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The New Politics of Gender Equality at CSW70: From Progress to Preservation | Center on International Cooperation

CSW70 reveals a fundamental shift is underway in the logic of multilateral negotiations on women's rights.

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Mar 17 • 11:34 AM EDT • Politics • cic.nyu.edu
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🚨 Official: Finalissima between Spain and Argentina called off

After many comings and goings and negotiations, the Finalissima between Spain and Argentina has been suspended. This has been officially announced by UEFA in a statement: "It has not been possible to...

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Mar 15 • 10:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Starbucks union revised economic proposal to restart contract talks

Contract negotiations have stalled since 2024, even though Starbucks management has repeatedly said it's prepared to reach a deal with its union.

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Mar 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
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Steve Carell improvising 1 line on 'The Office' made Craig Robinson realize he's a 'genius'

Craig Robinson recalls the exact moment he knew his 'Office' costar Steve Carell was a genius: When he improvised a now widely quoted Michael Scott line on the season 3 episode 'The Negotiation.'

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Mar 12 • 11:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
WNBA CBA live update: Negotiations yield salary cap movement, no deal yet

The WNBA and its player union held another marathon meeting on Wednesday to talk through CBA obstacles. Here's what we know.

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Mar 12 • 10:12 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Golden Nugget owner in talks to buy out Caesars Entertainment

Reports emerged today confirming that billionaire Tilman Fertitta is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Caesars Entertainment for around $7 billion, outbidding a rival proposal from investor Carl Icahn’s firm ...

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Mar 11 • 9:25 AM EDT • Entertainment • lasvegassun.com
NFL free agency 2026 live updates: Tracking all rumors, signings and trades as new league year begins

Wednesday marks the official start of the new league year after two days of the negotiation period

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Mar 11 • 7:52 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Cuba 'at the end of the line,' Trump warns at Shield of the Americas Summit

President Donald Trump once again warned of change coming to Cuba, adding that negotiations are occurring between the island nation and the U.S.

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Mar 8 • 2:08 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
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Alec Pierce is Super Bowl team’s top free agent target

NFL free agency is set to begin in less than a week. Multiple teams will lose their top talent despite their best efforts to work out contract negotiations. The Indianapolis Colts are one of those teams. After trying to retain…

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Mar 5 • 8:23 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Orange Business and Tech Mahindra to Forge Strategic Partnership to Accelerate End-to-End Digital Transformation for Enterprise Customers Worldwide, Focusing on AI, Automation and Secure Digital Platforms

Orange Business and Tech Mahindra today announced that they have entered exclusive negotiations to form a non-equity, global strategic partnership to help en...

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Mar 2 • 1:45 AM EST • Business • businesswire.com
US-Iran live updates: Israel, Iran trade strikes after Khamenei killed

The conflict follows weeks of rising tensions between the United States and Iran amid negotiations over its nuclear development programs.

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Mar 1 • 6:13 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
Health Policy Watch: Zambia and Zimbabwe back away from ‘prescriptive’ US health deals

Zambia is unhappy with part of the proposed health aid deal with the US; Zimbabwe halted its bilateral health negotiations with the US.

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Feb 28 • 3:20 PM EST • Health • eatg.org
The Insightful Leader Live: Can Business Negotiation Strategies Work with Friends and Family?

Negotiation skills are essential for your career, whether in asking for a raise or brokering a deal. But they’re not just useful in the workplace. Effective negotiation strategies can also be applied ...

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Feb 26 • 12:00 PM EST • Business • yahoo.com
US winding down health aid to Zimbabwe after talks collapse

The U.S. is winding down its health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations over a $367 million funding agreement broke down, the U.S. Embassy in Harare announced Tuesday. Zimbabwe pulled out of …

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Feb 25 • 11:18 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
⁠Zimbabwe rejects $350 million US health funding deal warns It threatens national sovereignty

Zimbabwe has ended negotiations on a US-backed health agreement after President Mnangagwa deemed the proposal a threat to national sovereignty, citing concerns over data access, mineral linkages and Washington’s retreat from multilateral health frameworks

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Feb 24 • 7:23 AM EST • Health • africa.businessinsider.com
Trump demands Netflix fire Susan Rice from board amid deal talks

Donald Trump weighed in amid negotiations over the Warner Bros. deal, saying Netflix should fire Susan Rice from its board "or pay the consequences."

