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U.S. airlines warn over pause in TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid DHS shutdown
Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 1, 2017. Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images A grouping of major U.S. airlines said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave travelers scant warning ahead of the temporary suspension of its […]
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, rebuking president’s signature economic policy
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff agenda, in a major rebuke of the president’s key economic policy. The law that undergirds those import duties “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” the majority ruled six to three in a decision Trump had been awaiting. […]
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Equinox’s $40,000-a-year membership has a waiting list, says chairman Harvey Spevak
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Equinox’s $40,000-a-year membership has a waiting list of more than 1,000 people, as demand for luxury health and wellness programs soars, according to […]
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Labor Secretary’s husband barred from HQ after sexual assault claims, NY Times reports
Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor, sits, on the day Chavez-DeRemer testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters At least two female staffers have made allegations […]
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Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks, announcing new nutrition policies during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s executive order […]
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Apple sued by West Virginia for alleged failure to stop child sexual abuse material on iCloud, iOS devices
West Virginia’s attorney general has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Apple, alleging that it has failed to prevent child sexual abuse materials from being stored and shared via iOS devices and iCloud services. John “JB” McCuskey, a Republican, accused Apple of prioritizing privacy branding and its own business interests over child safety, while other […]
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FDA agrees to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application in a reversal
A researcher works in the lab at the Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 26, 2024. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moderna said on Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review its experimental mRNA flu shot, reversing the agency’s earlier decision to refuse to accept the application in a move […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in LA social media safety trial
Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court as part of a landmark trial about social media and safety that’s being likened to the industry’s “Big Tobacco” moment. The trial, which began in late January, centers on a young woman who […]
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FDA chief Marty Makary says ‘everything should be over the counter’ unless drug is unsafe or addictive
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary told CNBC that he believes “everything should be over the counter” unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or requires monitoring – doubling down on a push that some in the pharmaceutical industry have questioned. In an interview Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Makary said the FDA aims to make […]
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Democrats send Trump DHS funding counteroffer as agency shutdown grinds on
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (C), joined by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) hold a press conference on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional Democrats sent […]
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