Tag: missouri
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Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92
By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Phyllis Schlafly, who became a “founding mother” of the modern U.S. conservative movement by battling feminists in the 1970s and working tirelessly to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Monday at the age of 92, her Eagle Forum group said. Schlafly, who lived in the St. Louis suburb…
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World will miss education-for-all target by 50 years: U.N.
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world is set to miss by more than half a century a deadline for ensuring all children receive secondary education, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding that 40 percent of pupils are being taught in a language that is not their mother tongue. World leaders…
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Bayer sweetens offer for Monsanto
(Reuters) – German drugmaker Bayer AG said on Monday it was in advanced talks to acquire Monsanto Co and was raising its offer for the U.S. seed producer. Bayer said it would be prepared to offer $127.50 per Monsanto share from its previous offer price of $125 per share only in connection with a negotiated…
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Court: Birth control mandate violates religious rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.
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Iraq bans import of poultry products from Italy, Missouri
Iraq has extended a ban on live and frozen poultry product imports to include Italy and the U.S. state of Missouri due to concerns over bird flu, a government statement said on Monday. Iraq announced a ban on French imports of poultry products in December and extended the ban in January to cover two dozen…
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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $55 million in talc-powder trial
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a U.S. jury on Monday to pay $55 million to a woman who said that using the company’s talc-powder products for feminine hygiene caused her to develop ovarian cancer. The verdict, which J&J plans to appeal, was the second straight trial loss for the company, which is facing about…
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Canadian vitamin maker Jamieson up for sale by CCMP: sources
By Lauren Hirsch, Denny Thomas and John Tilak NEW YORK/HONG KONG/TORONTO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors is trying to sell Jamieson Laboratories about two years after buying the Canadian vitamin maker, according to three sources familiar with the situation. CCMP, which has hired investment banks Houlihan Lokey and Nomura to facilitate…