Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'No SALT no deal': Democrats vow to block Build Back Better bill without tax break
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Several U.S. House members from President Joe Biden's Democratic Party are threatening to block a renewed push for his Build Back Better spending bill if it does not inc...
Jan 21, 2022
Ireland to scrap most COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday - minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is to scrap almost all its COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday, including restrictions on hospitality, limits on sporting events and the requirement for proof of vaccination...
Jan 21, 2022
U.S. judge blocks Biden federal employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that President Joe Biden could not require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden issued an order requiring about 3....
Jan 21, 2022
Olympics-Polish luger Sochowicz returns to competition ahead of Beijing Games
(Reuters) - Polish luger Mateusz Sochowicz returned to the track on Friday, just in time to compete in next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing after undergoing surgery following a training crash in No...
Jan 21, 2022
GSK, Vir ramping up U.S. output of COVID antibody drug
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline and U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology will boost production of their antibody-based COVID-19 treatment by adding a second manufacturing plant to help meet soaring demand in th...
Jan 21, 2022
Ukraine crisis: what next after the Blinken-Lavrov talks?
(Reuters) - Here is a snapshot of what to look out for next in the Ukraine crisis after the latest U.S.-Russia talks produced - as expected - no breakthrough. U.S WRITTEN RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S SECURITY...
Jan 21, 2022
Yellen says pre-K education, earned income tax credit at 'core' of Build Back Better
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said two years of universal early childhood education and an expanded income tax credit were critical components of the $1.7 trillion Build ...
Jan 21, 2022
Yellen rebrands Biden economic agenda as 'modern supply side economics'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said the Biden administration was seeking strategies to ease inflationary pressures and rebranded its economic agenda as "modern s...
Jan 21, 2022
Golf-Jamieson maintains narrow lead in Abu Dhabi, McIlroy on cut-mark
(Reuters) - Scott Jamieson maintained his one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding a two-over-par 74 on Friday, while four-time major winner Rory McIlroy ...
Jan 21, 2022
Analysis-First rebellion against Johnson was doomed; the next may not be
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - A rebellion against Prime Minister Boris Johnson by some of his Conservative Party's newest members of parliament (MPs) quickly collapsed this week - but might ju...
Jan 21, 2022
