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Nurse fights Ebola quarantine, says she won’t be ‘bullied around by politicians’

March 28, 2019 at 6:44 p.m.

Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and...

House OKs plan to protect state medical marijuana laws

May 23, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government would not be allowed to spend money to block states from implementing their own medical marijuana laws under legislation passed...

Obama: when it comes to head injuries in sports, don’t just ‘suck it up’

May 14, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday more effort is needed to prevent concussions in young athletes, including greater awareness of the severity of head...

Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD

May 14, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rate of obesity continues to climb across the world's most developed countries, with certain nations and groups of people such as women and...

Group urges tobacco companies to protect U.S. child workers

May 14, 2019 at 1:02 a.m.

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. children working in domestic tobacco fields regularly suffer from breathing problems, nausea and other ailments, an international rights group said in a report...

U.S. Postal Service loss hits $1.9 billion; package volume up

August 24, 2021 at 11:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Postal Service ended its second quarter with a net loss of $1.9 billion as first-class mail volume continued to tumble and lawmakers remained at...

Caroline Kennedy backs Hillary Clinton for 2016

August 24, 2021 at 11:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Caroline Kennedy, the current U.S. ambassador to Japan, says she would support Hillary Clinton if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency in 2016, and she...

Caroline Kennedy backs Hillary Clinton for 2016

May 23, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Caroline Kennedy, the current U.S. ambassador to Japan, says she would support Hillary Clinton if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency in 2016, and she...

U.S. drug industry group defends price of Gilead hepatitis drug

August 24, 2021 at 10:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leading U.S. pharmaceutical industry trade group on Thursday defended the cost of Gilead Sciences Inc's new hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, saying such treatments offer a priceless...

U.S. drug industry group defends price of Gilead hepatitis drug

May 14, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leading U.S. pharmaceutical industry trade group on Thursday defended the cost of Gilead Sciences Inc's new hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, saying such treatments offer a priceless...

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