By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America’s best-known game show hosts on the long-running program “The Hollywood Squares” from 1966 to 1981, died on Thursday. He was 98. Marshall, who hosted more than 5,000 episodes of “The Hollywood Squares” and won five Emmy …
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By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s economic agenda will focus on lowering the cost of groceries, housing and healthcare, bolstering the child tax credit and drawing a contrast with Republican Donald Trump on tariffs and taxes, aides and advisers said. Harris, the U.S. vice president, plans to lay …
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By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – The Biden administration selected 10 prescription medicines for unprecedented price negotiations by the Medicare health program for older Americans that covers 66 million people. Below are details on the drugs, including their gross cost to Medicare between May 2022 and June 2023: Eliquis Blood thinner Eliquis from Bristol Myers Squibb …
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By Jonathan Allen and Kanishka Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday, nearly four months after the university’s handling of campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza drew criticism from pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides alike. Shafik, who cited the toll the campus turmoil took on her family, becomes the third …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Montana’s highest court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring minors to get parental consent when seeking an abortion violated the state’s constitution, upholding a legal challenge by Planned Parenthood. Justice Laurie McKinnon wrote for the unanimous court that “a minor’s right to control her reproductive decisions is among the most …
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By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Drake ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lobbed a series of personal and policy-based attacks at his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a speech on Wednesday, hoping to recover from a difficult stretch during which his lead in opinion polls has all but evaporated. Some allies, donors …
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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said on Wednesday he has agreed to debate his Republican rival JD Vance on Oct. 1, which is one of the dates for a debate proposed by CBS News. The network said it has provided the campaigns four dates for the debate: Sept. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will appoint his former chief of staff, George Helmy, to replace Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who has said he will resign next week after being convicted on corruption charges, the New Jersey Globe reported on Wednesday. Murphy, a Democrat, is expected to formally offer Helmy the post …
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By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed American actress, three-time Emmy winner and dual Oscar nominee for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women in the crime drama “Gloria” and “A Woman Under the Influence,” has died at the age of 94, Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday, citing her son, Nick Cassavetes. …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect in a burglary at an office of the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Virginia on Wednesday, but the suspect has not been caught, law enforcement said. The suspect, identified as Toby Shane Kessler, 39, has been charged …
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