Category: United States

Rome Calls on US to Reconsider Extra Tariff on Pasta Imports 

Oct. 5 By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Allen Rome is working closely with the European Commission to press the United States to reconsider an additional anti-dumping tariff on pasta imports which would effectively double their price, the Italian foreign ministry said. The decision to impose…

UnitedHealth to Exit Medicare Advantage Plans in 109 US Counties 

Oct. 1 By Amina Niasse UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 109 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program. “The combination of (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)…

European Airports Struggle to Fix Check-In Glitch After Cyberattack 

Sept. 21 By Sabine Siebold and Christoph Steitz Some of Europe’s biggest airports battled to restore normal operations on Sunday after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems, with Brussels asking airlines to cancel half of Monday’s flight departures due to persistent problems. Hackers on Friday targeted…

DOJ Seeks 30-Year Prison Sentence for Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin 

Sept. 19 By Jan Wolfe U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to sentence the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 to at least 30 years in prison. The request from Justice Department lawyers, submitted in a court filing,…

UnitedHealth Sought to Meet With Trump, WSJ Reports 

Sept. 14 By Chandni Shah UnitedHealth has sought meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, although it has not secured one yet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The attempts are part of a bolstered lobbying effort in Washington, D.C., by the top U.S. health…