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Alcon lifts bid for medical technology firm Staar to $1.6 billion

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Swiss eyecare giant Alcon has lifted its bid to acquire Staar Surgical to $30.75 per share in cash, it said on Tuesday, valuing the medical technology firm at $1.6 billion. Alcon's original offer, agreed in ...
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White House advisor Hassett: ‘plenty of room’ to cut rates – WSJ

Dec 9 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett, also presumed front-runner to be the Federal Reserve's next chair, said Tuesday that there is "plenty of room" to cut interest rates further, though if inflation rises the calculation ...
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Boeing deliveries fall 17% in November, trail Airbus

SEATTLE, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Boeing delivered 44 new jets in November, down from 53 the prior month, the company said on Tuesday, lagging behind European rival Airbus which delivered 72 planes. Boeing said it delivered 32 of its popular ...
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Long Island Republican Bruce Blakeman is running for New York governor

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a firebrand Long Island Republican, announced a run for governor of New York on Tuesday, setting up a primary clash with fellow Trump ally U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik. Blakeman, labeled "100% MAGA" by President Donald ...
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How a rare drug made from scientists’ blood saves babies from botulism

When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of the disease, never mind the rare and costly treatment that likely saved the newborn's life. Now, however, Tony Barbera is ...
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Supreme Court hears major challenge to campaign spending limits

(WASHINGTON) -- As candidates and political parties gear up for the 2026 midterm election campaign, the Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether long-standing legal limits on coordinated spending -- enacted to prevent corruption -- violate the First Amendment.The ...
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Ex-employees of US Justice Department blast ‘destruction’ of civil rights unit

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing "destruction" of its Civil Rights Division, saying President Donald Trump's administration has abandoned ...
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Factbox-Fed faces turbulent 2026 as Powell’s term ends, independence tested 

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The final U.S. Federal Reserve meeting of the year this week precedes a turbulent 2026 that will see key policymaker changes, including the arrival of a new leader to be named by ...
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Pfizer partners with YaoPharma to develop weight management drug

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday it entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with YaoPharma, a subsidiary of China's Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, to develop and commercialize an experimental weight-management treatment. The therapy YP05002 is part of the GLP-1 ...
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‘Shockingly high’ number of Gaza children still acutely malnourished after truce, UN says

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in Gaza since an October ceasefire that was supposed to enable a major increase in humanitarian aid, the U.N. children's agency said on ...
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German leader says US strategy shows the need for more European security independence

BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the Trump administration's new national security strategy underscores the need for Europe to become "much more independent" from the United States in terms of security policy. Merz also pushed back ...
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Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial

A man who says members of a secretive North Carolina religious group held him down and beat him wants the prosecutor kicked off his case, accusing the district attorney of siding with a church that dozens of former congregants ...
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