Doctors have developed a new way to treat cancerous brain tumors through the use of magnets mounted on a helmet. Doctor researchers at Houston Methodist Neurological Institute tested a magnetic helmet on a patient who had a glioblastoma tumor in his brain. They found that they were able to shrink the tumor by over 30% and had hoped for even greater results but their patient died due to an unrelated injury.

The US Senate voted 67-32 to begin debate regarding a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that represents a substantial part of President Biden’s political agenda while in office. This bill is the product of months of negotiation between Democrats and Republicans led by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). President Biden originally proposed a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan but Republicans immediately said that they would not support such irresponsible spending.

The US is maintaining its lead in total number of medals in this year’s games standing at a total of 38 as of this writing. China is in second place with 31 and is followed by the Russian Olympic Committee with 28. Host country Japan is in fourth place at 25 total medals and has already doubled the total number of medals that they won in the last Summer Olympics in 2016.