FDA Panel Flags Insufficient Data for Merck’s Chronic Cough Drug
Nov. 17 By Khushi Mandowara and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. health regulator said on Friday that data on Merck’s chronic cough drug does not provide sufficient evidence to prove its clinical benefit for patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) panel…
South Florida Storm Dumps More Than a Foot of Rain
Nov. 16 By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A fierce storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts dumped more than a foot (30.5 cm) of rain on parts of South Florida on Thursday, flooding homes and streets, downing power lines and trees and leaving tens of thousands of…
Exclusive-GM Snatches Key Tesla Gigacasting Supplier
Nov. 15 By Norihiko Shirouzu AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – If you can’t beat them, buy them. For years, a little-known company called Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) has helped Tesla push back the frontiers of “gigacasting”, the process it pioneered to cast large body parts…
Suspect in Colorado Supermarket Massacre Enters Insanity Plea
Nov. 14 By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – A 24-year-old man initially ruled incompetent to stand trial on charges that he fatally shot 10 people inside a Colorado grocery store in 2021, but later deemed mentally fit, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to…
Payments App Zelle Begins Refunds for Imposter Scams After Washington Pressure
Nov. 13 By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Banks on the payment app Zelle have begun refunding victims of imposter scams to address consumer protection concerns raised by U.S. lawmakers and the federal consumer watchdog, in a major policy change. The 2,100 financial firms on Zelle,…
Smoky Skies in Indian Capital on Diwali as Revellers Defy Firecracker Ban
Nov. 12 By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A toxic haze began to circulate in New Delhi on Sunday as people in the city of 20 million, which has struggled with heavy pollution recently, defied a ban on firecrackers on the night of Diwali,…
Iceland Prepares for Volcanic Eruption in Coming Days
Nov. 11 By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Icelandic authorities said on Saturday they were preparing for a volcanic eruption in the southwest of the island in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading rapidly underground. The Icelandic Meteorological Office…
Factbox-Leading Nominations for 2024 Grammy Awards
Nov. 10 By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Nominations for the music industry’s Grammy Awards were announced Friday. Here are a few selected categories. RECORD OF THE YEAR “Worship” – Jon Batiste “Not Strong Enough” – boygenius “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus “What Was I Made For?”…
SpaceX Wins Reprieve From US Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Immigrant Bias
Nov. 9 By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from pursuing an administrative case accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire refugees and asylum recipients. U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera in Brownsville, Texas said in…
Mexico President to Urge Freight Operators to Use Rail for Passengers
Nov. 8 By Raul Cortes Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he plans on announcing a decree before Nov. 20 to call for freight train companies to also use their railways for passenger transport. Lopez Obrador has made…