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Some U.S. abortion pill providers curb availability after appeals court ruling
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - U.S. telehealth abortion providers scrambled on Thursday to keep their services available after a federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone could be di...
Apr 13, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court won’t halt $6 billion student debt settlement
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt a legal settlement that would erase more than $6 billion in debt owed by former students of colleges - many of t...
Apr 13, 2023
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell to return to Washington Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he will return to the Senate next week, more than a month after he was sidelined by a bad fall and as talks over...
Apr 13, 2023
White House tells agencies to reconsider in-person government work plans
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday is issuing new guidance to federal agencies to revise government workforce plans as it aims to "substantially increase" in-person...
Apr 13, 2023
Explainer-Justice Dept takes abortion pill case to US Supreme Court; What happens next?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over the abortion pill mifepristone after U.S. District Jud...
Apr 13, 2023
Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early...
Apr 13, 2023
FBI says it has made arrest in Massachusetts, amid a report leaker identified
(Changes reporting credit) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI said on Thursday it has "made an arrest and is continuing to conduct authorized law enforcement activity at a residence in North Dighton, Mass...
Apr 13, 2023
IMF to Latin America: tighten your belts
(Reuters) - After central banks across Latin America and the Caribbean raised rates to battle inflation, the International Monetary Fund is now pointing at less spending from governments to help slow ...
Apr 13, 2023
Fossil-free fund manager Green Century quits Net Zero initiative
(Reuters) - Green Century Capital Management said on Thursday it has left a high-profile financial industry effort to cut carbon emissions, citing compliance challenges. Leslie Samuelrich, president o...
Apr 13, 2023
Exclusive-To measure progress on sovereign debt, look to actual deals -World Bank’s Malpass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said progress on sovereign debt issues would be measured by actual restructuring deals being agreed for Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia...
Apr 13, 2023
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