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Feb 22 • 12:09 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Will the US attack Iran? Trump weighs options, floats limited strike

'I guess I am considering that,' President Donald Trump said of as he weighed a limited strike on Iran amid nuclear negotiations.

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Feb 21 • 10:08 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
4 issues to watch after Supreme Court ruling overturns Trump tariffs

Refunds for importers and negotiations for new trade deals are among issues to watch after the Supreme Court overturned Trump's tariffs.

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Feb 20 • 10:15 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
St. Joseph Health nurses rally for safer work conditions ahead of contract negotiations

Union members gather outside Bryan hospital to voice concerns about patient safety and workplace conditions

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Feb 19 • 9:47 PM EST • Health • kbtx.com
President Trump extends his timeline for Iran negotiations to 10-15 days
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Feb 19 • 9:08 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Nestle reports better-than-expected Q4 sales growth, plans ice cream sale

Swiss consumer goods company Nestle reported better than expected fourth-quarter sales growth on Thursday and said it was in advanced negotiations over the sale of its remaining ice cream business to Froneri as it continues to streamline its portfolio.

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Feb 19 • 1:10 AM EST • Business • reuters.com
2025 Full-Year results: Excellent financial performance reflecting the strengths of Nexans’ business model

2025 Full-Year results Excellent financial performance reflecting the strengths of Nexans’ business model Exceptional level of organic growth at +8.3% in 2025Strong Adjusted EBITDA margin increase at 11.9% of standard salesPortfolio rotation – Exclusive negotiations entered into for the sale of AutoelectricSolid balance sheet enabling to step-up M&A activityEntering 2026 with confidence with the full deployment of our Global Electrification Pure Player model Preliminary statement : In compliance

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Feb 19 • 1:00 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
US military building up assets in the Middle East as negotiations over a deal with Iran continue
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Feb 18 • 10:48 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Live updates: Trump administration news, US-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks and DHS funding negotiations
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Feb 18 • 8:18 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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With Witkoff and Kushner, Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

President Trump’s most trusted envoys are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations, an approach that has sidelined the State Department and the National Security Council.

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Feb 17 • 5:44 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
St. Joseph Health nurses to hold rally for patient safety

RNs from St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a rally on Thursday, Feb. 19, as they prepare for upcoming negotiations for their first contract since forming a union last December. Nurses say safe staffing, workplace safety, and a strong voice for bedside nurses will be their top priorities as they start negotiations.

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Feb 17 • 2:34 PM EST • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly It’s the Industry Using the Data.

Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it’s mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay.

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Feb 17 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • kffhealthnews.org
US Homeland Security Department’s funding negotiations stall

Democrats have called for a ban on immigration agents wearing masks and are pushing for more oversight of operations.

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Feb 16 • 5:22 PM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
US increases military pressure on Iran ahead of high-stakes talks

The US military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday. The pieces are being moved into place both to intimidate Tehran and to have options to strike inside the country should negotiations over its nuclear program fail, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Feb 16 • 3:46 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Hapag-Lloyd in Advanced Talks Over Potential Acquisition of Israeli Rival Zim

Negotiations over a deal for all shares in the Israeli competitor haven’t yet resulted in any binding deals.

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Feb 16 • 1:36 AM EST • Business • wsj.com
Government shutdown, immigration demands and midterm politics collide as funding fight continues

The federal government entered another partial shutdown after negotiations over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stalled.

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Feb 15 • 6:06 PM EST • Politics • ktvu.com
Government shutdown, immigration demands and midterm politics collide as funding fight continues

Lawmakers left Capitol Hill for recess as the federal government entered another partial shutdown after negotiations over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stalled, leaving thousands of federal workers and travelers facing uncertainty.

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Feb 15 • 5:27 PM EST • Politics • ktvu.com
Katie Britt on DHS shutdown negotiations: ‘We won’t walk away from enforcing the law’

The Department of Homeland Security shut down Friday night after lawmakers failed to reach a deal to fund the agency.

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Feb 15 • 12:11 PM EST • Politics • al.com
Minneapolis upends WA lawmakers’ political playbook, DHS funding

The fallout halted the final stretch of negotiations as Democrats demanded restrictions on immigration agents in exchange for votes for DHS funding.

