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TRUMP ON GHISLAINE MAXWELL PARDON: WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

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WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be open to making a deal on subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which Democrats are demanding in order to break an impasse with Republican lawmakers over the U.S. government shutdown. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; Editing by Chris Reese)

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MOSCOW, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Urals crude differentials were steady again on Monday, after OPEC+'s planned production increase for November looked to be more modest than expected. OPEC+ will raise oil output from November by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd), it said on Sunday, opting for the same fairly modest monthly increase as in October amid persistent worries over a looming supply glut. Oil prices rose by about $1 on Monday, tempering some concerns about supply additions, though a soft outlook for demand is likely to cap near-term gains. The Kirishi oil refinery, one of Russia's largest, has halted a crude distillation unit, CDU-6, its most productive unit, following a drone attack and subsequent fire on October 4, with its recovery expected to take about a month, two industry sources said on Monday. There is enough supply of Russian oil for Indian refiners in the market as Ukraine's attacks on Russia's energy facilities have reduced its refining capacity and made more crude available, a government official told Reuters on Monday. PLATTS WINDOW * No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC Blend in the Platts window on Monday. NEWS * The Rosneft-controlled Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region was targeted by Ukrainian drones overnight, causing a fire at a building for security staff which was quickly out, regional authorities said on Monday. (Reporting by Reuters Editing by Matthew Lewis)

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After playing in four preseason games with the New York Rangers, veteran forward Conor Sheary agreed to a one-year contract with the team on Monday. Sheary, 33, tallied three points (one goal, two assists) while averaging 16:05 of ice time while on a professional tryout. A 10-year NHL veteran, the Winchester, Mass., native signed as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2015. Sheary has 267 points (124 goals, 143 assists) over 593 games with the Penguins (2015-18, 2020), Buffalo Sabres (2018-20), Washington Capitals (2020-23) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2023-25). In 72 playoff games, the 5-foot-8, 182-pound Sheary has 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with Pittsburgh (2016, 2017). The Rangers open their 2025-26 schedule on Tuesday at home against the Penguins. –Field Level Media

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* Illinois sues to block Trump’s troop deployment to Chicago * Fourth legal challenge over federal use of National Guard in cities * Courts in Oregon and California say Trump likely overstepped * U.S. says Texas National Guard troops in transit to Chicago (Adds court hearing on Illinois troop deployment paragraph 2) By Nate Raymond and Dietrich Knauth Oct 6 (Reuters) – Illinois launched a legal challenge on Monday to block U.S. President Donald Trump from deploying hundreds of federalized National Guard troops into the streets of Chicago – the latest flashpoint in a growing number of court battles over the Republican president's authority to deploy military forces domestically. U.S. lawyers told the U.S. district judge overseeing the case during a hearing on Monday that the Texas National Guard was on the way to Chicago and that the administration could still deploy troops, while it organizes a legal response to Illinois’s request for a temporary restraining order. The judge gave the federal government two days to respond. The Democratic-led state and the city of Chicago filed the lawsuit hours after a federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Trump's administration from sending any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon. Chicago's lawsuit is the fourth legal action targeting Trump's unprecedented use of soldiers to police U.S. cities, suppress protests and bolster domestic immigration enforcement. Courts have not yet reached a final decision in any of those cases, but judges in California and Oregon have made initial rulings that Trump likely overstepped his authority. The Illinois lawsuit took aim at a decision by the Trump administration over the weekend to federalize up to 300 members of the Illinois National Guard over the objections of Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker and another 400 from Texas to deploy into Chicago. "These advances in President Trump’s long-declared 'War' on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous," the complaint alleged. The Republican president is deploying the military to Illinois based on a "flimsy pretext" that alleges an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in a suburb of Chicago needs protecting as protests outside the building over Trump's immigration crackdown continue, according to the lawsuit. The state argues that the Trump administration has not met the legal conditions needed to allow it to federalize National Guard troops without Pritzker's blessing and is violating the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law which sharply limits the use of the military for domestic enforcement. The lawsuit also argues Trump's actions violate the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, which protects states' rights, by usurping Pritzker's role as the commander-in-chief of the National Guard in Illinois and by infringing on the state's authority over local law enforcement. The White House said that troops were needed to protect federal government employees from "violent riots" in Chicago. "President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. Illinois disputed Trump's description of the city, saying in the lawsuit that "protests have been small, primarily peaceful, and unfortunately escalated by DHS’s own conduct." COURT SCRUTINY OVER TRUMP TROOP USE Trump has expanded the use of the U.S. military in his second term, which has included deploying troops along the U.S. border and ordering them to kill suspected drug traffickers on boats off Venezuela without due process. He has ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Portland, sparking lawsuits from state and local leaders. National Guard troops are state-based militia forces that answer to their governors except when called into federal service. Judges in California and Oregon have ruled that Trump violated the law by taking control of the National Guard in those states, and by using California troops as a police force. Those rulings are on appeal, and a higher court has allowed Trump to keep control of California's National Guard while the legal battle continues. A judge in Washington, D.C. has yet to make a ruling on the legality of the troop deployment in the nation's capital. Trump has said he would send troops to other Democratic-led cities, including Baltimore, New York and Oakland. Democratic leaders in those cities have said the troop deployments are a tool for political intimidation, while Trump has argued that high crime and immigration protests require a national response. A separate lawsuit was filed Monday by a group of journalists and protesters in Chicago, who said that the Trump administration had violated their First Amendment right to free expression. The Department of Homeland Security has routinely used "brutal" tactics meant to "intimidate and silence the press and civilians," such as using tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse crowds even when protests were small and peaceful, according to the lawsuit. (Reporting by Nate Raymond and Dietrich Knauth in New York and Emily Schmall in Chicago; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Alexia Garamfalvi and Aurora Ellis)

