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A deeply divided Congress returned Tuesday from a monthlong summer vacation with the clock ticking to pass spending legislation to avoid a government shutdown and boost U.S. emergency response funding following multiple natural disasters.

The U.S. government will shut down at midnight on Sept. 30 if Congress fails to pass spending legislation. While the Senate is back in session Tuesday

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid U.S. medical professionals at least $25.8 million over a decade in fees and expenses related to its weight-loss drugs, a Reuters analysis found. It concentrated that money on an elite group of obesity specialists who advocate giving its powerful and expensive drugs to tens of millions of Americans.

A military aviation accident near Japan has ended in tragedy. A U.S. Air Force V-22 Osprey crashed near Yakushima Island in southern Japan Wednesday. Initial reports said there were eight people on board the aircraft, but the Japanese Coast Guard later revised its statement to say there were six, The Washington Post reported. The Coast Guard confirmed that at least one of the crew members of

California Governor Gavin Newsom roasted Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis during opening remarks in their Fox News debate on Thursday, declaring that “neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024.” Following DeSantis’ comments, which took aim at Newsom’s Covid-19 record and California’s population exodus, Newsom responded: I’ll tell you why I’m