2022-09-07

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Biden Issues "Final Decision" On State Sponsor Of Terror Label For Russia | ZeroHedge

Biden has "made a final decision against designating Russia as a state sponsor of terror," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday, according to Reuters. She described that "The designation of Russia as state sponsor of terror could delay food exports and jeopardize deals to move goods through the Black Sea," according to a press readout.
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Lowering the Cost of Insulin Could Be Deadly

If the cost of insulin is capped on its own, insulin will be more likely to jump in front of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in treatment plans. That will mean more disease, more disability, and more death from diabetes.