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Certain obesity drugs will cost as little as $149 and Medicare will start covering them under White House deals

By Tami Luhby, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Certain blockbuster obesity drugs will be available for as little as $149 per month and more Medicare enrollees will have access to them under two deals announced Thursday by the Trump administration. The arrangements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which President Donald Trump foreshadowed in

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People watch the USS Gravely depart the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago on October 30. The warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on October 26

Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials told lawmakers on Wednesday that the US is not currently planning to launch strikes inside Venezuela and doesn’t have a legal justification that would support attacks against any land targets right now, according to sources familiar with

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Bowen Yang

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s ‘For Good’ performance in the ‘Wicked’ special was proof that we can still have nice things

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — In what might be the musical equivalent of tailgating, “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” took what could have been a run-of-the-mill moment of corporate synergy, added a 37-piece orchestra and said “It’s time to have feelings!” The cynical might have thought the NBC special – littered with “Wicked”-themed commercials that

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President Donald Trump

Certain obesity drugs will cost as little as $149 and Medicare will start covering them under White House deals

CNN By Tami Luhby, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Certain blockbuster obesity drugs will be available for as little as $149 per month and more Medicare enrollees will have access to them under two deals announced Thursday by the Trump administration. The arrangements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which President Donald Trump foreshadowed

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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland played against the Carolina Panthers on October 12.

Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland dead at age 24. Police investigating possible death by suicide after evading pursuit

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday morning at age 24, the team said in a statement. Police are investigating the incident as apparent death by suicide. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says that at 10:33 p.m. local time Wednesday, troopers attempted to stop a vehicle

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People assess the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Toura on November 6.

Israeli military launches strikes across southern Lebanon against what it says are Hezbollah targets

By Dana Karni, Tal Shalev, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah in response to what it described as the militant group’s attempts to rebuild operations in the region. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes targeted

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Outback Steakhouse closed 21 locations in October and just announced a turnaround plan.

Outback abruptly closed 21 restaurants

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Outback Steakhouse abruptly closed 21 restaurants in October as it begins a “comprehensive turnaround strategy” to keep up with its trendier competitors. Bloomin’ Brands, Outback’s parent company, disclosed in its earnings report Thursday that in addition to those closures, an additional 22 locations will not have their

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Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on November 04

These are the key factors investigators will examine to determine the cause of the Louisville UPS plane crash

CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — More than two dozen officials with the National Transportation and Safety Board are on site and have begun sifting through the mangled remnants of a UPS cargo plane that crashed after an engine detached during takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. They’ll try to determine what led

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Damage to the driver's side of the CBP vehicle is seen in an image from a criminal complaint against Marimar Martinez.

Border Patrol agent appeared to brag about his accuracy after shooting Chicago woman five times, messages in court reveal

By Omar Jimenez, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A Customs and Border Protection agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship after he repeatedly shot a Chicago woman following a collision between their cars, text messages shown in court revealed. The woman, Marimar Martinez, is accused of closely pursuing the agent and

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