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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers spent a half-hour on Tuesday putting on their defense case at their client’s sex trafficking trial, paving the way for jurors to hear final arguments before weighing the hip-hop mogul’s fate. The defense included showing jurors text messages in which one of Combs’ accusers, rhythm …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports of two deaths due to acute liver failure in non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients after receiving Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy, Elevidys. In June, Sarepta reported a second death in a patient who had received its gene therapy, which raised concerns …

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By Puyaan Singh (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services plans to launch an advertising campaign to encourage Americans to adopt wearable devices, such as those that measure heart rate or blood glucose levels. Shares of continuous glucose-monitoring device makers Abbott and Dexcom …

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TORONTO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the date for the nation to reach its debt ceiling could change if courts interfere with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. “We will never default on national debt,” he told reporters at the U.S. Capitol after meeting with lawmakers. Bessent separately said the U.S. …

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(Reuters) -Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Tuesday she had filed three separate lawsuits against CVS for unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices “that have harmed Louisiana patients, independent pharmacies, and the public at large.” The state is seeking both injunctive relief and restitution, Murrill said on a post on social media platform X. In …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate is working on adjustments to a residential solar energy incentive that had been eliminated in previous versions of the Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Senator Kevin Cramer said on Tuesday. Cramer, a Republican who serves on the Senate Energy Committee, told reporters that “there is work being done” on rooftop …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a judge to declare that a key tool Republican President Donald Trump’s administration has relied on to cancel federal grants is being used unlawfully to slash billions of dollars in funding. In a lawsuit filed in Boston federal court, attorneys …

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