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New research finds that drinking arsenic-contaminated water can significantly raise the risk of death from some chronic diseases.

But as NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, reducing exposure can cut that risk in half even after years of consuming contaminated water.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is trying to preserve PBS programming in her state.

Ivey wants the board overseeing Alabama public television to delay any decision on severing ties with the public broadcaster.

Alabama Educational Television Commissioners plan to meet today to consider dropping PBS.

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Former U.S.

Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he is stepping away from his public duties.

Summers is facing backlash over his email exchanges with late sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

NPR's Giles Snyder reports.

The Trump administration is preparing to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

The announcement comes amid concerns that the sale could lead to China gaining access to U.S.

technology that's linked to the advanced weapons system.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to discuss that plan and other deals Tuesday during his first official visit to Washington.

Bin Salman is also expected to announce a multi-billion dollar investment in U.S.

artificial intelligence infrastructure.

For the past two months, the Trump administration has carried out deadly strikes on small suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

As NPR's Ryan Lucas reports, it is a huge change from decades-old U.S.

policy of intercepting drug boats, seizing the contraband, and prosecuting the crew.