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Bombardier signs deal with Spicejet for 50 Q400 turboprop planes
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Airplane maker Bombardier Inc has sealed a deal to sell up to 50 Q400 turboprop planes to India’s SpiceJet, carrying a list price of $1.7 billion, the Canadian company said on Friday. Bombardier said the order, the subject of an initial letter of intent in June, was the largest it had received so far for the 90-seater aircraft. Bombardier is currently at the center of a trade row between Canada and the United States after a complaint by Boeing Co led to the U.S. Department of
Read MoreTrump blasts NFL for anthem protests, says not about race
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump kept up his verbal battle with the National Football League over players who drop to one knee during the national anthem, saying on Monday their acts of protest had nothing to do with racism. Dozens of NFL players, coaches and even some owners joined in silent protest at games on Sunday against Trump’s call for owners to fire players who do not stand during the “Star-Spangled Banner.” “The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our
Read MoreThe Latest: Turkey says it rejects Iraqi Kurds’ referendum
The Latest on the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on support for independence from Baghdad and the tensions surrounding the vote (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Turkey says it doesn’t recognize the Iraqi Kurdish region’s referendum on support for independence from Baghdad and insists its results will be “null and void.” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry released a statement as polls opened in Iraq’s Kurdish-run provinces and disputed territories on Monday, with Ankara calling on the international community — and especially regional countries — not to recognize the vote either. It also urges Iraq Read More
NFL players, owners defy Trump on anthem protests
SOMERSET, N.J.,/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Football League players sat out, knelt and linked arms during pre-game national anthems played across the country and in London on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on fans to boycott teams that do not discipline players who protest. In the first few games since Trump stepped up his criticism of NFL players, dozens of players and coaches of teams including the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins did not stand for the anthem and took a knee, a gesture Read More
Cardiac arrest help from bystanders less common in black neighborhoods
(Reuters Health) – Neighborhoods with higher proportions of black residents might benefit from programs that teach people how to help others with cardiac arrest, U.S. researchers say. People whose heart stopped in predominately black neighborhoods were less likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and get a shock to restart their heart than people who suffered cardiac arrest in mostly white areas, the researchers found. Survival after cardiac arrest was also worse in predominantly black neighborhoods than in white neighborhoods. “We really need to focus on novel implementation efforts to address Read More
Insys agrees to pay $4.45 million to resolve Illinois opioid lawsuit – world news headlines from reuters
BOSTON (Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc has agreed to pay $4.45 million to resolve a lawsuit by Illinois’ attorney general claiming it deceptively marketed an addictive fentanyl-based cancer pain drug for off-label uses. The settlement, announced by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday, will resolve claims that Insys illegally marketed its product Subsys to high-volume prescribers of opioid drugs instead of to oncologists treating cancer patients. “It’s unethical, greedy behavior by companies like Insys that is responsible for creating the opioid epidemic and resulting overdose deaths in our state,”
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