Jan 22, 2020

Keeping up with the Bloombergs

Michael Bloomberg has spent over $200 million on ads in the two months since he announced he's running for president. Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Climate change continues to be the No. 1 item on the agenda at Davos. Bloomberg forces other Democratic presidential candidates to spend big with his $200 million TV ad push. Congress is finally funding gun violence research again.

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Congress is funding gun violence research again for the first time in 20 years

by Lisa Hagen

Jan 22, 2020

Researchers at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health will split $25 million dollars.

Brandon Wexler demonstrates for a customer at a store in Delray Beach, Florida, in 2016.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

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Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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