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Analysis-Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds

27 Jan 2023

By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again. In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a heartfelt and familiar script of outrage and grief over gun violence in America, coupled with a renewed …

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U.S. EPA administrator contemplating stepping down -sources

27 Jan 2023

By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is considering stepping down, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Regan has been thinking seriously about departing and has been exploring options outside the Biden administration but has not made any decisions, one source said. “No plans imminently, but …

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Biden attacks Republicans over ‘mind-boggling’ debt ceiling threat

27 Jan 2023

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden cast Republicans as representing the party of “chaos and catastrophe” on Thursday and sharply criticized their refusal to approve an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling unless they get a deal on spending cuts. In an impassioned speech at a steamfitters union hall in …

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U.S. CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bivalent COVID shot

27 Jan 2023

By Michael Erman (Reuters) – New data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database shows a possible stroke risk link for older adults who received an updated Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot, but the signal is weaker than what the agency had flagged earlier in January, health officials said on Thursday. U.S. …

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U.S. lawmakers press FAA chief on computer outage, nationwide ground stop

27 Jan 2023

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers pressed the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Thursday on steps the agency was taking to ensure there would be no repeat of a pilot messaging database failure that led to the first nationwide ground stop since 2001. “It was just purely a screwup,” said Representative …

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Anti-abortion protesters break into Walgreens AGM meeting room

27 Jan 2023

(Reuters) – Anti-abortion protesters broke into the room where Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc held its annual shareholders meeting in Newport Coast, California on Thursday for its decision to start selling abortion pills, the pharmacy chain said. Walgreens and CVS Health Corp said on Jan. 4 that they plan to offer abortion pills following the U.S. …

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Yellen lauds Ford’s 100-year history in South Africa, flags more investments

27 Jan 2023

By Andrea Shalal SILVERTON, South Africa (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday lauded the Ford Motor Co’s 100-year history of assembling vehicles in South Africa and underscored Washington’s resolve to expand trade ties with countries that it “can count on,” including South Africa. Yellen spoke after touring Ford’s plant in Silverton, a …

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