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Health Rounds: Yoga may help speed recovery from opioid withdrawal
By Nancy LapidJan 8 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds readers! We have a trio of interesting studies to report today. One touts the benefits of yoga in recovering from opioid withdrawal, while another moves us closer to accurate diagnosis of diabetes in patients of African ancestry. And further evide...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
EXCLUSIVE-Trump supporter and oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say
Sargeant's influence stems from close ties with Trump and Venezuelan officialsHe met with Energy Secretary Wright in Miami for oil infrastructure talksSargeant's company exported asphalt from Venezuela until U.S. license revokedBy Erin Banco, Sarah Kinosian and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON,...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Canadian pharmacy platform to offer India-sourced Ozempic to US patients
By Siddhi MahatoleJan 7 (Reuters) - Online pharmacy platform SaveRxCanada.to said on Wednesday it has begun offering Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO blockbuster diabetes drug, Ozempic, sourced from India to U.S. patients, as demand for cheaper options grows.The Canada-based company said the India-source...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Anglo American, Teck merger heading for EU antitrust approval
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The proposed merger of London-listed miner Anglo American AAL.L and Canada's Teck Resources TECKb.TO is heading for antitrust clearance in Europe after EU regulators signalled the absence of competition concerns, according to a European Commission f...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
New York's Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms
School to hire Title VI coordinatorJewish students were locked in library during rallyMany schools were sued over alleged antisemitismCooper Union committed to safety and respectBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will take steps to ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
TREASURIES-Treasury yields climb ahead of Friday's jobs report
Unemployment claims edge higherFed balances labor market concerns with inflation worriesJobs report expected to clarify labor market state post-shutdownBy Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after data showed the number of Americans filing new applicat...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US judge dismisses lawsuit by Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza
Judge unable to evaluate foreign policy decisionsLawsuit says US government had duty to rescueLawyers for plaintiffs had no immediate commentBy Jonathan Stempel Jan 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed on Thursday a lawsuit demanding the U.S. government conduct emergency rescues of Palestinian...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US judge blocks DOJ demands for info on NY lawsuits against Trump, NRA
Judge finds prosecutor unlawfully serving as acting US AttorneyProsecutor sought info on NY cases against Trump and NRALastest setback for DOJ in pursuit of Trump foe Letitia JamesBy Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department faced another setback in efforts to inv...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Paramount Skydance Seeks Strategic Partners To Help Reinvent MTV - Bloomberg News
Jan 8 (Reuters) - PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE SEEKS STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO HELP REINVENT MTV - BLOOMBERG NEWSPARAMOUNT HAS DISCUSSED SELLING A STAKE IN THE CABLE NETWORK- BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/vmheaje2Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US gravely concerned by Aleppo fighting, wants it to end, says envoy
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called for an end to clashes between government troops and Kurdish fighters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, saying it was gravely concerned by the situation.Tom Barrack, Trump's special envoy for Syria, said the United States and...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting had previously been dragged by car, Vance says
Jan 8 (Reuters) - The federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis had previously been dragged by a vehicle and injured, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Vance said the officer “nearly had his life ended” after...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Procter & Gamble changes Crest toothpaste packaging to address Texas AG fluoride concerns
Procter & Gamble to depict 'appropriate' toothpaste amountsColgate-Palmolive reached similar agreement in SeptemberFluoride linked to lower IQ in study criticized by Iowa professorProcter & Gamble committed to safety, accurate packagingBy Jonathan Stempel Jan 8 (Reuters) - Procter...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Venezuela war powers
Senators vote 52 to 47 to advance war powers resolutionRepublicans blocked last resolution by just two votesMaduro's capture led to fears of prolonged, expensive Venezuela campaignMeasure faces many hurdles before going into effectBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Se...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
'If it expires, it expires,' Trump tells NYT about US-Russia nuclear treaty
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss an expiring nuclear treaty with Russia, saying in remarks released on Thursday that "if it expires, it expires."The last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, New START, is set to expire on February 5. It caps...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
EXCLUSIVE-Big Tech spared strict rules in EU digital rule overhaul, sources say
By Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon AMZN.O will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe's digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecoms companies, people with direct knowledge of the ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
German president says US is destroying world order
BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what they want.In unusually strong remar...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Lilly's Taltz Plus Zepbound Shows Superior Efficacy In Phase 3B Trial For Arthritis, Obesity
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:LILLY'S TALTZ (IXEKIZUMAB) AND ZEPBOUND (TIRZEPATIDE) USED TOGETHER DELIVERED SUPERIOR EFFICACY IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PHASE 3B TRIAL FOR ADULTS WITH ACTIVE PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS AND OBESITY OR OVERWEIGHTELI LILLY - TOGETHER-PSA STUDY MEETS PRIMARY ENDPOINT W...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
