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US appeals court upholds Massachusetts assault weapons ban
By Nate Raymond April 18 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts law banning assault weapons is not unconstitutional as a bar against owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 used in mass shootings is consistent with the nation's history of firearms regulation, a U.S. appeals cou...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Sanofi-Regeneron's Dupixent gets FDA's nod for skin condition
April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Sanofi SASY.PA and Regeneron's REGN.O blockbuster drug Dupixent for patients with a type of skin condition, the two companies said on Friday.The agency's green light is a victory for the companies, as the FDA had ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Israeli strikes hit dozens of targets in Gaza as ceasefire efforts stall
Israel broke off truce last month and pushed back into GazaNetanyahu says he will make a statement on Saturday eveningDeath toll in Gaza more than 1,600 since Israel resumed strikesLittle sign of Israel and Hamas moving closer on ceasefireBy James Mackenzie JERUSALEM, April 18 (Reuters) - Israeli...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Venezuelan migrants told of imminent deportation under US wartime law
Venezuelan migrants would be deported from detention in TexasDeportation under act would be first since Supreme Court ruledCivil liberties group seeks to block deportationsBy Luc Cohen and Kristina Cooke April 18 (Reuters) - Two Venezuelan men detained in Texas were told by a U.S. official that t...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
US Banking regulators OK Capital One, Discover deal
NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Friday they have approved the merger of Capital One COF.N and Discover, clearing the last major hurdles for a tie-up between the two banks.The regulators said they have done a "fulsome review...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Sanofi-Regeneron's Dupixent gets FDA's nod for skin condition
April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the extended use of Sanofi SASY.PA and Regeneron's REGN.O blockbuster drug Dupixent for patients with a type of skin condition, the two companies said on Friday.Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Vance, Catholic at odds with Pope Francis, attends Vatican's Good Friday service
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with Pope Francis over the Trump administration's immigration policies, took part in a religious service at the Vatican on Friday but the convalescing pope did not attend.Vance, visit...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
DOGE, CFPB disregarded court orders in mass firings, statement says
By Douglas GillisonWASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - A member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency allegedly screamed and demanded 36-hours of straight work to process Thursday's mass firings at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency employee said i...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Fed's Daly says uncertainty is not yet weighing on US economy
April 18 (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday that uncertainty over Trump administration policies is weighing on sentiment but not yet on U.S. economic growth, even as monetary policy continues to put downward pressure on inflation, leaving the Fed in no rush ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Opposition protests as Tunisia resumes mass conspiracy trial
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, April 18 (Reuters) - Scores of opposition supporters protested outside a Tunis court on Friday at the resumption of a trial of more than 40 politicians and other figures accused of conspiring against the state and President Kais Saied.Journalists also rallied against orders ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
China protests US measures targeting its shipbuilding sector
BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Friday expressed dissatisfaction and opposition after the U.S. announced measures targeting China's shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors including port fees for China-linked ships.In a statement, the Chinese ministry called o...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrives in court as he seeks delay to sex trafficking trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - Sean 'Diddy' Combs appeared in Manhattan federal court on Friday for a hearing over the hip-hop mogul's bid to delay his upcoming sex trafficking trial by two months. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts including ra...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
New Trump policy to speed deportations cannot be implemented, US judge rules
By Nate Raymond and Daniel WiessnerApril 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from implementing a new policy allowing it to rapidly deport hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being per...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Italy agrees with US to oppose 'discriminatory' tech taxes
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Italy and the United States issued a joint statement against "discriminatory" taxes on digital services on Friday, in a possible signal Rome is moving away from a levy that has irked Washington. The statement came as Meloni held back-to-back transatl...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Trump administration publishes cache of RFK assassination records
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Archives has released thousands of pages of records related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, according to the agency's website, following President Donald Trump's order to publish previously classified in...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Trump will study whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says
By White, House, economic, adviser and Kevin WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday that President Donald Trump and his team would study the matter when asked if firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was an option."The president and his...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Russia, Ukraine to exchange prisoners Saturday in UAE-mediated swap, source close to negotiations says
DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine will conduct a new prisoner swap on Saturday mediated by the United Arab Emirates, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters. Nearly 500 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners and 46 injured soldiers will be exchanged in the latest swap to be mediated by...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
EXCLUSIVE-Iran wants guarantees Trump will not quit a new nuclear pact, Iranian official says
Second round of talks to be held in Rome on SaturdayIran will not halt all enrichment or dismantle centrifugesTrump abandoned previous deal in 2018By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Iran told the United States in talks last week it was ready to accept some limits on its uranium enrichme...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Texas says measles cases rise to 597 since late January
April 18 (Reuters) - The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, reported 597 measles cases in the state since late January, an increase of 36 since the update on Tuesday.The department said the outbreak is primarily in West Texas and added that 4% or fewer than 30 of the confirmed case...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties
Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for universities over pro-Palestinian protests, DEI, transgender policiesHarvard rejected Trump administration's demands earlier this weekRights advocates and experts have condemned Trump administration's crackdownBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, A...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Td Bank Group Comments On Expected Impact Of Charles Schwab Corporation's First Quarter Earnings
April 18 (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO:TD BANK GROUP COMMENTS ON EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION'S FIRST QUARTER EARNINGSTORONTO-DOMINION BANK - EXPECTS CDN $74 MILLION REPORTED EQUITY IN SCHWAB Q1 EARNINGSTORONTO-DOMINION BANK - EXPECTS CDN $83 MILLION ADJUSTED EQUIT...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Vacasa Responds To Revised Unsolicited Proposal From Davidson Kempner Capital Management
April 18 (Reuters) - Vacasa Inc VCSA.O:VACASA RESPONDS TO REVISED UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FROM DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENTVACASA INC - BOARD REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR CASAGO TRANSACTIONVACASA INC - SPECIAL COMMITTEE REJECTS DAVIDSON KEMPNER PROPOSALReuters
Fri, Apr 18