Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast

By Rich McKay and Tyler Clifford ATLANTA (Reuters) -At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the U.S. Southeast, local officials said on Friday, and the death toll in hard-hit central Alabama was expected to rise. The storms on Thursday stretched from Mississippi to …

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Biden administration vaccine drive leader David Kessler to step down

(Reuters) – David Kessler, who led the COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts for the United States, is stepping down from President Joe Biden’s administration, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Friday. Kessler, a pediatrician and lawyer who headed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will …

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Scotland’s SNP set to row back on de facto independence referendum- The Times

(Reuters) -Scottish first minister Nicola sturgeon is preparing to row back on her plan to make the next general election in 2024 a “de facto referendum” on Scottish independence, The Times reported on Saturday. The Scottish National Party (SNP)’s executive committee will be presented with an alternative option on Saturday which would say that votes …

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U.S. lawmakers call FAA outage ‘unacceptable,’ demand a fix

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of more than 120 U.S. lawmakers told the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) its computer outage on Wednesday that disrupted 11,000 flights was “completely unacceptable” and demanded the agency explain how it will avoid future incidents. House Transportation Committee Chair Sam Graves and the top Democrat on the panel …

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Twitter offers free ads to brands that advertise on its platform – WSJ

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is offering free advertisements to brands that advertise on its platform, an attempt to woo brands back to the social-media platform, which has seen its ad business deteriorate following Elon Musk’s takeover, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Twitter is dangling free ad space by offering to match advertisers’ ad …

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U.S. Supreme Court to weigh key standard in whistleblower fraud cases

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider reviving two lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of overbilling government health insurance programs for prescription drugs, a dispute that could have broad implications for whistleblowers and the government’s ability to go after fraud. The key question in both cases is whether companies …

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