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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
That would slow the growth of the government’s spending on obesity drugs even as more people on Medicare started using them. New prices…
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Musk and Zuckerberg Reflect New Blows Against D.E.I. Policies
The war on D.E.I. intensifies Even before Donald Trump won in November, the conservative backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion…
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What Did Trump’s Tax Cuts Do?
Seven years ago, when Republicans passed the most significant overhaul of the tax code in a generation, they were sure the law would…
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Sembcorp inks MOUs with Odisha government to develop hydrogen plant, industrial park
Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiaries Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India and Sembcorp Development, has on Friday (Jan 17) signed two…
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EU steps up probe into Musk’s X with new demands
THE European Commission said on Friday (Jan 17) it was stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media network X…
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Migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, in 5 charts
WASHINGTON — A historic uptick in migration during Joe Biden’s presidency led to attacks as he ran for reelection, with Donald Trump and…
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Trump made many 'Day One' promises. Will he make good on them?
From the start of his campaign to retake the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go big on his first day back in power.…
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Facing a Flurry of U.S. Sanctions, China Prepares to Hit Back
Days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, China is gearing up for economic battle with the United States. It threatened a…
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TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
As the Supreme Court was poised on Friday to announce its landmark decision on whether to uphold a law that would effectively ban TikTok…
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Army vehicles shipped to Romania for Nato exercise
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package…
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Trump team readies oil sanctions plan for Russia deal, Iran squeeze
ADVISERS to US president-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine diplomatic…
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No convictions for breaching sanctions on Russia
The UK has not carried out a single conviction for breaches of Russian sanctions, the National Crime Agency has said. Financial sanctions…
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Harris joins a decades-old tradition for vice presidents in her final days in office
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the…
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Brian Kemp's chances of beating Jon Ossoff in Georgia, according to polls
A new poll shows Republican Governor Brian Kemp with an early lead over Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 2026 Senate election,…
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Nepal's leader says the country has 'too many tigers'
Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade - but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may…
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Some Social Security recipients to get higher benefits under new bill
Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental…
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'Making America Healthy Again' Must Start With Better Drug Policy
The Trump-Vance administration has the opportunity to take decisive action to curb the devastating effects of drug normalization and…
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Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland
Ken Howery is a quiet, unassuming tech investor who prioritizes discretion. And yet, he has ended up in the middle of two of the noisiest…
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi will not attend Trump's inauguration
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a spokesman confirmed…
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Trump Taps Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as Hollywood ‘Ambassadors’
President-elect Donald J. Trump has added Hollywood to his fix-it list, saying in a social media post on Thursday that Mel Gibson,…
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Video shows journalist forcibly removed from Blinken's last news conference
A video shows a reporter physically removed after interrupting Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a briefing on Thursday. Newsweek…
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Hamas knows it hasn't achieved its aims - but still claims victory
Most Hamas officials I have met or spoken to in recent weeks acknowledge that the main goals set by the movement after the 7 October…
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Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering an executive order to allow TikTok to continue operating despite a pending legal ban until…