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COVID variant XBB accounts for more than 18% of U.S. cases – CDC
(Reuters) -The Omicron subvariant XBB is expected to account for 18.3% of the COVID-19 cases in the United States, up from 11.2% in the previous week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
Dec 23, 2022
Factbox-Over 300,000 without power on U.S. East Coast, in Texas, due to winter storms
(Reuters) - More than 300,000 homes and businesses were without power on the U.S. East Coast and Texas on Friday as winter storms batter much of the country, according to data from . Georgia has more ...
Dec 23, 2022
Factbox-Key U.S. labor policies will face legal challenges in coming year
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The Biden administration and a Democrat-led U.S. labor board will implement a series of major employment policies in 2023 but could be stymied by challenges from busines...
Dec 23, 2022
U.S. House to vote on $1.66 trillion funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday is due to vote on a $1.66 trillion bill that provides the U.S. military with robust funding, dis...
Dec 23, 2022
President Biden and first lady to visit Children’s National Hospital on Friday
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit the Children's National Hospital in Washington on Friday to meet with pediatric patients, their fami...
Dec 23, 2022
Power dip triggers flaring at Martinez refinery in California – local media
(Reuters) - A power dip resulted in flaring at Martinez refinery in California, a local media report stated, citing Martinez Refining Company representative. Operations were otherwise stable and that ...
Dec 23, 2022
Valneva makes U.S. regulatory submission for one-shot chikungunya vaccine
PARIS (Reuters) - Vaccines company Valneva said on Friday that it had completed a regulatory submission step with the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its single-shot chikungunya vac...
Dec 23, 2022
Deep freeze grips U.S. as winter ‘bomb cyclone’ looms ahead of holiday weekend
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A deep freeze enveloping most of the United States early on Friday combined with a massive winter storm brewing in the Midwest to leave two-thirds of the nation under extre...
Dec 23, 2022
Capitol riot panel’s final report sets out case to try Trump
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former U.S. Pre...
Dec 22, 2022
Government funding bill to bolster U.S. antitrust regulators
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $1.7 trillion government funding bill approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday will bolster U.S. regulators and make it easier for states to br...
Dec 22, 2022
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