By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – A flaw in a widely used medical device that measures oxygen levels causes critically ill Asians, Blacks and Hispanics to receive less supplemental oxygen to help them breathe than white patients, according to data from a large study published on Monday. Pulse oximeters clip onto a fingertip and pass red …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s former close adviser Steve Bannon has told the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that he is ready to testify, a change of heart days before he is due to be tried for contempt of Congress. In a letter to the committee seen by Reuters, …
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state of Texas’ electric power grid, on Sunday warned of the potential for rolling blackouts on Monday. The state faces a “potential reserve capacity shortage with no market solution available,” ERCOT said in an operating notice posted on its website. Record temperatures …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the chamber, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Sunday. “The Leader is fully vaccinated and double boosted, and has very mild symptoms,” the statement said. “Consistent with the CDC guidance, Leader Schumer will …
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By Richard Cowan and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional investigators into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol expect this week to draw connections between militant groups that took part and government officials, possibly including then-President Donald Trump, a member of the committee conducting the investigation said on Sunday. “We are going to …
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(Reuters) -Oklahoma authorities on Sunday narrowed the scope of an evacuation order near the ONEOK natural gas plant following a fire on Saturday. The Deer Creek Volunteer Fire Department told people on Saturday to avoid major U.S. Highway 81 in the area “due to a major fire at the ONEOK plant,” posting an image of …
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By Nandita Bose (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has asked his administration to consider whether he has authority to declare an abortion-related public health emergency after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The comments come after Biden on Friday signed an executive order to …
(Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon, has died, the doyenne of daytime talk said on her Instagram account on Saturday, just days after she said the family was able to honor her father. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. …
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By Brad Brooks ANADARKO, Okla. (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Saturday met with elderly survivors of Native American boarding schools, her first stop on a year-long tour to hear first-hand accounts of widespread abuses committed at those institutions. Haaland met with survivors at the Riverside Indian School, the nation’s oldest federally operated …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group brought explosives to the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to the U.S. Justice Department. In a court filing, federal prosecutors alleged that Jeremy Brown, …
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