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In our Friday news, Moderna announced it sued Pfizer and BioNTech accusing them of copying their generation for their COVID vaccine, staff at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine have begun reconnecting it to the force grid, Britain says the war in Ukraine means something else another big jump in force prices and Pakistan’s prime minister is asking for foreign help as floods have killed to another 900 people there.
Amna Nawaz:
In the news of the day: An affidavit supporting the August search for Trump’s estate in Florida has been made public, at least partially.
The U. S. Department of Justice The U. S. Department of Homeland Security published a well-redacted copy of the 32-page document. Among other things, he says 14 boxes of curtains that were taken from Mar-a-Lago in an earlier search contained classified curtains. The FBI used this discovery to download the warrant for the search time.
We will return to this topic after the news brief.
Moderna announced it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, accusing them of copying their generation for their COVID vaccine. The lawsuit alleges that Moderna’s rivals infringed patents protecting the so-called mRNA generation. In response, Pfizer said its vaccine is based on its own work. .
In Ukraine, personnel at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant began reconnecting to the force grid today. The bombing disrupted the flow of electritown at the Zaporizhzhia plant on Thursday, and more shelling was reported overnight. Less than 30 miles away, in the town of Zaporizhzhia, citizens said today they are worried about a imaginable nuclear disaster.
Hanna Kuz, resident of Zaporizhzhia (through a translator):
There are fears that the Ukrainian government will not warn us in time of radiation, or that we will not respond in the right way, or that there will be widespread psychosis among the inhabitants, which can cause panic.
Amna Nawaz:
Officials in this field began today to distribute iodine tablets. These can help prevent the human thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine.
Energy regulators in Britain say the war in Ukraine means a big spike in energy costs is coming. The UK’s energy regulator predicted today that from October, annual costs would rise by 80% compared to a year ago. the costs of herbal fuel as Russia cuts the materials to Europe.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today called for foreign assistance after the catastrophic floods. Monsoon rains began a month earlier this year and have caused flooding that has killed more than 900 Pakistanis since mid-June. The deluge also destroyed 170,000 homes and flooded roads, leaving thousands stranded. The country is now in a state of emergency.
In that country, the EPA proposed designating two chemicals known as hazardous substances. They are known as PFAS compounds and have been linked to cancer. They have been largely removed from manufacturing, but they still appear to be in drinking water and do not degrade over time. The EPA says today’s resolution would allow for faster cleanup of infected sites.
Still to come on “NewsHour”: Senator Thune explains why he opposes the president’s plan to cancel loans; David Brooks and Ruth Marcus interfere in the investigations into Donald Trump; climate replacement threatens the survival of an iconic southwestern cactus; and much more.
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