Reuters is withdrawing an incorrect alert and story regarding a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Dayton, Nevada. The story was sourced to an earthquake alert issued by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which later said its system issued an alert for an event that did not occur. The USGS said the erroneous alert has been …
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By Marisa Taylor and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress’ watchdog said this week it will investigate whether Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte abused his position and government resources to accuse President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies of crimes, according to a letter from the agency reviewed by Reuters. …
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By Patrick Wingrove Dec 4 (Reuters) – Billionaire Mark Cuban has urged the Trump administration to waive the hundreds of thousands of dollars in regulatory fees required for generic drug approvals, he told Reuters on Wednesday. Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy Cuban launched to sell drugs directly to customers at low prices, would start …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration says its new fuel economy rollback proposal could allow automakers to resume building station wagons, a staple of 1970s and ’80s family travel. “This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon — maybe a little wood paneling on the …
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Dec 4 (Reuters) – A group of vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will vote on whether to delay the initial dose of hepatitis B vaccine to 2 months of age for the vast majority of American children, a fresh agenda posted on the agency’s website showed on Wednesday. (Reporting …
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By Emma Rumney LONDON, Dec 4 – Americans say they are drinking less alcohol than ever before. But new data shows the number of drinks U.S. adults have per week has in fact not changed by much for decades. The data from drinks market research firm IWSR, shared exclusively with Reuters, shows that the number …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection. H-1B visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A California doctor was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally supplying “Friends” sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor’s drug overdose death in 2023. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, who ran an urgent-care clinic outside Los Angeles, …
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NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Twelve former U.S. FDA commissioners said on Wednesday they were deeply concerned about proposed changes to vaccine regulation by the agency’s chief scientific officer and the details of his assertion that the COVID-19 vaccine killed 10 children. The commissioners were responding to an email sent last week by Vinay …
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Dec 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has appointed Tracy Beth Hoeg as acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, after the sudden retirement of Richard Pazdur just weeks after he assumed the role. Pazdur, the veteran oncology chief at the regulatory agency, took over …
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