Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US House Republican spending plan hits new snag as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives delayed another 2024 spending bill on Thursday, leaving their slim majority paralyzed over spending levels and culture ...
Nov 09, 2023
Explainer-Is the Hollywood actors’ strike over?
(Reuters) - Hollywood's content factory could start humming again soon as studios and streamers on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement with actors after a nearly four-month strike that rocked the ...
Nov 09, 2023
US Senate Democrats tee up bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday took a procedural step to allow the Democratic-majority chamber to pass a stopgap government funding bill before a Nov. 17 ...
Nov 09, 2023
UnitedHealth unit to add eight insulin products to its reimbursement list
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager unit said on Thursday it was adding eight insulin products to its reimbursement list that would limit out-of-pocket spend to $35 or less. The unit, O...
Nov 09, 2023
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to impeach US homeland security secretary
By Moira Warburton and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hardline Republican, moved on Thursday to force a House of Representatives vote to impeach Homelan...
Nov 09, 2023
Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant in a human, they announced on Thursday, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though ...
Nov 09, 2023
Kaiser healthcare workers ratify new contract
(Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente's healthcare workers voted to ratify a new contract with the hospital chain, the union said on Thursday, ending a months-long negotiation that resulted in the largest reco...
Nov 09, 2023
Trump’s lawyers mount long-shot bid to toss NY fraud lawsuit
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump's lawyers on Thursday asked a New York judge to decide a civil fraud case against the former U.S. president in his favor, a long-shot bid coming mid...
Nov 09, 2023
El Nino conditions to continue through Northern Hemisphere spring 2024 – US forecaster
(Reuters) - El Nino weather conditions will continue through the Northern Hemisphere during April-June 2024 with a 62% chance, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. "Above-average sea...
Nov 09, 2023
France’s top administrative court overturns climate group’s dissolution
PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court overturned the dissolution of climate activist group Les Soulevements de la Terre (SLT) on Thursday, saying the group had not provoked violence. SLT...
Nov 09, 2023
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