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Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in NY hush money trial

Business man and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump addressed a full George Daily Auditorium on Saturday.

by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal […]

U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes to open GOP farm bill consideration

by Allison Winter, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 23, 2024 WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee clashed late into the evening Thursday over funding for food and nutrition programs as part of Republicans’ sweeping proposal for the new five-year farm bill. The committee’s $1.5 trillion omnibus farm bill would set policy […]

USDA chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over U.S. House GOP farm bill’s nutrition cuts

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, pictured in Omaha on March 28, 2024, raised concerns Wednesday with U.S. House Republicans’ farm bill proposal. (Photo by Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)

by Jane Norman, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 22, 2024 WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, on a call with reporters Wednesday, strongly criticized a farm bill draft written by U.S. House Republicans, saying it would damage the coalition that traditionally has united behind farm bills and “raises the real possibility of being unable to get […]

FDA chief says feds are preparing for low probability of bird flu moving to humans

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf testifies before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Screenshot from Senate livestream)

by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing Wednesday the agency is preparing for the possibility the strain of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle could jump to humans, though he cautioned the probability is low. Robert Califf told […]

Ames National Laboratory team transforms plastic waste into fuel

(From left) Kajol Tonk, Chao Meng, Yi-Yu Wang and Aaron Sadow, along with other members of their team, are working together to convert plastic waste to fuels and chemicals. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 When Yi-Yu Wang pictures the future, she hopes for a day when someone can just pop an empty water bottle in their car’s tank when running low on gas in order to deliver the energy it needs to keep driving. A graduate research assistant in the […]

TikTok sues to block new U.S. law banning app if it is not sold

TikTok

by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 7, 2024 TikTok and its Chinese parent company on Tuesday challenged a recently enacted federal law banning the short-form video platform from the United States if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner. TikTok Inc., the U.S. company that operates the popular social media service, and ByteDance, […]

FDA Clarifies Approach to Genomic Alterations in Animals

Food and Drug Administration

FDA, USDA Establish Memorandum of Understanding to Clarify Roles and Responsibilities for Regulation of Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to advance the FDA’s regulatory process for intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The updated guidance documents underscore the agency’s commitment to further modernize its approach […]

Biden administration to greatly ease marijuana regulations

by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 30, 2024 The Biden administration plans to remove marijuana from a list of the most dangerous and highly regulated drugs, the Department of Justice said Tuesday night. The Drug Enforcement Administration will propose moving the drug from a Schedule I substance, which also includes heroin and methamphetamine, to […]

FDA Takes Action Aimed at Helping to Ensure the Safety and Effectiveness of Laboratory Developed Tests

Food and Drug Administration

April 29, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) […]

Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $1.23 Billion, Fourth Largest In Game An Iowa Ticket Was One Number Away On Wednesday

Powerball Ticket

CLIVE, Iowa — The Powerball® jackpot continues to climb, now tying the game record for the most consecutive drawings without a grand-prize winner. The jackpot for Powerball’s next drawing on Saturday now stands at an estimated $1.23 billion annuity, $595.1 million lump-sum option. The Powerball jackpot was last won on New Year’s Day. Saturday’s drawing […]

               

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