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VPR Newscast: Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:34 a.m.

Vermont Public | By Peter Biello,

Published April 4, 2014 at 7:34 AM EDT

President Obama yesterday afternoon signed a bill into law that will provide an additional $126 million for pediatric cancer research over the next 10 years.

A foster family that’s suing Vermont officials over a botched bedbug extermination, says they’re not getting enough answers about ongoing cleanup efforts at their Rutland City house.

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Peter Biello

Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.

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Annie Russell

Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

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