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US Supreme Court rules against challenge to youth transgender care ban
Transgender rights are a flashpoint in US culture warsTennessee bans treating minors for gender dysphoriaChallengers say law violates constitutional rightsBy Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court backed a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Comcast Says Shareholders Reject 'CEO Pay Ratio Factor' Proposal In Preliminary Results Of AGM
June 18 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp CMCSA.O:COMCAST CORP - SHAREHOLDERS REJECT 'CEO PAY RATIO FACTOR' PROPOSAL IN PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AGMCOMCAST CORP - SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AGMCOMCAST CORP - SHAREHOLDERS REJECT POLICY FOR INDEPENDENT CHAIR IN ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Vinay Prasad named FDA's chief medical and science officer, STAT News reports
June 18 (Reuters) - Vinay Prasad, the director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, has been named as the health regulator's chief medical and science officer, STAT News reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo.Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Chipmaker Wolfspeed Nears Bankruptcy Deal With Lenders Including Apollo - Bloomberg News
June 18 (Reuters) - CHIPMAKER WOLFSPEED NEARS BANKRUPTCY DEAL WITH LENDERS INCLUDING APOLLO - BLOOMBERG NEWSCHIPMAKER WOLFSPEED NEARS BANKRUPTCY DEAL WITH LENDERS INCLUDING APOLLO - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: [https://tinyurl.com/yrtmm7s5]Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Trump won't say if US will strike Iran, but says it's 'late to be talking'
June 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer reporters' questions on whether the U.S. was planning to strike Iran or its nuclear facilities, and said the Iranians had reached out but he feels "it's very late to be talking." "There's a big differe...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Silicon Valley Bank Says Upequity Secures Warehouse Facility From Silicon Valley Bank & Setpoint
June 18 (Reuters) - First Citizens BancShares Inc (Delaware) FCNCA.O:SILICON VALLEY BANK - UPEQUITY SECURES WAREHOUSE FACILITY FROM SILICON VALLEY BANK AND SETPOINTSILICON VALLEY BANK - FACILITY TO PROVIDE UP TO $200 MILLION IN FINANCING CAPACITY TO UPEQUITYReuters
Wed, Jun 18
Trump knocks Fed's Powell, muses about appointing himself to lead central bank
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday knocked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for what he expected would be a decision not to lower interest rates and said the man he put in the role during his last term had done a poor job.Trump, speaking to reporters at th...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
India invites interest for developing 5th generation stealth fighter jet, document shows
NEW DELHI, June 18 (Reuters) - India's state-run Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has invited interest in developing fifth-generation stealth fighter jet AMCA, a document uploaded on its website showed on Wednesday.The project is crucial for the Indian Air Force, whose squadrons of mainly ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Caspian Pipeline Consortium sees oil transit declining by 2.6% in 2025 compared to plan, RIA reports
ST PETERSBURG, June 18 (Reuters) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) expects oil transit to decline by approximately 2.6% in 2025 compared to its plan, to 74 million metric tons, the company's head told Russia's RIA state news agency on Wednesday.The CPC suffered 2.7 billion roubles ($34...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
NHTSA Says Closes Engineering Analysis On Est 2,038,307 Nissan Vehicles Over Rear Suspension Control Arm Failure
June 18 (Reuters) - NHTSA - CLOSES ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA) ON EST 2,038,307 NISSAN VEHICLES OVER REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM FAILURESource text: https://tinyurl.com/2s3maxzfReuters
Wed, Jun 18
Tennis-Zverev eases into Halle second round after coming to aid of injured spectator
June 18 (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev's hunt for an elusive grasscourt title began with a clinical 6-2 6-1 victory over Marcos Giron in the first round of the Halle Open on Wednesday in a match interrupted by an advertising hoarding falling on spectators.During the opening set, a section of an ad...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
FACTBOX-Major differences between House and Senate versions of Trump's tax and spending bill
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans have unveiled their version of President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that is broadly similar to the legislation that narrowly passed the House of Representatives last month.The Senate still must deb...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Clear Group continues UK retail expansion with latest acquisition
By Edward CarronJune 18 - (The Insurer) - Clear Group has acquired C R Toogood & Co Limited and two other affiliated companies, the broker said on Wednesday.The acquisition will enhance Clear Group's UK retail capabilities and strengthen its presence in the South of England, adding to its e...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
June 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday: ** Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel closed, the companies said, confirming an unusual degree of power for the Trump administrat...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
