Canada's WestJet to pause non-adjustable seat rollout, seek passenger feedback
Dec 12 (Reuters) - WestJet Airlines said on Friday it would pause its rollout of non-adjustable economy seats next week, testing the limits of add-on culture as it faces pushback for charging extra for adjustable seats. Canada's WestJet in October sta...
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US House Republican healthcare plan does not extend Obamacare subsidies
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday presented a healthcare proposal that leaves unresolved steep health insurance premium increases set to impact millio...
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JPMorgan's Dimon signals support for Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, FT reports
Dec 12 (Reuters) - JPMorgan top boss Jamie Dimon signaled support for former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the U.S. central bank, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump said he wa...
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One dead in Russia's Saratov region after drone alert
Dec 13 (Reuters) - One person was killed and infrastructure was damaged in southern Russia's Saratov region after an air raid alert for drones was issued, regional governor Roman Busargin said early on Saturday. Busargin, writing on Telegram, ga...
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US envoy Witkoff will travel to Berlin to meet with Zelenskiy and European leaders, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders in Berlin this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing officials. Witkoff would also meet with hi...
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Lightning captain Victor Hedman to have elbow surgery
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman and captain Victor Hedman has an elbow injury that will require surgery and keep him out for several weeks. One day after he returned to injured reserve, the team announced Friday that Hedman will undergo a procedure on...
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Court rejects Planned Parenthood's challenge to Trump-backed law ending Medicaid funding
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a provision of U.S. President Donald Trump's signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of...
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Trump honors 'Miracle on Ice' hockey players who defeated Soviets in 1980
By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday honored members of the U.S. men's ice hockey team who beat their Soviet rivals in what was called the "Miracle on Ice" during the 1980 Winter Olympic...
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Venezuela-US tensions spike in wake of seized tanker as Nobel winner vows change
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday promised political change after slipping out of the country in secret to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, as the shock waves intensified from the Trump administration's seizur...
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Soccer-High demand for 2026 World Cup tickets despite fans slamming prices
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Dec 12 (Reuters) - FIFA received five million requests for World Cup 2026 tickets in the first 24 hours of the latest sales phase, soccer's world governing body said on Friday, despite an outcry from fan groups this week a...
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