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Kennedy as health secretary a struggle for key Republican US senator
Top Republican on U.S. Health committee tells Kennedy he has reservationsKennedy faces Senate Health committee after grilling by Democrats on FinanceKennedy defends vaccine stance, addresses chronic disease and abortionOpposition groups have ramped up efforts against KennedyRecasts headline and firs...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Tight-knit skating community mourns promising athletes lost in plane crash
Plane collided mid-air with US Army helicopter, no survivors expectedSkating Club of Boston lost six members, including world championsAdds statements from USOPC in paragraphs 6 and 7, skater Kerrigan in paragraphs 12 and 13By Jasper Ward and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. skat...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Starbucks, union agree to bring in mediator for contract talks
Changes sourcing in paragraphs 1 and 3, adds background throughoutJan 30 (Reuters) - Starbucks SBUX.O and its union representing more than 10,000 baristas have agreed to bring in a mediator to help resume stalled contract negotiations and reach a deal, they said in a joint statement on Thursday.Talk...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Soccer-Messi eyes 2026 World Cup, Argentina coach Scaloni says
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Argentina great Lionel Messi wants to play in the 2026 World Cup, but is too early to make any official announcements, his national coach Lionel Scaloni said on Thursday. Scaloni, who led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar, explained the 37-year-old record eight-times ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump says US will place 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States will put a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, repeating his warning to the two countries which are top U.S. trade partners.Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump directs FAA to assess damage from diversity policies
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a second presidential memorandum directing the Federal Aviation Administration to assess damage from diversity policies and ensure competence in hiring.Earlier in the day, the president suggested without evidence that the deadl...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-TJC Weighs Sale, IPO Of Radio Tech Provider Silvus; Could Seek Valuation Of As Much As $5 Bln - Bloomberg News
Jan 30 (Reuters) - TJC WEIGHS SALE, IPO OF RADIO TECH PROVIDER SILVUS; COULD SEEK A VALUATION OF AS MUCH AS $5 BILLION - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2xh9cbayReuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-American Express Issues $1.45 Billion 5.085% Notes Due 2031
Jan 30 (Reuters) - American Express Co AXP.N:AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - ISSUES $1.45 BILLION 5.085% NOTES DUE 2031AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - ISSUES $1.25 BILLION 5.442% NOTES DUE 2036AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - ISSUES $300 MILLION FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2031Source text: [ID:n0000004962-25-000011]Further company co...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Estee Lauder, IBM, Meta
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Estee Lauder, IBM, and Meta on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Estee Lauder EL.N: Jefferies raises target price to $75 from $70* IBM IBM.N: RBC raises target pric...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Boeing replaces chief of its Starliner spacecraft unit
ORLANDO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The vice president leading Boeing's BA.N Starliner spacecraft unit, Mark Nappi, has left the troubled program and was replaced by the company's International Space Station program manager, John Mulholland, a Boeing spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Lawmakers urge Trump to consider new curbs on Nvidia chips used by China's Deepseek
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Congress members are calling on President Donald Trump's administration to consider restricting the export of artificial intelligence chips made by Nvidia, alleging Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has relied on them. Republican John Moolenaar and Democrat Raja K...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-US CFPB Orders Wise To Pay $2.5 Million For Illegal Remittance Practices - Statement
Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. CFPB ORDERS WISE TO PAY $2.5 MILLION FOR ILLEGAL REMITTANCE PRACTICES - STATEMENTSource text: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-orders-wise-to-pay-25-million-for-illegal-remittance-practices/Further company coverage: [WISEa.L]Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Starbucks And Workers United Have Agreed To Engage A Mediator To Assist The Two Parties - Workers' Union Post On X
Jan 30 (Reuters) - STARBUCKS AND WORKERS UNITED HAVE AGREED TO ENGAGE A MEDIATOR TO ASSIST THE TWO PARTIES - WORKERS' UNION POST ON XSource text: [https://tinyurl.com/mr3xrmtp]Further company coverage: SBUX.OReuters
Thu, Jan 30
US ban on gun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional, court rules
By Nate Raymond Jan 30 (Reuters) - A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights.The ruling by the Ne...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Former exec at drugmaker Ipsen sentenced to prison for insider trading
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A former executive at French drugmaker Ipsen IPN.PA was sentenced on Thursday to two months in prison for illegally trading on inside information he learned about his company's plans to acquire cancer drug developer Epizyme in 2022.Dishant Gupta, Ips...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
NTSB says it has not yet found black boxes from fatal DC crash
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has not yet found any of the black boxes from the regional jet or the military helicopter that collided in Washington late on Wednesday, a board member said on Thursday."We feel comfortable and confident that we will be...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
AM Best goes positive on RLI’s A+ rating
Jan 30 - (The Insurer) - AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable for RLI Group members’ financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and long-term issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” (Superior).In addition, AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
