By Nandhini Srinivasan and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – The rate of drug overdose deaths involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl more than tripled in the United States from 2016 through 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday. Fentanyl is up to 50 times stronger than …
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By Brendan O’Boyle and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Mexico, for its part, …
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By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood film and television writers went on strike on Tuesday, shutting down late-night TV shows, and took their demands for higher pay to the doors of major studios in a labor dispute that hinges on how the streaming boom is changing show business. Hundreds of …
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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Amgen Inc sued Novartis AG’s Sandoz in New Jersey federal court Monday, accusing Sandoz’s proposed versions of its multibillion-dollar bone-strengthening drugs Prolia and Xgeva of infringing several patents. Amgen asked the court to block Sandoz’s biosimilars of the drugs until its patents expire. One of the patents named in the …
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By Idrees Ali and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in preparation for a possible rise in illegal immigration when COVID-19 border restrictions lift later this month. The 90-day deployment of active-duty troops will supplement the …
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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic-led Senate panel on Tuesday explored the possibility of pursuing legislation to impose ethics standards on the U.S. Supreme Court amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transactions by conservative justices, but the panel’s Republican members voiced stern opposition. “The highest court in the land …
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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -One of the former Memphis police officers involved in the attempted arrest of Tyre Nichols will not face criminal charges and is expected to testify against five others accused of brutalizing the Black motorist to death, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said his office declined …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are gearing up for their first fundraising events as soon as next week to help kick off their 2024 reelection campaign, according to people briefed on the plans. Some of the events being planned for Biden include a reception and dinner …
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By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to accept their party’s debt-ceiling package or make a counter-offer, while a top Democrat said the Senate might try to advance a “clean” debt-ceiling hike next week. With barely a month to go …
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By Valerie Volcovici, Timothy Gardner and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House will support Senator Joe Manchin’s bill introduced on Tuesday to speed energy project permits, because it would help clean power companies use vast incentives in President Joe Biden’s climate law, adviser John Podesta said. Despite recent calls by Manchin, a conservative West …
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