Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his 'moonshot' push to fight cancer

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NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's 'moonshot' initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths.The president and first lady Jill Biden toured medical facilities that receive federal funding to investigate cancer treatments at Tulane University.

He said in that speech that the initiative would be a priority of his final months in office, along with working to strengthen the economy and defend abortion rights, protecting children from gun violence and making changes to the Supreme Court, which he called “extreme' in its current makeup during a recent event.Both the president and first lady have had lesions removed from their skin in the past that were determined to be basal cell carcinoma, a common and easily treated form of cancer.

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