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(Adds details) Oct 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been probing marketing platform AppLovin's data-collection practices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the company were down nearly 14% after the report. The agency has specifically reviewed allegations that AppLovin violated platform partners' service agreements to push more targeted advertising to consumers, the report said. SEC enforcement officials assigned to cyber and emerging technologies have been handling the matter, it said. AppLovin did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The SEC said it is not able to respond to many inquiries from the press due to the government shutdown. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

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Oct 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been probing marketing platform AppLovin's data-collection practices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the company were down nearly 16% after the report. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

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* Air traffic controller union warns sickouts are illegal * Controllers and TSA agents missed work in 2019 shutdown, delaying flights * Trump has targeted Democratic states for shutdown actions (Adds comment from Duffy on controllers) By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson NEWARK/WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The number of air traffic controllers calling in sick since the government shutdown began has seen a slight "tick up", U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday, at times cutting air traffic staffing by 50% in some areas. Duffy did not specify where the staffing issues were occurring, but some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the shutdown. They are not being paid and controllers are set to miss their first paycheck on Oct. 14. Delays will result from the reduced staffing, Duffy said, adding that if sick calls increase, air traffic flow will be cut to a rate that maintains air safety. In some airports, there was a 50% reduction in air traffic staffing on certain days, he added. Denver, Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix on Monday saw a rise in sick calls from air traffic controllers, according to the USDOT. President Donald Trump has made transportation a focal point in a government shutdown battle with the Democrats, cutting off more than $28 billion of aid for climate programs, subways, tunnels and mass transit in Democratic-leaning states like New York and Illinois. Duffy and the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association spoke at a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport to discuss the effects of the shutdown. The airport is one of three serving the heavily Democratic-leaning New York metropolitan area and is a major United Airlines hub. In 2019, during a 35-day shutdown, the number of absences by controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers rose as workers missed paychecks, extending checkpoint wait times at some airports. Authorities were forced to slow air traffic in New York, which put pressure on lawmakers to quickly end the standoff. Duffy noted controllers are worried. "They're thinking about, am I going to get a paycheck?," Duffy said, adding that some are asking themselves: "Do I have to take a second job and drive Uber when I'm already exhausted from doing a job that's already stressful?" The union on Monday reminded workers, "participating in a job action could result in removal from federal service" and that it is illegal. "It is more important than ever that we rise to the occasion and continue delivering the consistent, high-level of public service we provide every day," the union told members. "We cannot stress enough that it is essential to avoid any actions that could reflect poorly on you, our union, or our professions." NATCA in 2019 said many controllers had reached "the breaking point." Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said at the time the shutdown was "pushing our airspace to the breaking point." Airline trade group Airlines for America, which represents United, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, warned that during a funding lapse "the system may need to slow down, reducing efficiency" and impacting travelers. A persistent shortage of controllers has delayed flights and many are working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks. The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill Berkrot, Nick Zieminski and Chris Reese)

