Big pharma pushes Trump team to ease Medicare drug price negotiation rules
By Michael Erman, Patrick Wingrove and Maggie Fick NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is pushing to revamp the new law that allows Medicare to negotiate prices for its costliest prescription drugs once president-elect Donald
Exclusive-US consumer finance watchdog moves on new rules ahead of Trump takeover
By Douglas Gillison and Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer finance watchdog is moving ahead with rulemaking in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, in a bid to advance consumer protections before President-elect Trump
White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs to battle Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as
Trump places high-risk, high-reward bet on tariffs to stem fentanyl
By Joseph Ax, Helen Coster and James Oliphant (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on China and Mexico unless they stem the flow of fentanyl and migrants across the U.S. border could impel
More sand is in sight for a Jersey Shore resort town’s deteriorating beaches
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A decadelong conflict over the condition of a New Jersey resort town’s beaches, involving tens of millions of dollars in litigation and fines, could come to an end soon. Patrick Rosenello, the
US inflation gauge ticks higher with price pressures still stubborn
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation’s steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months. According to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose
Hyundai recalling over 226,000 cars and SUVs to fix rearview cameras that can fail
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling more than 226,000 SUVs and small cars in the U.S. because the rearview camera image may not show up on the screens. The recall covers certain Santa Fe and Elantra vehicles
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. “Soon they will return and be reunited with
What stores are open on Thanksgiving? Not many since most stay closed to prepare for Black Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them. While most big U.S. retailers
Sarasota’s Season of Sharing program pays some families’ bills as they recover from hurricane season
Cecilia Grove didn’t work for 38 days after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge flooded the kitchen of the restaurant where she waits tables. The Cottage, a local and tourist favorite on Siesta Key near Sarasota, Florida, might have
