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Google told to sell browser Chrome to end dominance of online search
The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.Top stories - BBC News - November 21 -
Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs
The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday that would allow anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to be covered under Medicaid and Medicare for more Americans. Millions of Americans ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Examining the possible impact of Trump's proposed tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump is promising to immediately enact sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China when his new presidency begins. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will holdWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Biden proposes anti-obesity drug rule
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden proposes Medicaid, Medicare cover obesity drugs A proposed rule from the Biden administration would ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
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MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.Top stories - BBC News - 2 hours ago -
North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will ‘surely return in body bags’, US envoy says
Envoy to UN Robert Wood gives warning ahead of security council meeting, as US and South Korea defence chiefs urge North Korea to withdraw. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Netanyahu tells US envoys that Israel must enforce security in any Lebanon cease-fire deal
Israel’s prime minister told top Biden administration officials on Thursday that the main points of any cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah must provide Israel the ability to counter security ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Western envoys concerned about arrests and disappearances as Kenya takes UN rights council seat
Western envoys in Kenya have raised concerns over reports of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances and urged for swift investigations as the country takes up its seat in the United Nations ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
Cop29 live updates: Carbon credit trade rules approved, breaking lengthy deadlock
Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections. UN climate chief Simon Stiell gave a moving speech at the Cop29 opening plenary on Monday, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
US climate envoy says fight against climate crisis does not end under Trump
Even if president-elect rolls back climate progress, John Podesta reaffirms commitment to a clean planet at Cop29. The US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live
Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after meeting with officials in LebanonWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says
Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29. Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN ...World - The Guardian - November 21 -
US envoy sees no 'political appetite' among Sudan's combatants to end the country's devastating war
The U.S. special envoy to Sudan says he doesn't see enough “political appetite” from the warring parties in the African nation to reach a resolution to the conflict that has left tens of thousands ...World - ABC News - November 21 -
Russia-Ukraine war live: White House presses Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs
Biden’s administration urges Ukraine to increase size of its military by drafting more troops to help expand pool of fighting men against Russia. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that if ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners
Experts say big tax bills could result from Rachel Reeves’ move in the BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
McDonald's faces proposed class action lawsuit over E. coli outbreak
A proposed class action lawsuit against McDonald’s is the latest litigation over the E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounders.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
U.S. Officials in Israel Working on Proposal to End Lebanon War
The proposal would allow Israel to continue striking Lebanon for a two-month period, but that could face resistance from Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
They Realized They Were Singing the Same Tune
When the opera singers Nicholas Martorano and Elizabeth Novella first met, they knew something was meant to be.Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 1 -
Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises
The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected
RFK Jr, an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, says Trump promised him control over public health policy if he wins. US elections 2024 – live updates Donald Trump has suggested vaccines could ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Arizona businesses worry immigration proposal on ballot would exacerbate worker shortage
Mass deportation plans, racial profiling concerns and a broken immigration system could harm businesses and the economy.Business - CNBC - November 4 -
Competing abortion proposals highlight a record number of ballot measures in Nebraska
Nebraska has a record number of petition-initiated measures on the ballot, including two competing ones pertaining to abortion abortion rightsHealth - ABC News - November 5 -
Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul
The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.World - The New York Times - November 6 -
Trump's proposed tariffs could raise prices for consumers and slow spending
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed stiff tariffs on imported goods, which could lead to higher prices and softer spending.Business - CNBC - November 6
