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Health Rounds: Blood test improves detection of endometriosis
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (565+ words) March 18 (Reuters) " A new blood test for the painful uterine disorder endometriosis detected cases missed by ultrasound and MRI, according to results of a study to be presented at a medical meeting this week. Endometriosis, in which cells similar to…...
Carney climate plan at risk as Canadian oil companies stress need to boost production
7+ hour ago (727+ words) CALGARY, March 18 (Reuters) " A key plank of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's climate plan will likely miss its target implementation date, industry sources'said, raising new doubts about Canada meeting its environmental goals in the face of higher oil prices and…...
Kalamazoo County board accused of violating Open Meetings Act; investigation underway
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (208+ words) KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " This is "Sunshine Week" in Michigan, the time we celebrate our rights to have open public meetings and access to governmental documents. That's why a complaint made this week that the Kalamazoo County board may…...
Explainer-How Trump’s Hormuz push tests Japan’s pacifist limits
16+ hour, 10+ min ago (688+ words) TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) " U.S. President Donald Trump's call for allies to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has revived questions about how far pacifist Japan can go to support its closest ally in a conflict. Here…...
US Supreme Court’s Roberts says personal hostility aimed at judges has ‘got to stop’
1+ day, 22+ min ago (439+ words) WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) " U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said on Tuesday that hostility directed in personal terms at judges is "dangerous and it's got to stop," commenting just days after President Donald Trump's latest social media broadside against judges who have…...
Analysis-Pediatricians win Round 1 in vaccine fight, but damage has been done
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (795+ words) CHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) " A federal court injunction on Monday put a check on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s rapid assault on U.S. vaccine recommendations, but months of turmoil and misinformation have sown doubt about vaccines that will be hard to…...
Rubio, South Korea’s Cho agree Strait of Hormuz key to global economy, Seoul says
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (489+ words) By Jack Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) " U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a phone call with his South Korean counterpart on Monday that cooperation among countries to secure the Strait of Hormuz is more important than…...
Factbox-Reform UK’s platform: Deportations, patriotism and ‘save our pubs’
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (876+ words) LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) " Operation Restoring Justice to control borders. A Deportation Command. More oil, gas and nuclear energy. Patriotism in schools. Save the pubs. Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party is well ahead of the governing Labour Party and the…...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer, will continue working
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (313+ words) WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) " Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue "working while undergoing treatment, President Donald Trump said on "Monday. Wiles, 68, has been a…...
US Postal Service to ask Congress for urgent reforms to survive ‘beyond next year’
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (442+ words) WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) " The U.S. Postal Service will tell Congress on Tuesday it faces a serious financial crisis and will run out of cash in less than a year in the absence of significant "reforms. Postmaster General David Steiner will tell…...