Politics
Hurricane Idalia slams Florida coast with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge, damaging winds
Reporters wade through flood waters in downtown Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore, Aug. 30, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Hurricane Idalia is moving inland after slamming into Florida’s Big Bend coast Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour. The National […]
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Opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be widely available over the counter next week
The opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be available over the counter in the coming days, a move that’s hoped to increase access to the lifesaving medication amid the country’s worsening opioid epidemic. Emergent BioSolutions, which makes the drug, said Wednesday that shipments were on their way to major retailers, including Walgreens, Walmart, Rite Aid and CVS. It […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Moscow suggests Russian warplanes ruined just after drone strikes Kyiv repels various assaults right away
Kyiv states much more than 20 incoming drones and missiles destroyed overnight Ukrainian officers claimed Russia released a large, merged strike on the funds Kyiv overnight applying attack drones and missiles. The Kyiv Town Military Administration mentioned on Telegram Wednesday that Russia utilised what it considered were being Iranian-built Shahed drones in the attack, stating “quite […]
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Here is what the U.S. hopes China will do immediately after Raimondo’s trip
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (L) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng pose for photos before their meeting at the Wonderful Corridor of the Folks in Beijing on August 29, 2023. Andy Wong | Afp | Getty Photographs BEIJING — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has remaining Beijing with a several deliverables: strategies for formal […]
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Medicare pricing deal set to play a key role in Biden’s 2024 campaign pitch
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about lowering health-care costs, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 29, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is placing a priority on reducing individual health-care costs as he seeks reelection in a country where medical spending accounts […]
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Covid fraud: Street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions to pay for murder, guns and drugs
A street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid-19 pandemic relief money that was then used to carry out a murder and purchase guns and drugs, among other items, according to a federal indictment. The 43-count indictment charges 30 members of the “Wild 100s,” also known as the “Shark Gang,” with a […]
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Hurricane Idalia chases Florida people from the Gulf Coast as forecasters warn of storm surge
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned citizens of susceptible areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of higher winds and devastating flooding. Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Classification 1 storm, but it was projected to arrive ashore […]
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Previous White Household financial advisor suggests much more Fed climbing is coming
WASHINGTON — A former White Home economist on Tuesday said he thinks the Federal Reserve will hike desire costs yet again amid rising inflation quantities and electricity rates. “The hiking is coming yet again,” Kevin Hassett, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers underneath then-President Donald Trump, informed CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “The inflation numbers […]
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Here are the three most used drugs on the Medicare price negotiation list
Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020. George Frey | Reuters Two blood thinners and a diabetes medication are the most widely used among a list of ten drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers […]
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has a ‘very treatable’ blood cancer
U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) listens during a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., July 18, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he called “a very […]
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