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U.S. Republicans target transgender youth healthcare in legislative push

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Republican legislators across the United States have escalated a campaign to ban certain healthcare for transgender youth, in some cases seeking to charge parents and doctors with child abuse if they provide treatment. This year’s legislative agenda, unprecedented in the number and scope of bills around transgender issues, also includes …

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Philadelphia Fed manufacturing gauge plunges unexpectedly

(Reuters) – Manufacturing activity in the Mid-Atlantic region dropped off sharply and unexpectedly in February, and goods producers reported input cost increases accelerated for the first time in 10 months while their own price increases slowed dramatically, signaling margin pressures were building. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s monthly manufacturing index plunged to -24.3 this month from …

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U.S. single-family housing starts, building permits tumble in January

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilding fell in January, but an easing in mortgage rates and improvement in homebuilder confidence suggested the recession-hit housing market was close to finding a floor. Single-family housing starts, which account for the bulk of homebuilding, dropped 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 841,000 units last month, the …

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Shareholder votes offer check on unjustified CEO pay at S&P 500 companies, study finds

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Compensation for S&P 500 chief executives has soared in recent years even as investors cast more of their advisory “Say on Pay” votes against management, leading to doubts about the ballots’ usefulness. But a new study to be released on Thursday by activist shareholder group As You Sow makes the …

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U.S. FDA panel backs OTC opioid overdose drug, proposes label changes

By Bhanvi Satija and Pratik Jain (Reuters) -Emergent BioSolutions Inc’s over-the-counter version of opioid overdose reversing drug received unanimous support from U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s panel of advisers, sending shares of the contract drugmaker up nearly 16% after market. The vote puts the naloxone-based treatment Narcan on track to potentially become the first opioid …

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U.S. food benefits for poor to shrink as pandemic provisions end

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as the federal government ends policies adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept millions from going hungry at a time of lockdowns and rising unemployment. Anti-hunger advocates warned that the looming …

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