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NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money allegedly paid on Donald Trump’s behalf is scheduled to consider other matters next week before taking a previously scheduled two-week hiatus, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. That means a vote on whether or not to indict the former president likely wouldn’t come until late April at the earliest. The break, which was scheduled in advance when […]

By Tim Reid, Alexandra Ulmer and James Oliphant (Reuters) – The battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has for months been seen as a two-man race: a fight between Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising national star long viewed as the only candidate capable of defeating the former Republican president. Yet missteps by DeSantis on foreign policy and a doubling down by Trump on politically violent […]

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved over-the-counter (OTC) sales of Emergent BioSolutions Inc’s Narcan, allowing for easier availability of the life-saving medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. The formal decision makes Narcan the first naloxone-based drug available without a prescription. Emergent said it will make Narcan available on U.S. store shelves and online retailers by late summer. “I think it’s a big win. […]

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Hawkeye” actor Jeremy Renner said he broke more than 30 bones and sustained a collapsed lung and pierced liver in a January snowplow accident, disclosing for the first time the full extent of his injuries. The actor, 52, spoke in an interview with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, and clips were released on Wednesday. The interview will air April 6. In his accident, […]

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Republican lawmakers that Congress should re-evaluate limits on the size of federally insured bank deposits, U.S. Representative Kevin Hern said on Wednesday. “We talked about that but he said it was the role for Congress to really evaluate. Thought it was a great topic to bring up,” Hern said after Powell spoke to a closed-door meeting of the […]

(Corrects spelling of Viterra in paragraphs 11-13) By Olga Popova and Karl Plume MOSCOW/CHICAGO (Reuters) -Cargill Inc said on Wednesday it would take a further step back from the Russian market by no longer handling the top wheat supplier’s grain at its export terminal from July, although its shipping unit will continue to carry grain from the country’s ports. The move stoked concerns about global grain supplies disrupted by the […]

By David Shepardson and Hilary Russ WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks’ former Chief Executive Howard Schultz defended himself and the coffee chain against allegations of “union busting” at a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington on Wednesday. The Seattle-based company has previously denied allegations that it illegally fired pro-union baristas or spied on workers as hundreds of U.S. stores organized unions starting in late 2021. It also says it did not […]

DUBAI (Reuters) -United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed his son Sheikh Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Gulf Arab state that is an OPEC oil producer and key regional player, state media said on Wednesday. Known by his initials MBZ, Sheikh Mohammed, who is also ruler of Abu Dhabi, appointed his brother Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmaker Kevin Hern said on Wednesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a meeting of the Republican Study Committee that insurance limits on banking deposits would be a great topic for Congress to weigh. Hern said Powell told Republicans that he believed supply chain inflation had mostly been mitigated. (Reporting by Richard Cowan) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com