Social issues
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks emergency block on order to pay food stamps in full
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency block on a judge’s order that it pay 42 […]
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration’s plan to partially fund that food stamp program […]
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Here’s how much weight loss drugs could cost you under Trump’s deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday struck landmark deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of their blockbuster weight loss drugs. Under the agreements, the monthly out-of-pocket cost of popular injections and […]
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Trump announces deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to make an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of some of their obesity drugs, including upcoming […]
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Bank of England rate cut a close call ahead of the Autumn Budget
A Union flag flutters from a pole atop the Bank of England, in the City of London on August 7, 2025. Niklas Halle’n | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday is set to make its last interest rate decision before the Autumn Budget later this month, with economists saying […]
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Starbucks union authorizes open-ended strike as busy holiday season begins
Starbucks baristas gather outside a Starbucks store as they protest against the company during a rally to demand a new contract in New York City, on October 28, 2025. The Starbucks Workers United is fighting for a new contract that delivers improved staffing hours, take-home pay, and on-the-job protections for baristas. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY […]
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Healthy Returns: What to know about Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s bidding war over obesity biotech Metsera
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a takeover clash over the obesity biotech Metsera, with both pharmaceutical giants raising their bids for the startup as of Monday. […]
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Supreme Court hears Trump tariff case on Wednesday with broad trade policy at stake
U.S. Supreme Court Police stand behind security barriers in front of the Court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will hear oral arguments to decide the fate […]
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Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the United States will not pay any SNAP benefits at all during the government shutdown, contradicting a […]
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UK’s Reeves to address speculation over tax rises in surprise speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give a clearer indication that tax rises are coming in her Autumn Budget later this month when she gives a speech this […]
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