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Florida scrambles to prepare as Hurricane Ian churns toward coast

27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

(This Sept 26 story has been refiled to delete extraneous word “in” in paragraph 6) By Shannon Stapleton and Brendan O’Brien TAMPA (Reuters) – Residents across Florida scrambled to place sandbags around their homes and stockpile emergency supplies on Monday, emptying store shelves as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high winds, torrential rains …

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Democratic ex-cop Demings closes in on Republican Rubio in Florida

27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings enters the final weeks of her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio in a stronger position than many observers had expected in conservative-leaning Florida. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, is the underdog against Rubio, who is seeking his third six-year term …

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U.S. proposes requiring new airline fee disclosure rules

27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Monday proposed requiring airlines disclose fees for baggage, ticket changes and family seating the first time an airfare is displayed. This is the latest in a series of rules the Biden administration has proposed to boost airline consumer protections. “My administration is also cracking …

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Eli Lilly sued for age discrimination by U.S. agency EEOC

27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co was sued on Monday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which accused the drugmaker of illegally refusing to hire older workers for sales representative jobs because of their age. The complaint said Lilly’s violations began after Stephen Fry, its senior vice president for human resources …

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U.S. Congress negotiators set nearly $12 billion in new Ukraine aid -sources

27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiators of a stop-gap spending bill in the U.S. Congress have agreed to include nearly $12 billion in new military and economic aid to Ukraine, sources familiar with the talks said on Monday, reflecting continued bipartisan support for the Kyiv government in the wake of Russia’s invasion. In response to a request from …

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Biden plan to cancel some U.S. student loan debt will cost $400 billion -CBO

26 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022

By David Shepardson and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive actions cancelling some student loan debt will cost about $400 billion, about a quarter of funds owed, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on Monday. As of June 30, 43 million borrowers held $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. About $430 billion …

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Biogen agrees to $900 million drug kickback settlement, U.S. Justice Dept says

26 Sep 2022 26 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that Biogen Inc had agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations it paid doctors kickbacks to prescribe multiple sclerosis drugs, leading to the submission of false Medicare and Medicaid claims. (Reporting by Eric Beech and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Chris Reese)

U.S. FDA clears additional lots of Moderna’s Covid booster amid shortage

26 Sep 2022 26 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has authorized an additional five batches of Moderna Inc’s updated Covid booster shots made at a Catalent facility in Indiana, after it deemed them safe for use. Last week, the health regulator had allowed use of ten batches of Moderna’s updated booster shots …

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Biden urges companies to lower costs for consumers

26 Sep 2022 26 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday urged companies running gas stations, banks and cell phone services to lower costs for consumers coping with inflation. During a White House meeting, Biden said that “junk fees” such as bank overdraft fees and cellular phone termination charges were hurting families and that gas station operators …

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U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council to meet on Oct. 3

26 Sep 2022 26 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council will meet on Oct. 3, with the meeting to be presided by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Treasury Department said on Monday. “The preliminary agenda for the executive session includes an update from staff of the Federal Reserve and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on financial …

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