#Consumer group presses for stronger Botox warnings

#Consumer group presses for stronger Botox warnings

A consumer group is pushing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for stronger Botox warnings, pointing to the danger of negative health effects from the cosmetic injections. In a Tuesday petition, Public Citizen asks the agency to “take action to strengthen the risk warning on the labeling of all approved botulinum toxin biological products.” It…

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#GOP lawmaker reintroduces bill to designate Iran-backed Houthis as terrorist group

#GOP lawmaker reintroduces bill to designate Iran-backed Houthis as terrorist group

Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) reintroduced legislation that would redesignate the Iran-backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization on Tuesday.   The legislation, named “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” would reinstate sanctions put on the group during the Trump administration, designating the Iran-backed group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), according to the text of the bill…

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#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s fury was on full display Monday during the first day of his civil fraud trial, where he lambasted the judge overseeing the case outside of the courtroom and stared daggers into the attorney general investigating business practices involving some of his most famed properties. The former president’s frustration — and his counsels’ — was…

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#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) husband has died in a plane accident in Alaska, her chief of staff announced on Wednesday.  “We are devastated to share that Mary’s Husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.—‘Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him—passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” Peltola chief of staff Anton McParland said…

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#Yelberton ‘Yebbie’ Watkins: Chief of staff, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-SC)

#Yelberton ‘Yebbie’ Watkins: Chief of staff, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-SC)

As chief of staff to House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.), Yelberton Watkins plays right-hand man to one of Congress’s most groundbreaking — and powerful — veteran lawmakers. By extension, that makes Watkins one of Capitol Hill’s most influential veteran staffers. The 59-year-old Watkins joined Clyburn’s office 30 years ago, rose almost immediately to the…

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#House GOP will subpoena Biden family, says Republican chairman

#House GOP will subpoena Biden family, says Republican chairman

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden’s family members, will eventually move to subpoena the Biden family — a move Comer hinted could include the president himself. “This is always going to end with the Bidens coming in…

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