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UNITED NATIONS— The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the United States to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’ s Houthi rebels a terrorist group, warning that the designation will likely lead to“ a large-scale famine on a scale that we have not seen for nearly 40 years.”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Iranian-backed Houthis a“ foreign terrorist…

The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that three months into the budget year, the deficit was $216.3 billion higher than the same October-December period a year ago. Beginning in the spring, Congress passed trillion-dollar-plus spending measures to combat the harm being done to the economy from a pandemic-induced downturn. The spending figure did…

Ned Lamont said he learned from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that the September request to President Donald Trump has been approved for all eight counties. Tropical Storm Isaias struck Connecticut on Aug. 4. Christine Dempsey can be reached at [email protected].

—U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should bring“ fundamental change” to U.S. policy on human rights and allow criminal investigations of President Donald Trump, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The Trump administration has been outspoken on human rights abuses in places like Venezuela and in particular China, going after Beijing for its…

While Seattle politicians and advocates have called for local supervised injection sites to prevent overdose deaths since 2015, political challenges and legal threats have tempered progress toward establishing them. Last year, however, Seattle lawmakers allocated money for Public Health— Seattle& King County to pay for these services at existing…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13– America's Health Insurance Plans issued the following news release:. The new year is less than 2 weeks old and Big Pharma has already increased prices for at least 582 brand-name drugs, according to recent data from GoodRx. Pharmaceutical companies raised prices for 639 drugs in January 2020, and for 486 in January 2019, according to GoodRx.

SEOUL, South Korea— What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’ s influential sister? That is a question many who watch the cloistered, nuclear-armed country are wondering after she failed to appear in absolute leader Kim Jong Un’ s newly released lineup for the country’ s powerful Politburo in recent days. Rumors that Kim Yo Jong is her brother’ s heir…

—Global stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded, shrugging off uncertainty about a possible new attempt to impeach President Donald Trump over last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol. London and Frankfurt opened little-changed. Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul advanced.

—U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as Wall Street continues a pause from its big recent rally, and even Treasury yields are stalling following their rapid rise. Markets around the world have rushed higher recently on building optimism that a healthier economy is on the way because of the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and the prospect for more stimulus from a…

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 1418. CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives. CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives.

Most states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance to prioritize the highest-risk groups for the initially limited vaccine supply. Azar also said the government would be releasing its entire supply of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, rather than withhold enough for second doses,…

Office Address: State, Department of; STATE, DEPARTMENT OF; U.S. EMBASSY TIRANA; WASHINGTON, DC 20520. The Embassy of the United States in Albania will launch the solicitation on the beta.SAM.gov website when it is available. Life insurance services/coverage for the locally hired employees of the Embassy of the United States of America located in Tirana, Albania.

LATEST ACTION: January 13, 2021- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives. 01/13/2021– House– Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said Tuesday that she supports the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol riot last week. The U.S. House pressed forward Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first. His incendiary…

Marriott International Inc., the world's largest hotel company, was for years a steady contributor to the reelection campaigns of U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Baltimore County Republican. Still others, such as Eli Lilly and Co. and Hanger Inc., which have both contributed to Harris through their PACs, did not single out the Marylander or the 146 other Republicans.

2021 JAN 13– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health& Medicine Business Daily– Researchers detail new data in Life Science Research. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Yonsei University,“ We used the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Patient Sample data from 2010 through 2016. For more information on this…

According to news reporting originating in New Taipei, Taiwan, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ This study aimed to examine the incidence rates of diagnosed anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and their variations over time in Taiwan. Financial support for this research came from Far Eastern Memorial Hospital. The news reporters obtained a quote…

2021 JAN 13– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Data detailed on Health and Medicine- Social Science and Medicine have been presented. Since 2018, Iraq has embarked on a new reconstruction process which includes a goal of 100% immunisation against certain diseases in 2030.”. Financial supporters for this research include World…