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From questions surrounding a death at a Russian research institute to U.S. bombers returning home after a suspected plot to target a U.K. air base, here’s what to know as the week begins. But first, an exclusive report from Jenna.
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⭐️ QUOTE TO START YOUR WEEK:
“That’s my one obligation I have in the next few hours, to make sure I make their sandwiches.”
Stanford University professor Dr. Karl Deisseroth telling The Associated Press what he planned to do after learning of his Noble Prize win in medicine: pack his children's school lunches. Deisseroth, a physician-scientist — and self-described “night owl” — told the Nobel Foundation he had just gone to bed when the news arrived: “And now I don't think I'll be able to sleep for quite a while!”
Deisseroth, along with fellow scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, won the prize for discovering how to control nerve cells with light, which can help researchers better understand how the brain works and potentially develop new treatments for neurological conditions.
More Nobel Prize winners will be announced throughout the next week.
Dr. Karl Deisseroth sharing the news with his family (Credit: Stanford University)
🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD:
The House and Senate are out of session, with members working in their home states and districts.
5 Monday: The Supreme Court opens its new term with arguments over whether state and local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court for allegedly or knowingly contributing to climate change — or whether those claims are barred by federal law.
