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Stocks finished up across the board today.
The Dow Jones Industrial is up 314 points.
Federal budget cuts and financial upheaval are now threatening the biotechnology sector.
The industry has grown significantly, creating thousands of jobs, and officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., are trying to maintain talent in businesses as cuts to federal health agencies send ripple effects throughout the local economy.
Jenny Abamu from member station WAMU has the story.
At least 36 people have died in an overnight fire at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong, and at least 29 others were injured.
Officials say another 279 people are reported as missing.
The fire burned across seven buildings in the Taipo District.
The fire apparently began on scaffolding outside one of the buildings.
Pope Leo XIV is traveling to Turkey and Lebanon this week.
It's his first international trip since becoming pope.
While in Turkey, he will mark an anniversary with the Orthodox Church there.
Pope Francis had planned to make the same trip before he died.
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
Two National Guard members from West Virginia are in critical condition this afternoon after being shot several blocks from the White House.
They were part of a contingent deployed to Washington, D.C.
by President Trump this summer.
A suspect is in custody and was also shot.