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FACTBOX-What other health conditions are weight-loss drugs being used and tested for?
By Patrick Wingrove August 18 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO weight-loss treatment Wegovy gained U.S. approval to treat a progressive liver condition on Friday, as the Danish drugmaker looks to boost sales and widen insurance coverage. Eli Lilly's LLY.N blockbuster diabetes drug ...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Meta fends off trademark lawsuit from tech staffing company Metabyte
By Blake Brittain Aug 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O has convinced a federal judge in California to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its name infringes a trademark belonging to staffing and tech-services company Metabyte.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said on Friday that Metabyte could not sh...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Texas Democrats end walkout as Republicans try to pass redrawn map
By Maiya Keidan and Brad Brooks Aug 18 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a walkout that broke quorum and blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump. Texas House of Representatives Minorit...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Latest Gaza ceasefire proposal includes suspension of military operations for 60 days, says Egyptian official source
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The latest Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Palestinian group Hamas includes a suspension of military operations for 60 days and could be seen as a path to reach a comprehensive deal to end nearly two-year-long Gaza war, an Egyptian official source told Reuters on Monday.T...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Texas Attorney General Says Investigating Meta And Character AI For Misleading Children With Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services
Aug 18 (Reuters) - TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL - INVESTIGATES META AND CHARACTER AI FOR MISLEADING CHILDREN WITH DECEPTIVE AI-GENERATED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESSource text: https://tinyurl.com/bdffhrvhReuters
Mon, Aug 18
Texas Health Department Reports End Of Measles Outbreak Centered In West Texas
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Texas Health Department- TEXAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT- REPORTING END OF YEAR'S MEASLES OUTBREAK CENTERED IN WEST TEXASTEXAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT: AS OF AUG. 18, 762 CASES OF MEASLES CONFIRMED IN OUTBREAK SINCE LATE JANReuters
Mon, Aug 18
Meta fends off trademark lawsuit from tech staffing company Metabyte
By Blake Brittain Aug 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O has convinced a federal judge in California to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its name infringes a trademark belonging to staffing and tech-services company Metabyte.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said on Friday that Metabyte could not sh...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
BlackRock's GIP to take stake in Eni's carbon capture business
By Francesca Landini MILAN, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. asset manager BlackRock's BLK.N infrastructure fund GIP has agreed to buy a 49.99% stake in Eni's ENI.MI carbon capture and storage business (CCUS), the Italian company said on Monday without disclosing the value of the deal.The proposed...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
EU will hold video conference to debrief on Ukraine, Costa says
BRUSSELS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - European Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday that he would convene a video conference for European Council members for Tuesday afternoon to debrief about this week's meetings in Washington on Ukraine."Together with the US, the EU will continue working ...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Former New Hampshire governor to head US airline lobbying group
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, who passed up a chance to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, will lead the trade group Airlines for America, the group said Monday. The influential airline lobbying group includes American Airlines AAL.O,...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Jacobson/Aon study: 55% of US insurers plan staff increases over next 12 months while 12% plan cuts
By Navneeta NandanAug 18 - (The Insurer) - Over the next year, 12% of U.S. insurance companies are planning to reduce their workforce, as per a survey conducted in the first quarter of 2025, up from 10% in the January 2024 study but down from 14% in July, while 55% of insurers plan to increase staff...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Democratic-led states sue over Trump restrictions on crime victim grants
By Nate Raymond Aug 18 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to prevent the Trump administration from forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement activities in order to receive grant funding to support crime victims.The lawsuit filed in federal ...Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
Ahold Delhaize To Divest 87 Stores In Romania Under Profi's Acquisition
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV AD.AS:ANNOUNCES INTENDED DIVESTMENT OF 87 STORES IN ROMANIA AS PART OF POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO ACQUISITION OF PROFITRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF 2025Reuters
Mon, Aug 18
