By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn against the 113-year-old …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Monday he canceled 400 environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling $1.7 billion in the Trump administration’s latest crackdown on DEI initiatives. The EPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on details about the cancellation. …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Republican lawmakers urged the House committee drafting President Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill to preserve key clean energy tax credits enacted under the Biden administration to protect private sector investments in their districts, according to a letter circulated on Monday. Led …
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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, the agency has confirmed to Reuters. The School Nutrition Association, which represents cafeteria workers and directors nationwide, said in a press release that …
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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Protesters gathered on Monday outside the world’s largest annual meeting of energy executives, where the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that climate change was a side effect of building the modern world. The CERAWeek energy conference is taking place as the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic U.S. senator who just visited Ukraine said on Monday the Trump administration’s suspension of intelligence-sharing had lessened Kyiv’s defenses against Russia, and dismissed Trump advisor Elon Musk calling him a “traitor.” “One hundred percent,” Senator Mark Kelly told reporters when asked if he had heard during his visit …
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By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration aims to close the enrollment period for Obamacare health insurance plans on December 15, one month earlier than the current deadline, the agency that oversees the program said in a press release. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the move aimed to address “improper …
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(Reuters) -Merck said on Tuesday it has opened a $1-billion facility at its North Carolina site, as the drugmaker seeks to boost its U.S. manufacturing in the face of President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Drugmakers have been exploring the possibility of government-granted exemptions for domestically manufactured medicines since Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariff …
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By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering cancelling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaiian climate research station, sources said, raising fears for the future of key work tracking the impact of carbon emissions on global warming. The office is one of more than 20 rented by the U.S. …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to temporarily restore grants for teacher preparation in eight states that it nixed as part of its efforts to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston issued a temporary restraining order at the …
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