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(Reuters) – Healthcare provisions in a stopgap bill unveiled by top Republicans and Democrats are likely manageable for companies that own pharmacy benefit managers such as CVS Health and UnitedHealth, Wall Street analysts said on Wednesday. The stopgap measure aimed at averting a partial government shutdown includes a healthcare package that prohibits these companies from …

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(Reuters) -Credit card companies that devalue or cancel the rewards points, cash back or miles that cardholders have earned may be breaking the law, the top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance warned on Wednesday. In a policy circular, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said prohibitions against unfair, deceptive and abusive practices mean authorities …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress have crafted temporary spending legislation to keep federal agencies funded through March 14, which would avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin on Saturday. The 1,547-page bill also contains a wide range of other provisions that have nothing to do with government spending. …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Montana’s top court ruled on Wednesday the state’s constitution guarantees a right to a stable climate and invalidates laws barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions when permitting fossil-fuel projects. The Montana Supreme Court upheld a landmark trial court decision in favor of 16 young people who said their …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate rejected a bid on Wednesday to fast-track legislation to expand U.S. government authority to detect and destroy drones that could pose security threats over stadiums and other locations. Congress has debated for years expanding authority amid growing safety concerns. Senator Gary Peters sought unanimous consent to approve …

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By Jarrett Renshaw and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Advisers to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump are recommending he waive environmental reviews for federally funded critical minerals projects to boost domestic production of materials used in electric vehicles, electronics and weapons, according to a document seen by Reuters. Implementation would reflect a major shift in how …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear South Carolina’s bid to cut off public funding to Planned Parenthood in a case that could bolster efforts by conservative-leaning states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of government money. The justices took up South Carolina’s appeal of a lower …

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(Reuters) -Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House was powered by gains in support among Hispanic voters, voters without college degrees, in households earning less than $100,000 per year and among voters aged 18 to 29. Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. Electoral College by 312 to 226, …

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