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(Recasts to add details and comments on separate measles, mumps, rubella shots in paragraphs 1-10, 12-13) * Merck says there is no evidence of benefit to splitting shot * Vaccine experts say combined vaccine yields strong immune reaction * CDC backs vaccine panel recommendation for separate chickenpox shot below age 4 By Mariam Sunny, Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman Oct 6 (Reuters) – A top U.S. health official on Monday called for the combined measles-mumps-rubella shot to be broken up, drawing a quick rebuke from vaccine maker Merck, which said there is no scientific evidence that shows any benefit to doing so. The U.S. CDC earlier on Monday pulled broad support for COVID-19 shots, saying they should be administered through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider in accordance with recommendations from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hand-picked vaccine advisory panel. The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jim O'Neill, in an X post on Monday called on vaccine manufacturers to develop three separate vaccines to replace the combined MMR inoculation. In a September 23 news conference at the White House, President Donald Trump delivered medical advice to pregnant women and parents of young children, repeatedly telling them common vaccines should not be taken together or so early in a child's life, and urging them not to use or administer Tylenol, against the advice of medical societies. Kennedy, a long-time anti-vaccine crusader before taking on the nation's top health post, has linked vaccines to autism and sought to rewrite the country's immunization policies. He fired all members of the national vaccine advisory board of outside experts and replaced them with new members, many of whom shared his views. The committee is reviewing the childhood vaccine schedule. The causes of autism are unclear. But no rigorous studies have found links between autism and vaccines or medications, or their components such as thimerosal or formaldehyde. Vaccination rates have declined as autism rates have climbed. MERCK, EXPERTS DEFEND MMR SHOT Merck said there is no published scientific evidence that shows any benefit in separating the MMR shot. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website, there are currently no separate single virus shots for measles, mumps or rubella licensed for use in the United States. That means manufacturers could need to go through the FDA approval process before any become available. "Use of the individual components of combination vaccines increases the number of injections for the individual and may result in delayed or missed immunizations," Merck said in a statement. Dr. Rana Alissa, president of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the purpose of combining the three shots in the MMR vaccine is not only to save parents extra visits to the doctor's office. "Studies have shown that when you give them together, the immune response is much better," she said. "This is how you get lifelong immunity." GSK, which also makes an MMR shot, declined to comment. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where O'Neill is deputy secretary, was not immediately available for comment. The break-up of the MMR shot would "falsely imply that there is something unsafe about giving the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines at the same time," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. "It would be another example of the federal government pandering to the anti-vaccine movement," Adalja added. Earlier in the day, the CDC signed off on the advisers' recommendations against use of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before the age of 4 years because of a slight risk of seizures related to high fevers. Instead, varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, is recommended as a standalone shot. Merck also makes the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella shot. CDC CHANGES COVID VIEWS The new CDC recommendation on the COVID vaccine calls for physician involvement but maintains access for the shot through health insurance. The immunization schedules will be updated on the CDC website by Tuesday, the agency said. The recommendations come after upheaval at the CDC, including the ouster of its former Director Susan Monarez, who had resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy. Monarez said she was told to rubber-stamp the committee's recommendations without reviewing the scientific evidence. The new advisory panel made its recommendations at a two-day meeting in September that highlighted deep divisions over the future of the U.S. immunization schedules under Kennedy. The American Academy of Pediatrics, an influential U.S. medical group, has already broken from federal policy and pushed its own vaccine recommendations, suggesting all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August cleared updated COVID-19 vaccines for everyone over age 65, but limited its approval for younger people to those with health risks. The three approved COVID shots are made by Pfizer with German partner BioNTech, Moderna, and Novavax with Sanofi. (Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru, Michael Erman in New York and Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago; Editing by Caroline Humer and Bill Berkrot)

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Oct 7 (Reuters) – Walmart Inc: * SAM’S CLUB MEMBERS NOW GET FREE SAME-DAY DELIVERY OF REFRIGERATED MEDICATIONS, INCLUDING GLP-1S * WALMART: GLP-1 MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE TO SAM'S CLUB MEMBERS AT SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS * WALMART: SAM'S CLUB PLUS MEMBERS CAN ACCESS 10 COMMONLY PRESCRIBED GENERIC MEDICATIONS AT NO COST, OVER 600 MEDICATIONS AT $10 OR LESS Source text: Further company coverage:

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