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By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator’s staff said on Monday safety issues with Biogen Inc’s drug to treat an ultra-rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, should not prevent its accelerated approval. A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Philadelphia will pay $9.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by racial justice protesters who accused police of abusing them at a 2020 rally following the killing of George Floyd, the city said on Monday. The Philadelphia city government said in a written statement the payment would be distributed …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney in Santa Anna, California is …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former singer for the punk rock band The Misfits testified on behalf of five far-right Proud Boys members on Monday that he was asked to perform for them on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, evidence their lawyers said shows they had no intention to attack the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday rejected a Republican proposal to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change, in the first veto of his presidency. “I just signed this veto because the legislation passed by the Congress would put at risk the retirement savings of individuals across …

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