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FDA drug center head fired after commissioner’s exit

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

May 16 (Reuters) - The acting head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug center, Tracey Beth Hoeg, said she had been fired from the agency. Reuters first reported Hoeg was expected to leave the FDA on Friday, just days after Commissioner Marty Makary... Read More.

Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy - with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America's escalating inflation rate.... Read More.

Head of Harvard’s $57 billion endowment, plans to retire, WSJ reports

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

May 16 (Reuters) - The head of Harvard University's nearly $57 billion endowment, N.P. Narvekar, has told its board that he plans to retire, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Friday, citing sources. The report said that Narvekar had not set a definitive departure... Read More.

Democrats frame Trump ballroom as symbol of Republican disconnect from voters’ affordability woes

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Democrats hoping to win control of Congress in November's elections are seizing on Republicans' support of President Donald Trump's proposed $400 million White House ballroom to portray his party as out of touch with voters' cost-of-living concerns. As... Read More.

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa's most populous country in a late-night social media post that... Read More.

Republican Cassidy faces Trump retribution effort in Louisiana Senate primary

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

By David Morgan May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican moderate targeted for retribution by President Donald Trump, will find out whether he can survive a primary election in Louisiana on Saturday against two popular rivals, including a Trump-backed challenger, or become... Read More.

Rising diesel costs from Iran war strain US school budgets

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 16 (Reuters) - Soaring diesel prices since the onset of the Iran war are draining already tight U.S. school district budgets, making it more expensive to bus students and run generators in a shock officials say they will not... Read More.

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - North America's largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five... Read More.

New York’s Long Island rail strike halts busiest commuter line in US

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

May 16 (Reuters) - About 3,500 workers at New York's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) went on strike on Saturday after failing to reach a wage agreement, halting the busiest commuter rail system in the United States, according to a union statement. The Long... Read More.

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

Saturday, May 16 by SRN News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Thousands of people are rallying Saturday in the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement to mobilize a new voting rights era as conservative states dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation. "The bottom line is we are seeing... Read More.

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FDA drug center head fired after commissioner’s exit

Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation

Head of Harvard’s $57 billion endowment, plans to retire, WSJ reports

Democrats frame Trump ballroom as symbol of Republican disconnect from voters’ affordability woes

Republican Cassidy faces Trump retribution effort in Louisiana Senate primary

Rising diesel costs from Iran war strain US school budgets

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

New York’s Long Island rail strike halts busiest commuter line in US

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

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