By Cassandra Garrison and Jose Luis Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Parts of Mexico’s remote southern jungles have barely changed since the time of the ancient Maya. In the eyes of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a railway his government is building – known as the Tren Maya – will bring modern connectivity to areas …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency said on Tuesday, even as more states seek to ban medication abortion. The regulatory change will potentially expand abortion access as President Joe Biden’s administration …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Representative Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, telling U.S. House Republicans that they should back the California Republican’s bid for the speakership. “It’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,” Trump posted …
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By John Shiffman (Reuters) -A former Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced to 20Â years in federal prison on Tuesday for defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting 560 corpses and selling body parts without permission. Megan Hess, 46, pleaded guilty to fraud in July. She operated a funeral home, Sunset Mesa, and a body parts …
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Alun John The first Fed meeting minutes release of the year is due later, along with manufacturing data and job openings numbers – a fairly chunky package of risk events to wake investors up from any post-Christmas or New Year’s Day torpor. Federal …
PARIS (Reuters) -Inflation in France unexpectedly dropped well below 7% in December from a record high a month earlier, data showed on Wednesday, the latest sign that slowing energy price rises are helping Europe overcome the worst of the inflation crisis. The French data added to recent evidence of easing price pressures in the euro …
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By Gabriella Borter and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The first major U.S. winter storm system of the year dumped a frosty mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes region on Tuesday while posing a tornado and flood threat to a large swath of the South. The National …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has named Willie Phillips, a Democrat, acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC said on Tuesday. Phillips joined the commission in December, 2021 after being appointed by Biden and approved by Congress. Phillips will be the first Black person to take the reigns at FERC. Before coming …
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By Danielle Broadway and Kanishka Singh LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Jeremy Renner, who played Hawkeye in the Marvel “Avengers” movies and was hospitalized after a traumatic injury while plowing snow, was recovering on Tuesday and posted an image on his Instagram account thanking his fans for their wishes. The actor posted a selfie from …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) can continue to deliver prescription abortion medication despite a June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a landmark abortion rights decision, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The department’s Office of Legal Counsel said in an opinion sought by USPS that the mailing of mifepristone …
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