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By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Americans without health insurance pay an average of $98 for Eli Lilly’s generic insulin despite the company’s May 1 pledge to cut its list price to $25 per vial, according to a survey of more than 300 U.S. pharmacies by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office released on Thursday. Warren’s survey …

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By Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu and Phil Stewart HELSINKI (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects Republicans to stand up against what he called Senator Tommy Tuberville’s “ridiculous” block of top U.S. military appointments over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. It was bizarre and irresponsible to inject a domestic social debate into fundamental …

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(Reuters) -Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the greater Chicago area on Wednesday, temporarily forcing O’Hare and Midway airports to halt all air traffic, officials said, as tornado sirens echoed through the third biggest U.S. city. At least eight tornadoes touched down in four counties in northeastern Illinois, including four in Cook County, which is home to …

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By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – A Florida judge ruled on Wednesday that she will allow a re-enactment of the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, to be filmed as part of the civil suit against resource officer Scot Peterson for allegedly failing to protect students. The ruling means that …

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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood’s major film and television studios and the union representing 160,000 actors were engaged in last-ditch talks on Wednesday ahead of a midnight deadline to try to avoid a second labor strike in the entertainment business. SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest union, is demanding higher compensation in the streaming TV era …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed stricter regulations for lead exposure in residential buildings and childcare facilities. Any amount of lead found in a building will be regarded as hazardous, according to the proposed rule from the EPA that would lower its lead dust hazard level …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House on July 27, and the two leaders will discuss issues including the Ukraine war and transatlantic cooperation regarding China, the White House said on Wednesday. They will “reaffirm the strong relationship between the United States and Italy,” …

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