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Drugmakers face 100% tariff unless they cut prices or produce drugs in US

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing 100% tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. unless manufacturers agree to government drug pricing deals or commit to making their products domestically. The world's biggest drugmakers ...
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Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation being pushed by President Donald Trump has stalled in Congress. The law signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ...
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Dem senators query gov’t watchdogs over well-timed Wall Street bets

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday called on Wall Street's top regulator and a Defense Department watchdog to prevent and investigate possible insider trading by government officials following a spate of market activity seemingly timed to President Donald Trump's ...
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Actor Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni are tossed out

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge in New York tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims Thursday against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but he left intact two retaliation claims. The written ruling by ...
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Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran. A Pentagon official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ...
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Illinois voices weigh in on birthright citizenship case

(The Center Square) - As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a high-stakes challenge to birthright citizenship, a constitutional law expert is pushing back on claims from U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, arguing the issue hinges not on presidential overreach - but on the original meaning ...
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Mortgage rates hit highest level since September as Iran war rattles financial markets

(NEW YORK) -- Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level since September as fallout from the Iran war ripples through financial markets, Freddie Mac data on Thursday showed.The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 6.46%, continuing a weeks-long surge ...
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Regeneron says it expects to avoid new US pharma tariffs

April 2 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Regeneron said on Thursday it expects to be excluded from a list of pharmaceutical companies that could face new tariffs from the U.S. government. Late on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported that the Trump administration is set to announce new tariffs ...
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Factbox-Global pharma companies that have publicly announced Trump drug pricing agreements

April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump secured agreements with 16 major pharmaceutical companies to bring U.S. prescription drug prices in line with those paid in other developed nations in exchange for three-year exemptions from tariffs on drug imports. Drugmakers have committed to "most-favoured-nation" ...
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Trump says he fired Bondi, appoints Blanche as acting US attorney general

April 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was removed from her post and said she was being replaced by deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in an acting capacity. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto;) Brought to you ...
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Fate of DHS funding uncertain as US Congress Republicans decide next steps

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Federal funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remained in limbo on Thursday despite the Senate clearing the way for the House of Representatives to pass legislation that would end a nearly seven-week ...
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EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are ...
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