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A Senate panel scrutinized Starbucks' business practices during a hearing with the company's former CEO. The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of an overdose-reversal drug without a prescription. And legislation repealing decades-old military authorizations was passed by the Senate. |
👋 Hi, Julius here. And it's Wednesday. Let's get into today's news, shall we? |
⚾ But first: Get familiar with new MLB rules. Some of the biggest Major League Baseball rule changes in history roll out when the season begins tomorrow, including a 15-second pitch clock. |
Ex-Starbucks CEO defends company in face of labor complaints |
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told senators Wednesday that his company did not break labor laws, despite the company facing more than 80 complaints from the National Labor Relations Board for doing just that. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee targeted Schultz and Starbucks to examine the corporation's treatment of employees working to unionize. Schultz's testimony comes after Starbucks employees walked out of more than 100 stores last week to protest the company's anti-union efforts. Here's what else was said during Wednesday's hearing. | Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks, testifies in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about Starbucks' alleged union-busting activities. Josh Morgan, USA TODAY |
After Nashville, little hope for gun reform on Capitol Hill |
Lawmakers from both parties said the prospects for major gun control legislation advancing in Congress are slim even as President Joe Biden said he's exhausted what he can do to address gun violence through executive action. It appears the nation's latest mass shooting – a massacre at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee – could turn into a familiar story: Calls for sweeping gun reform, followed by inaction. A ban on assault weapons lacks the votes in the Republican-led House and even faces an uphill fight in the Democratic-led Senate. Here's why major gun law changes are unlikely. | A man sits on the curb near a makeshift memorial by the entrance of the Covenant School on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean |
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FDA approves over-the-counter sale of Narcan |
The FDA on Wednesday approved selling the overdose-reversal drug Narcan without a prescription, a move long sought by advocates to improve access to the lifesaving drug. The approval would make the nasal spray used to counteract fentanyl and opioid overdoses more available to consumers who could buy the medication at stores without a prescription or pharmacist's recommendation. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf urged the drug's manufacturer to make Narcan widely available at an affordable price. Here's what the FDA's approval means. |
Senate votes to repeal military authorizations for Iraq, Gulf wars |
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday repealing decades-old military authorizations and formally ending the Iraq and Gulf wars . The bipartisan legislation would prevent future presidents from misusing military force without congressional authorization. It also gives Congress more power in determining when to send troops into combat. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday the odds are high it will be signed into law before the end of the year because there's a lot of support in the House and from Biden. | | | | Former Vice President Mike Pence told reporters his challenge to a Justice Department subpoena was "an important constitutional argument to have." | | | | The colossal amount of rain and snow that has fallen on California over the past few months equals more than 78 trillion gallons of water. | | | | Russia will no longer inform the U.S. about its nuclear missile tests, again widening the gulf between the political powers. Updates. | | | | Heavy snow and fierce winds were making their way across the West on Wednesday, moving from California to Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. | | | | We don't fully know yet what happened with Jonathan Majors, but the internet's swift instinct to blame someone exposes a lot about our culture. | | | | Polling says Trump and DeSantis are leading the 2024 GOP presidential field. But at three town halls in New Hampshire, voters tell a different story. | | | | Wayne State sophomore Bobbie Hirsch, a transgender man, once competed on the women's fencing team. This year, he went to NCAA men's regionals. | | | | New research reveals that poor mental and emotional health puts Americans at much greater risk of heart disease, write Dr. Phil and WebMD's Dr. Whyte. | | | | Melissa Joan Hart said she and her husband were on their way to a conference at another school when they came upon the scene at Covenant School. | | | | Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, pleaded guilty to charges of cheating and the unlawful ownership of wild animals. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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