US to require drug, alcohol testing for foreign aviation-repair stations

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it has finalized rules requiring aviation-repair stations in foreign countries to conduct drug and alcohol testing for employees performing safety-sensitive maintenance functions for U.S. airlines. The rule, which requires compliance by December 2027, will impact about 977 repair stations in 65 countries, the FAA …

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Novo’s Ozempic faces scrutiny over potential link to rare eye disease

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union’s drug regulator to review the findings of two Danish studies linking Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare sight-threatening eye condition. The two studies conducted by University of Southern Denmark (SDU) found that Ozempic more than doubles the …

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Explainer-How Republicans plan to pass Trump’s agenda through ‘reconciliation’

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President-elect Donald Trump’s Republicans take control of the U.S. Congress next month, they plan to rely on a maneuver called “reconciliation” to achieve his ambitious tax-cutting and border-hardening goals over the opposition of Senate Democrats.  Here is an explanation of how that works: WHAT IS RECONCILIATION? The U.S. …

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Factbox-Top cases now before the US Supreme Court

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s nine-month term that began in October includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers concerning nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights and more. Here is a look at some of the cases before the justices. TRANSGENDER RIGHTS …

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Exclusive-Ten EU countries seek wider sanctions on Russian-origin metal – letter

By Pratima Desai and Julia Payne London/Brussels – Ten European Union (EU) countries have proposed further sanctions on Russian trade, including its output of metals such as aluminium, to further cut the country’s revenues and funding for its war in Ukraine, a letter seen by Reuters showed. There are more than 2,000 individuals and entities …

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