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Suspicious letters sent to elections officials in California, other states

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Suspicious letters addressed to election offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles were intercepted by the United States Postal Service, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said Thursday. Federal and state authorities are investigating whether the envelopes contain toxic substances, but there has been no confirmation yet that they do, Weber said. …

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US Justice department says Constitution protects right to travel for abortion

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday backed the right of people to travel across state lines to receive an abortion, supporting two lawsuits brought by healthcare organizations and abortion advocates in Alabama. Justice Department lawyers argued the U.S. Constitution protects the right of people to travel from states where …

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Democratic US Senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

By Moira Warburton and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick who has often bucked party leadership in the past two years, said on Thursday that he will not seek re-election, hurting Democrats’ chance of defending their thin Senate majority in the 2024 election. “I will not be running for …

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Former US astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

(Reuters) – Former U.S. astronaut Frank Borman, who made history by commanding the first manned flight to circle the moon and later piloted Eastern Airlines as chairman in severe economic turbulence, has died at the age of 95, NASA said on Thursday. Borman, who spent a total of almost 20 days in space on two …

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Apple agrees to $25 million settlement with US over hiring of immigrants

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Apple Inc will pay $25 million to settle claims by the U.S. Department of Justice that the company illegally favored immigrant workers over U.S. citizen and green card holders for certain jobs, the agency said on Thursday. The Justice Department in a statement said Apple did not recruit U.S. citizens …

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US House Republican spending plan hits new snag as shutdown looms

10 Nov 2023 10 Nov 2023

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives had to delay another fiscal 2024 government funding bill on Thursday, as their slim majority struggled to overcome internal differences on spending levels and culture war policies a week ahead of a possible government shutdown. The delay on a bill to fund …

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Trump ally Bannon faces skeptical court in bid to overturn contempt conviction

9 Nov 2023 9 Nov 2023

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, who was a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, faced a skeptical federal appeals court on Thursday as he sought to reverse his criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from a congressional panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon, convicted last …

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Kaiser healthcare workers ratify new contract

9 Nov 2023 9 Nov 2023

(Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente’s healthcare workers voted to ratify a new contract with the hospital chain, the union said on Thursday, ending a months-long negotiation that resulted in the largest recorded strike in the U.S. medical sector. The union of more than 85,000 healthcare workers approved the four-year contract, effective from Oct. 1 this year, by …

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UnitedHealth unit to add eight insulin products to its reimbursement list

9 Nov 2023 9 Nov 2023

(Reuters) -UnitedHealth’s pharmacy benefit manager unit said on Thursday it was adding eight insulin products to its reimbursement list that would limit out-of-pocket spend to $35 or less. The unit, Optum Rx, will move eight products, including all short- and rapid-acting insulin, to tier one, or preferred status, which offers the lowest price for consumers …

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US Senate Democrats scrub vote on Supreme Court ethics subpoenas

9 Nov 2023 9 Nov 2023

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday postponed a planned vote on authorizing subpoenas to a pair of influential conservatives with ties to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative justices. Senator Dick Durbin, …

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