US splashes $290m on anti-radiation drugs after Putin ups nuclear threats he US government has purchased a significant supply of radiation-injury drugs as the Russian president threatened the use of nuclear weapons. Vladimir Putin – AP© AP A $290 million procurement of the drug Nplate, to treat acute radiation syndrome (ARS), was announced by the US…
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Donald Trump Says Republicans Should Go ‘Nuclear’ On Federal Budget
Trump suggested GOP senators use their majority to override their Democratic colleagues. Trump has steadfastly blamed Democrats for the shutdown that began Friday night after Congress was unable to agree on short-term funding for the federal government, despite his party’s majority grip on the House and Senate. In his tweet Sunday, Trump pushed for an…