday at a contentious hearing where he told lawmakers the Trump administration needs nearly twice that much to continue military operations in the coming months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive…

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