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Judge upholds Medicare drug price negotiation program, but more lawsuits are being considered in other courts

March 1, 2024 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare’s historic drug price negotiation program has survived its first court challenge by a drugmaker. A federal district court judge in Delaware on Friday rejected AstraZeneca’s claims that the negotiation program was unconstitutional and deprived the pharmaceutical company of its protected property interest. AstraZeneca’s Farxiga drug, which treats chronic

Family and advocates want solution to legal loophole after the death of Audrii Cunningham

March 1, 2024 1:54 PM Associated Press

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Family members and victim advocates are mourning the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who was killed near Houston. But as more details come to light, questions remain about how the suspect in her death was allowed to remain free despite a long criminal history involving violence.

Prosecutors press judge for summer trial for Trump in classified docs case, but no date set

March 1, 2024 1:49 PM Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have pressed a federal judge to schedule a trial for this summer in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, while defense lawyers sought to put it off until after the election. U.S. District Judge

U of Florida axes diversity and inclusion office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

March 1, 2024 1:49 PM Associated Press

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The university said in a memo released Friday that staff whose

Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case

March 1, 2024 1:48 PM Associated Press

By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump indicated Friday that he would rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect from North Carolina’s state and presidential primaries

March 1, 2024 1:48 PM Associated Press

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for president, governor, U.S. House and other offices. Donald Trump and Nikki Haley have their sixth matchup of the campaign and President Joe Biden faces a challenge from “No preference.” Also on

Fishermen delivering possible spy balloon to FBI in Alaska

March 1, 2024 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Commercial fishermen off the coast of Alaska have found what officials are concerned could be another spy balloon and are bringing it to shore with them, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. FBI agents will meet the fishing vessel when it comes into

Latest freight railroad layoffs and Wall Street pressure renew concerns about safety and service

March 1, 2024 1:48 PM Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund’s ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about all the cuts hurting safety and service. The worries about the lean operating model the freight railroads have used

AP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

March 1, 2024 1:46 PM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow to bid farewell to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, two weeks after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. Crowds faced a heavy police presence as they thronged the church where Navalny’s funeral was held, and the cemetery in a snowy suburb

After loss in court, NCAA pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals with athletes

March 1, 2024 1:45 PM Associated Press

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer The NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes. In a letter to member schools, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the the Division I Board of Directors directed enforcement staff

Andrew Young Fast Facts

February 26, 2025 12:18 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson Young, dentist Mother: Daisy (Fuller) Young, teacher Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present); Jean (Childs) Young

46-year-old man killed in rollover crash on I-10 in Beaumont

February 29, 2024 8:51 PM Jesus Reyes

UPDATE March 1st: The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the passenger who died in the crash as 46-year-old Sandy Marks of Yucaipa. One person was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 in Beaumont Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just before 4:00 p.m. on the I-10 west of Highland Springs Avenue. According to

US to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza — how it can help and why it’s so complicated

March 1, 2024 1:26 PM Associated Press

ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will begin airdropping sorely needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But the White House warns that there are few military operations that are more complicated than humanitarian assistance airdrops. Pentagon planners will identify drop

James Biden walked lawmakers through the two loans he received from brother Joe Biden, transcript shows

March 1, 2024 1:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN James Biden walked lawmakers through the process of receiving two interest free loans from his brother Joe Biden, who at the time was a private citizen, and how he paid those loans back, according to a transcript of the interview shared publicly Friday. Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into the president have questioned

‘Rust’ director recounts the moment he was shot on set, during testimony in trial of armorer

March 1, 2024 1:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Joel Souza, the director and screenwriter of the “Rust” film, took to the stand Friday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the film’s armorer, to testify about the moment he was shot on set. “There was an incredibly loud bang” unlike typical discharges on set, Souza testified. “This was

Talks on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal appear on track after killings at Gaza aid site, officials say

March 1, 2024 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing talks to reach a ceasefire agreement to halt the fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza by Ramadan appear to still be on track, even after more than 100 Palestinians were killed on Thursday as they tried to access food in Gaza City, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

An SUV crashed into a Walmart in suburban Detroit, injuring 5 people, police say

March 1, 2024 1:19 PM Associated Press

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A sport-utility vehicle has crashed into a Walmart in suburban Detroit, injuring several people. The Canton Township police chief says at least five people were hurt. They include a 2- or 3-year-old child. Video of the aftermath that was posted on social media shows a black SUV well inside the

The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

March 1, 2024 1:19 PM Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child care centers agree? In case

The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

March 1, 2024 1:19 PM Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child care centers agree? In case

Judge puts brakes on new law banning foreign government spending on referendums

March 1, 2024 1:16 PM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge is delaying the implementation of a voter-approved law in Maine that aimed to close an election law loophole to stop foreign government spending on referendums. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen issued a preliminary injunction after lawsuits by Maine’s two largest electric utilities and organizations representing newspapers and broadcasters,

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