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Feb 14 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • seattletimes.com
Video San Francisco schools close as teachers strike over pay and health care

SFUSD schools will be closed on Tuesday as negotiations between the district and the union continue, according to officials.

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Feb 10 • 10:37 AM EST • Health • abcnews.go.com
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Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It's mostly industry using the data

The Trump administration pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it's mostly health systems and insurers using the information for negotiations.

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Feb 10 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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INTEGRIS Health could be 'out-of-network' for some Oklahomans starting March 9

If negotiations with United Healthcare fall through, Oklahomans using UnitedHealthcare would lose access to INTEGRIS Health doctors, clinics and hospitals.

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Feb 8 • 8:58 PM EST • Health • newson6.com
INTEGRIS Health could be 'out-of-network' for some Oklahomans starting March 9

If negotiations with United Healthcare fall through, Oklahomans using UnitedHealthcare would lose access to INTEGRIS Health doctors, clinics and hospitals.

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Feb 7 • 10:46 PM EST • Health • news9.com
Redding nurses and health care workers announce Feb. 19 strike

Shasta Regional staff have been in negotiations since August, 2025 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues. The staff urges management to agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain workers.

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Feb 6 • 7:32 PM EST • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
How fights over ICE funding are playing out on the Hill and in midterm races : The NPR Politics Podcast

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running out of time to reach an agreement over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. We discuss the state of negotiations, plus how calls to “abolish ICE” are playing out in congressional races.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Sam Gringlas, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and political reporter Elena Moore.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Feb 6 • 4:27 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Fresno city workers 'stuck in the middle' of Community Health negotiations with Blue Shield CA

Thousands of employees for the city of Fresno are now cut off from their health care as Community Health Systems and Blue Shield of California hammer out an agreement.

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Feb 5 • 8:57 PM EST • Health • abc30.com
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WATCH LIVE: White House briefing may address DHS funding negotiations, National Prayer Breakfast
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Feb 5 • 12:31 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Editorial: Pa. politicians must not let national politics delay the state's budget

Fewer than three months after last year’s Pennsylvania state budget negotiations ended, this year’s budget process began yesterday with Gov....

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Feb 4 • 4:30 AM EST • Politics • post-gazette.com
Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations

Over the next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans will weigh competing demands on changes to Department of Homeland Security operations.

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Jan 30 • 6:26 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries provides an update on the latest government funding negotiations
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Jan 29 • 4:16 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Talks intensify to avert shutdown as White House and Senate leaders eye last-ditch deal

The White House and Senate leaders are moving closer to a deal to avert a government shutdown but are seeking to resolve final sticking points in eleventh-hour negotiations ahead of Friday’s deadline, according to several sources familiar with the talks.

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Jan 28 • 11:21 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Healthy Returns: Botox, Trulicity among 15 drugs added to Medicare price negotiations

The Trump administration kicked off another round of Medicare drug price negotiations, while Kaiser Permanente agrees to pay a historic settlement.

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Jan 28 • 12:07 PM EST • Health • cnbc.com
Japan Business Lobby Warns of Tariff Impact as Wage Talks Start

The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby warned that the impact of US tariffs on the nation’s industry needs to be carefully monitored, in comments signaling caution as formal wage negotiations between employers and labor unions get underway.

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Jan 26 • 8:37 PM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Thousands of Bay Area Kaiser workers to go on strike starting Monday: Here's what we know

Kaiser Permanente said in a statement that negotiations were resuming Sunday with unionized nurses and other workers who are planning an open-ended strike starting Monday at dozens of locations in California and Hawaii.

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Jan 25 • 9:17 PM EST • Health • abc7news.com
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Rodman adds soccer maturity to celebrity stardom

Rodman returns after signing a new Washington Spirit contract following a lengthy negotiation, and the young player is moving forward with newly-forged maturity

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Jan 24 • 9:09 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Barcelona complete signing of highly-rated African talent talent

Barcelona can finally relax after securing the signing of Hamza Abdelkarim, a move that had required patience, calm negotiation and, above all, the player’s desire to wear the Blaugrana shirt. Acco...

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Jan 23 • 2:00 AM EST • Sports • barcauniversal.com
Donald Trump, CEO-in-Chief: How the president's dealmaking instincts are shaking up business and the government

In his second term, President Trump has doubled down on his favorite tactics: one-on-one negotiations and unpredictability. He's made big changes; will they endure?

