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By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by a group of physicians and healthcare providers to revive their antitrust lawsuit accusing drugmaker Merck of misleading federal regulators to maintain a decades-long monopoly over the mumps vaccine market. The justices turned away an appeal by the plaintiffs …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Oregon said on Monday she will block President Donald Trump’s administration from forcing a group of Democratic-led states led by Washington, Oregon and Minnesota to remove all references to “gender ideology” from sexual health education curricula in order to receive federal grant funding. U.S. District Judge Ann …

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(Reuters) -Kenvue has urged U.S. regulators to reject a request seeking autism warning label on its popular over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol for use during pregnancy, after President Donald Trump linked the drug to the condition. A citizen petition filed last month requested changes to the labeling of the drug for use during pregnancy that are …

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(Reuters) -Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp, calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground for predators” that puts children at risk. In a video posted on X, Uthmeier accused Roblox of profiting from children while failing to protect them. “They enabled our kids to …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration in a case out of Texas to defend a federal law that bars users of illegal drugs from owning guns – one of the statutes under which former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday. “I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said in an interview on CNBC, referring to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Hassett, …

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(This Oct 18 story has been refiled without any changes to the text.) (Reuters) – Broadway actors have reached a tentative agreement to avert a strike that would shut down 32 stage productions as theater attendance approaches its peak season, according to their union. Actors’ Equity, a union that represents more than 51,000 actors and …

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