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FDA says Pfizer COVID pill EUA for adolescents to stay even after nod for adults
(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator said on Thursday the current emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill for high-risk adolescents will continue to remain in effect ev...
Mar 16, 2023
Yellen tells senators US banking system ‘remains sound’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell the Senate F...
Mar 16, 2023
Alzheimer’s Association lobbies for Medicare coverage of Leqembi and other drugs
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Alzheimer's Association has deployed 1,000 people diagnosed with, or caring for someone with the disease, to meet with all 535 members of Congress across ...
Mar 16, 2023
U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From an empowered Iran and eroded U.S. influence to the cost of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria to combat Islamic State fighters, th...
Mar 16, 2023
Freight train carrying hazardous materials derails in western Arizona – media
(Reuters) - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in western Arizona on Wednesday evening, The New York Times reported, citing a spokesperson for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office. Th...
Mar 16, 2023
Grand jury in Georgia heard recording of Trump call to state House speaker -report
By Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Atlanta grand jury that probed ex-President Donald Trump's 2020 election meddling heard a taped telephone call he placed to Georgia's Republican House leader s...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. Senate panel to vote on aviation nominee next week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Wednesday it plans to vote next week on President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Mar 15, 2023
Explainer-How recent lawsuits could affect access to abortion pills
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas held a hearing on Wednesday in a case seeking to ban the abortion drug mifepristone nationwide, while at least three other lawsuits seek to expa...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. court sentences Mexican ex-governor to nine years for money laundering
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Mexican governor to nine years in prison for accepting at least $3.5 million in illegal bribe money and using it to fraudulently pu...
Mar 15, 2023
LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which D...
Mar 15, 2023
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