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“Naloxone is a critical tool in addressing opioid overdoses and today’s approval underscores the extensive efforts the agency has undertaken to combat the overdose crisis.”

Director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni. The FDA announced the approval of an over-the-counter nasal spray that helps prevent fatal opioid overdoses.

mar 29, 2023

“We are heartbroken.”

Chad Scruggs, father of Hallie Scruggs, who was killed in the school shooting at the Covenant School on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. There were five other victims.

mar 29, 2023

“We will wait for the official information and, from this moment on, we send our condolences to the families of the migrants.”

Federal deputy of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Andrea Chavez, after a fire broke out in an immigration center near the U.S.-Mexico border. At least 39 people have died.

mar 28, 2023

“I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building.”

Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said in a press conference after a fatal shooting occurred at a local private school on Monday morning, killing at least three students and three adults.

mar 27, 2023

“... we responded to an attack on our forces that killed an American contractor and wounded our troops ...”

CENTCOM Commander General Michael "Erik" Kurilla on America's response to an attack at a base in Syria.

mar 24, 2023

“With a lot of respect, American social companies don't have a good track record with data privacy and user security.”

TikTok CEO Shou Chew said during his questioning by Congress members on TikTok data security and privacy.

mar 23, 2023

“...the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 4-3/4 to 5 percent.”

The Federal Open Market Committee in a post-meeting statement on Wednesday. The Fed raised a key borrowing rate for the ninth consecutive time.

mar 23, 2023

“We will find that suspect, and we will hold that suspect accountable for his actions.”

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock after a student shot and wounded two administrators at Denver's East High School on Wednesday.

mar 22, 2023

“Oak Flat is like Mount Sinai to us — our most sacred site where we connect with our Creator, our faith, our families, and our land.”

Head of the Apache Stronghold, Wendsler Nosie, whose organization is fighting to retain land that is sacred to Native people in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

mar 22, 2023

“Benevolence to others, especially the helping of strangers, which went up dramatically in 2021, stayed high in 2022.”

John Helliwell, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report. The annual United Nations report found that benevolence is around 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic.

mar 22, 2023

“We are now witnessing the changes that haven’t been seen for more than a century, and we are pushing them together. Take care, dear friend!”

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin towards the end of the their three-day visit in Moscow.

mar 22, 2023

“The working conditions have gone down every year. We’re very understaffed.”

Special education assistant, Danielle Murray, who is striking alongside tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District over stalled contract negotiations.

mar 21, 2023

“I just signed this veto because the legislation passed by the Congress would put at risk retirement savings of individuals across the country.”

President Joe Biden after issuing his first veto.

mar 21, 2023

“My first reaction was, ‘You go, girl. Get out there to get that pollen. Opportunity says it’s warm enough for you to be out foraging for your hive—just get the work done.'”

Director of horticulture at the High Line, an elevated park in New York City, Richard Hayden, on a honey bee he observed on a flower in mid-February.

mar 20, 2023

“... eating a more Mediterranean-like diet could be one strategy to help individuals lower their risk of dementia.”

Dr. Oliver Shannon, lecturer in human nutrition and aging at Newcastle University, on the results of a new study further showing the positive impacts of a Mediterranean diet.

mar 20, 2023

“We believe that’s where the Leprechaun comes in.”

The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 on its tradition of dying the Chicago River green for the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

mar 17, 2023

“All these vehicles provide excellent protection for the driver, but only a handful extend that level of safety to the back seat.”

President of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), David Harkey, said after the IHHS completed recent safety testing.

mar 16, 2023

“The new border enforcement measures kept February's overall encounters nearly even with January.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy Miller on new data reflecting the number of people CBP encountered along the southwest border in February.

mar 16, 2023

“The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the video-sharing app or face a possible U.S. ban of the app.”

The Wall Street Journal in an exclusive report. The Trump administration sought a TikTok ban over similar safety concerns in 2020 but the move was blocked in court.

mar 16, 2023

“We’ve never seen it like that before. It’s really exciting.”

European Space Agency scientist Macarena Garcia Marin referring to a recently released image of a star on the brink of death.

mar 15, 2023

“Do something. Do something big.”

President Joe Biden announcing an executive order intended to increase the number of background checks performed during gun sales.

mar 15, 2023

“This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.”

The United States European Command announcing that two Russian fighter jets intercepted an unmanned U.S. aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea on Tuesday.

mar 14, 2023

“Even amid current banking scares, the Fed will still prioritize price stability over growth and likely hike rates by 0.25% at the upcoming meeting.”

Chief United States economist at LPL Financial, Jeffrey Roach, on how new inflation data may impact interest rates. The February Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a sharp increase in shelter costs.

mar 14, 2023

“This is the landmark first reference that we can use to compare everything else.”

Joshua Vogelstein, an author of a new study from Johns Hopkins University in which researchers “completed the most advanced brain map to date.”

mar 14, 2023

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