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Jan 22 • 5:30 AM EST • Business • fortune.com
Zelensky to Meet Trump at Davos Forum to Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal

President Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to talk about sticking points in negotiations to end the war with Russia.

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Jan 22 • 4:36 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump has tariffs. Europe has a ‘trade bazooka.’ This Greenland standoff could get ugly, fast

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to impose new 10% tariffs on imports from several European countries. It could unravel months of progress made during trade negotiations settled after Trump’s trade war last year.

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Jan 18 • 5:05 PM EST • Business • cnn.com
Senate bipartisan health care talks on thin ice

Senators left town Thursday sounding pessimistic about any breakthroughs in negotiations to extend expired Obamacare subsidies.

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Jan 15 • 5:50 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Temporary health insurance resolution for 6000+ FUSD retirees

Over 6,000 Fresno Unified retirees have gone without in-network healthcare coverage since the start of the year as negotiations stalled between Community Medical Centers and insurance company Aetna.

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Jan 15 • 2:23 AM EST • Health • abc30.com
Thousands of nurses go on strike in New York City

Nurses were joined by elected leaders, including the city’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as contract negotiations failed.

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Jan 12 • 6:49 PM EST • Health • aljazeera.com
WNBA, WNBPA call moratorium on league business as CBA negotiations go on

Late Friday, the WNBPA asked for the moratorium on league business and it was accepted by the league on Monday afternoon.

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Jan 12 • 6:26 PM EST • Business • usatoday.com
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Exclusive | Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action

The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations.

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Jan 6 • 4:51 PM EST • Politics • wsj.com
The Phillies should re-think their stance on opt-outs

Is it actively hurting them in negotiations?

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Jan 5 • 1:00 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
"Caught on Camera" — Popular New Jersey Car Dealer Thought It Was Business as Usual… Until the Cops Called

It would’ve been no more than another day in a life of a YouTube famous car dealer in New Jersey. Instead, the events of that day quickly spiraled into a chaotic mix of tense negotiations, ... Read more

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Jan 5 • 12:00 PM EST • Business • autos.yahoo.com
Ukrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully.

The Ukrainian leader is reshuffling his cabinet as a corruption scandal reshapes the political landscape at a pivotal point in peace negotiations.

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Jan 4 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare Reach Temporary Deal to Keep Missouri Patients In-Network

Missourians covered by UnitedHealthcare can breathe a sigh of relief. SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare have signed a letter of agreement, extending their contract for 30 days after months of negotiations and a looming December 31st deadline. The temporary deal means more than 140,000 Missourians with UnitedHealthcare commercial or Medicaid plans can continue seeing SSM Health […]

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Jan 1 • 11:29 AM EST • Health • missourinet.com
EA-War on Politics 24 VideoCast: Can Ukraine and Europe Break Putin's Invasion?

32 minutes on negotiations and state of Kyiv's resistance of Russian invasion: can Ukraine and Europe get US support to halt Vladimir Putin?

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Dec 28, 2025 • 1:26 AM EST • Politics • eaworldview.com
USC and Notre Dame will not play football rivalry game in 2026

After months of stalled negotiations and clashes over contract terms, longtime rivals USC and Notre Dame will not face off in college football in 2026.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:33 PM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Sources: Notre Dame, USC rivalry series ending next year as Irish finalize 2-year deal with BYU

Despite months of negotiations, USC and Notre Dame officials have failed to reach an agreement on playing what would be the 97th game in the series next year.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Roundtable: Did COP30 do enough for health?

As the world heats up, human health needs to be much more firmly on the climate negotiations agenda, say four experts

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Dec 16, 2025 • 6:44 AM EST • Health • dialogue.earth
World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advance of and considered by the fourth high-level meeting of the UNGA on the prevention and control of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and well-being, held on 25 September 2025.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • who.int
County commissioners in negotiations with Creoks Behavioral Health Services as new mental health provider

Oklahoma County negotiates with Creoks Behavioral Health Services for new mental health center, aiming to address homelessness and reduce incarceration for nonviolent offenders. Opening planned for 2026.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 12:20 AM EST • Health • news9.com
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Plan for new business jet hangars could boost revenue at underused Sikorsky Airport

The city's airport commission approved negotiations with Sky Harbour to build and manage business plane sites at the Stratford-based facility.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • ctpost.com
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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