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(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order aiming to crack down on ultra-processed foods including packaged snacks and sugary beverages, and further investigate the health effects of synthetic food dyes. The order directs exploring the use of public funds from California’s hospitals and Medi-Cal Managed Care program to improve local …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu monitoring, as the virus spreads in dairy herds and farm workers across the country. The country in December reported its first severe human case of bird flu in a Louisiana resident, …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The state of Oklahoma is violating federal law by unnecessarily committing people with mental illness and drug abuse disorders to psychiatric hospitals, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a report released on Friday. The report, from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, also found that Oklahoma City, the state’s largest …

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By Tim Reid, Ned Randolph and Helen Coster WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Law-enforcement officials in U.S. cities were beefing up security on Thursday after a deadly attack in New Orleans and an explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas raised fears of more threats in a month packed with large-scale public events. Police in Washington, …

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(Reuters) – – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on Friday calling for alcoholic drinks to carry a label that warns consumers about their cancer risks. Following are key recommendations and conclusions of fact contained in the 21-page advisory, along with page references. Key recommendations * Update the existing surgeon general’s health warning …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani took the witness stand on Friday to try to fend off a bid to have him held in contempt of court by two Georgia election workers that he falsely accused of trying to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election for Democrat …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A judicial policymaking body on Thursday rejected a request by Democratic lawmakers to refer conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice to examine claims that he failed to disclose gifts and travel provided by a wealthy benefactor. The secretary to the U.S. Judicial Conference, the federal …

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By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans by a U.S. Army veteran, according to a U.S. law enforcement intelligence bulletin published on Friday. The bulletin was issued a day after the …

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