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News Alert: Global Effort on Food Fortification Aims to Save Lives and Prevent Birth Defects
On May 29 the World Health Assembly unanimously passed a resolution that would accelerate efforts to fortify food with micronutrients to prevent birth defects.
Media Tip Sheet: Pence, Christie, Burgum Presidential Campaign Launches
The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is getting even more crowded this week.
Media Tip Sheet: Ukraine's Counteroffensive
Fighting is underway in several regions on the front line in the war between Russia and Ukraine, which lends the question of Ukraine launching a counteroffensive attack.
New study describes unique jet structure of brightest gamma-ray burst ever
Scientists describe an unusual structure to the jet of material expelled during the explosion that may explain GRB 221009A’s extreme nature...
Media Tip Sheet: Canadian Wildfires Bring Smoke/Health Concerns to the US
More than 8 million acres of forest have burned in Canada this year alone and this week wildfires in Quebec are again pushing smoke south into the United States.
Media Tip Sheet: PGA agrees to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf
The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a deal that would combine the two commercial businesses and rights into a new for-profit enterprise.
GW Researchers Develop Online Hate Speech “Shockwave” Formula
A George Washington University research team created a novel formula that demonstrates how, why, and when hate speech spreads throughout social media.
Media Tip Sheet: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Texas became the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors when Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill on Friday outlawing puberty blockers and hormone therapy for people under 18.
GW Expert Available: Churchill Downs Ceases Horse Racing
Over the course of five weeks, 12 thoroughbred horses stabled at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky have died.
Media Tip Sheet: What’s the Point of the Debt Ceiling Anyway?
The U.S. has staved off an economic calamity after President Biden signed a bill lifting the debt ceiling for two years in exchange for spending cuts.
