The Trump administration is deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota while it seeks documentation for claims it says are high-risk. Officials said the money is not being cut and can be released if the states show the payments meet federal standards.
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Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly in New Jersey, alleging Lilly’s ads falsely portray Mounjaro and Zepbound as superior to Ozempic and Wegovy by relying on outdated dose comparisons. Lilly said its advertising is truthful, transparent and based on direct scientific evidence.
Tropical Storm Bertha formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rain, flash flooding and storm surge. Watches and warnings stretched from Florida to Louisiana as the storm drifted west toward Texas.
Congo’s Ebola death toll has climbed to at least 930, with 37 deaths recorded in one 24-hour span. The WHO says the outbreak is spreading faster than any previous Ebola outbreak in the country.
The FDA says a Taylor Farms lettuce sample initially reported positive for cyclospora was a false positive. The finding does not change the company’s voluntary removal of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico amid a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Second lady Usha Vance gave birth Sunday to Alec Neel Vance, her fourth child with Vice President JD Vance. The birth marks the first known child born to a sitting second family since 1870.
More than 50 million people in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic faced severe weather risks as wildfire smoke began clearing in the East but lingered over the Midwest. Storms could bring damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding from Washington to Boston.
President Donald Trump threatened to add wildfire-related costs to tariffs on Canada, accusing it of “Willful Negligence” as smoke from hundreds of fires blankets U.S. cities. Canadian officials pointed to cross-border firefighting cooperation and climate change, while Ontario’s premier urged the U.S. to send help.