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House approves transportation bill that renews trade bank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation funding bill that also renews the Export-Import Bank’s charter, but final provisions of the measure will be subject to negotiations with the Senate. The bill authorizes federal spending on road, bridge and rail transit infrastructure projects for six years, providing guaranteed funding for three years. The measure also would revive the Export-Import Bank, which

House approves transportation bill that renews trade bank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation funding bill that also renews the Export-Import Bank’s charter, but final provisions of the measure will be subject to negotiations with the Senate. The bill authorizes federal spending on road, bridge and rail transit infrastructure projects for six years, providing guaranteed funding for three years. The measure also would revive the Export-Import Bank, which

Hearing aids may slow mental decline in hard-of-hearing elderly

By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Seniors with hearing loss who use hearing aids may experience cognitive decline at a rate more like their peers without hearing trouble, according to a French study that followed thousands of seniors for 25 years. Past research has shown a link between hearing loss and steeper cognitive decline in old age, but few have tracked that relationship over a quarter century. “With a large