WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives struggle to agree on funding bills, Senate Democrats on Thursday signaled they may try to act on their own to offset a partial federal government shutdown beginning on Oct. 1. Here are a few ways Congress might avoid a shutdown: SENATE JAMS THE HOUSE …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – California on Thursday sued two anti-abortion organizations for telling patients that they can help reverse the effects of the abortion pill mifepristone, a potentially dangerous claim not supported by evidence. In a complaint filed in Alameda County Superior Court, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, accused Heartbeat International (HBI) …
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By Lisa Richwine BURBANK, California (Reuters) – “Set decorator for 20 years. Single mom of 15-year-old twins,” said the sign above a table of cupcakes, cookies and other baked goods for sale. “Struggling to pay bills, especially my mortgage.” A prop master nearby was selling handmade quilts, normally a side gig, to help make ends …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A bus carrying members of a high school marching band on a trip to a music camp rolled over and crashed on a highway in New York state on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others, authorities and news outlets reported. New York Governor Kathy Hochul …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert on Thursday warning that unapproved parts might be installed in certain General Electric model CF6 jet engines, telling owners to inspect planes or inventories for the parts. The FAA says UK-based AOG Technics sold bushings for GE Model CF6 engines without having FAA approval. Jet engine …
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By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. drug regulators issued a report detailing quality control lapses at Novo Nordisk’s main factory in North America as early as May last year, according to the report obtained by Reuters via a Freedom of Information Act request. The inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was at …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. Senate backed U.S. Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown on Wednesday to be the top U.S. military officer, as lawmakers moved to confirm some of the top senior officers whose promotions have been stalled by a Republican senator’s blockade. The Senate backed President Joe …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives late on Wednesday announced they had embraced a framework for legislation providing stopgap funds to avert government shutdowns starting on Oct. 1. Without prompt action by Congress, existing money to fully operate a vast array of federal programs …
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By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studios will meet again on Thursday to try to resolve a nearly five-month standoff that has disrupted film and television production. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents …
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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and “Game of Thrones” novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT on their work. The …
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