By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would produce more than twice as much new debt as the plans from Vice President Kamala Harris, a budget-focused think-tank estimated on Monday. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which advocates reducing federal deficits, released new detailed estimates showing…
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – As Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Monday, Floridians scrambled to prepare for its arrival this week near Tampa, where it may bring blistering winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rains to the Gulf Coast for the second time in two weeks. Milton strengthened to the most…
LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a report on Monday. Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east…
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama will campaign for vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the month leading up to the Nov. 5 U.S. election, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Obama will kick off his efforts with a trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday, the Washington Post said, citing a senior…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris plans to campaign with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Thursday in Wisconsin as the Democratic presidential candidate tries to court Republican and centrist voters in a battleground state for the Nov. 5 election. Cheney and her father Dick Cheney, former Vice President under…
(Reuters) -Tesla said on Thursday it would recall more than 27,000 Cybertrucks due to delayed rear-view camera images that could impair driver visibility and increase crash risks, adding that a software update would resolve the issue. The recall affects most Cybertrucks in the U.S. and is the biggest one for the electric truck. Tesla had…
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the drug ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez has signed an agreement with prosecutors to plead…
(Reuters) -Humana said on Wednesday that a lower-performance rating for a widely used Medicare insurance plan hurt enrollments for 2025 and will potentially hit the health insurer’s revenue and bonus payments in 2026, sending shares down about 23% premarket. The company said it has about 1.6 million, or 25% of its total members, currently enrolled…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he does not support strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to its missile attack against Israel. “We’ll be discussing with the Israelis what they’re going to do, but all seven of us (G7 nations) agree that they…
(Reuters) – Bristol Myers Squibb won the dismissal on Monday of a $6.4 billion lawsuit claiming it cheated former Celgene shareholders by delaying federal approval for the cancer drug Breyanzi and two other drugs developed by Celgene. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said UMB Bank was never properly appointed trustee for shareholders owning…
