Macron, Starmer to Chair Conference on Defensive Hormuz Mission on Friday, Elysee Says

PARIS, April ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron and ​British Prime Minister ‌Keir Starmer will ‌chair ⁠a ⁠video conference in Paris on Friday ​for countries that are willing ​to contribute to the ⁠defensive multilateral ⁠mission to ⁠restore freedom ​of navigation in the ​Strait ⁠of Hormuz when security conditions permit, ⁠the French presidency said on …

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Los Angeles schools strike averted as deal reached; schools are open Tuesday

A Los Angeles Unified School District strike has been avoided and schools are open Tuesday after the district and the Service Employees International Union reached a tentative agreement. SEIU Local 99, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers, said the deal with the district, LAUSD, includes a 24% wage increase. The …

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Trump’s Voting Restrictions Bill May Fail, but Parts Live on in 23 States

April 14 (Reuters) – The SAVE America Act looks set to die in Congress, but 23 mostly Republican-led U.S. states ⁠have ⁠recently changed their voting procedures to mirror key aspects of President ⁠Donald Trump’s sweeping package of voting restrictions in time for November’s midterm elections, a Reuters analysis shows. States from Wyoming to Georgia since …

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Gut Bacteria Might Drive Rare Food Allergy in Children, Study Finds

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, April 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Gut bacteria could be driving the problems of children with a rare but serious food allergy condition, a new study says. These results provide a window into FPIES that could potentially result in a treatment or cure, researchers said. “Our results reveal clear differences …

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