Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices
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Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Monday signed an executive order asking drugmakers to voluntarily reduce the prices of key medicines in the United States. But the order cites no obvious legal authority to mandate lower prices. The order said the administration would consider taking regulatory…

What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.
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What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has ordered federal agencies to stop considering the economic damage caused by climate change when writing regulations, except in cases where it is “plainly required” by law. The directive effectively shelves a powerful tool that has been used for more…

Lee Zeldin Places a Mezuza at His E.P.A. Office
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Lee Zeldin Places a Mezuza at His E.P.A. Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a moment of religious reflection, perhaps a rare one, in a Washington federal building. Lee Zeldin, the first Jewish administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday affixed a mezuza — a parchment scroll inscribed with Jewish prayers, encased in a…

U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly
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U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the past three weeks, the Justice Department and Google have questioned more than two dozen witnesses to try to sway a federal judge’s decision over how to address the company’s illegal monopoly in internet search. On Friday, that hearing in the U.S….

Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
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Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported auto parts on Saturday that could sharply raise prices for new and used vehicles as well as for repairs and insurance. The latest tariffs, which President Trump ordered in March as part of his…

Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
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Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan that would require placebo-controlled studies for all new vaccines, surprising some experts who noted that such testing already routinely took place. In a statement, Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the Department of Health and…

Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store
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Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Apple must loosen its grip on its App Store and stop collecting a commission on some app sales, capping a five-year antitrust case brought by Epic Games that aimed to change the power that Apple wields…

For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
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For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The 36-page official national strategy document bears the presidential seal and involves 10 agencies from across the federal government. It isn’t the government’s policy on tariffs or border security. It’s President Trump’s master plan to eradicate paper straws and bring back plastic. “My…

Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors of His Memecoin
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Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors of His Memecoin

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The flashy online announcement called it “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” a chance to have “an intimate private dinner” with President Trump at his members-only golf club in Virginia, followed by a tour of the White House. A seat would be…

How New Rules and High Costs Hobbled the Return of N.Y.C. Outdoor Dining
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How New Rules and High Costs Hobbled the Return of N.Y.C. Outdoor Dining

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When New York City announced new rules to formalize and standardize its outdoor dining program, Megan Rickerson, the owner of Someday Bar in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, wanted to do everything right. She hired a lawyer, applied on time, paid deposits…