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By Joseph Ax PRINCETON, New Jersey (Reuters) – For weeks, residents of New Jersey and other U.S. states have reported seeing thousands of unidentified lighted drones flying overhead, a phenomenon that has sparked conspiracy theories and prompted lawmakers to demand the Biden administration explain what was behind the mysterious sightings. U.S. officials have said that …

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(Reuters) – Shares of health insurers operating pharmacy benefit managers fell on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called them middlemen who drive up costs and said he plans to eliminate their role. CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum control the majority of the U.S. pharmacy benefit market, with their parent …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will require rear seat reminder systems to boost seat belt use starting in late 2027 in all new cars and trucks in an bid to reduce traffic crash deaths and injuries that have been rising in recent years. The National Highway Traffic Safety …

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By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – An expanding coalition of health and consumer advocates is campaigning against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to the top U.S. health job over concerns about his activism against vaccines and other health issues, according to the groups’ representatives. Obamacare advocate Protect Our Care, influential consumer group Public …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic negotiators in the U.S. Congress are closing in on a deal for a stopgap bill to fund the government through March 14, averting a partial shutdown that would otherwise begin Saturday, a source familiar with the talks said on Monday. The measure would likely keep the roughly $6.2 trillion …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team will arrive at the Pentagon on Monday, a Pentagon spokesperson said, after a delay in signing an agreement after the Nov. 5 election to formally begin the transition process. Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said that Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks spoke with the Trump transition …

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