By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Dec 2 (Reuters) – An independent review released on Tuesday by vaccine experts of more than 400 studies and reports found that long-standing U.S. policy of giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns has cut infections in children by more than 95%. The policy, adopted in 1991, will be discussed and …
By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Tetra Technologies on Tuesday said it might form a joint venture with Pentagon-backed startup Magrathea to build the U.S.’s only magnesium refinery and boost domestic supplies of a metal used across a range of industries. The U.S. lost its only source of the mineral in 2022 when …
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By Brad Heath SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed this year to flood San Francisco with federal agents – and even soldiers – to crack down on crime. Instead, his administration has quietly taken law enforcement away, leaving the city with less help to fight its deadly drug crisis. The …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Monday it plans to hold a December 8 vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and ally of billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk, for the post of NASA administrator. Isaacman’s nomination was withdrawn in June …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday it may withhold up to $30.4 million in federal highway funding from Minnesota over commercial driver licenses issued improperly to non-U.S. residents. The letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave the state 30 days to come into compliance and revoke …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Luigi Mangione told a prison guard he had a 3D-printed gun in his backpack after his arrest for allegedly gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive, according to testimony at a court hearing to determine whether prosecutors can use these statements and other evidence at his murder trial. …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is weighing seeking new indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge dismissed both cases last week, according to two people familiar with the matter. The department could seek new charges against …
Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating allegations that tax dollars from Minnesota may have been diverted to the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday. Bessent announced the investigation on X days after U.S. President Donald Trump called Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” …
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By Brad Brooks Dec 1 (Reuters) – The surviving National Guardsman shot by a gunman last week near the White House gave medical personnel a thumbs up when asked if he could hear them and also wiggled his toes in response, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Monday. Morrisey said that Andrew Wolfe, 24, …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Some congressional Republicans expressed concern about U.S. military actions off Venezuela’s coast and joined Democrats in pledging to look into multiple strikes on one boat, although there was no word on Monday of any briefings or hearings. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Monday confirmed there had …
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