Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Soccer scraps anthem-kneeling policy
(Reuters) - United States Soccer on Saturday voted to end a ban on players kneeling during the national anthem, something they have done to protest racial inequality and police brutality. More than 70...
Feb 27, 2021
Dozens of leading Hong Kong democrats brace for national security charges to be laid
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Several dozen Hong Kong democrats are due to report to local police stations across the city on Sunday, with some expecting to be charged with br...
Feb 27, 2021
All English households with school children offered twice weekly COVID tests
LONDON (Reuters) - All households in England with school or college aged children will be offered two rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week to support the government's priority to get young people ...
Feb 27, 2021
Hamling Goes Off as Bison Drop Heartbreaker at South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Hannah Sjerven hit a free throw with :00.2 to play Saturday, as South Dakota escaped with an 82-81 win over the North Dakota State women’s basketball te...
Feb 27, 2021
U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and ...
Feb 27, 2021
New Zealand's Auckland starts second lockdown in month
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, woke up on Sunday morning to a second lockdown in a month as health authorities try to rein in a coronavirus cluster of the more contagious ...
Feb 27, 2021
Raptors look to continue mastery of Bulls
The Chicago Bulls have lost 12 games in a row to Toronto and they will be out to change that Sunday night when they visit the Raptors in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls' consecutive losses to the Raptors have b...
Feb 27, 2021
UK’s Sunak to provide 5 billion pounds of grants to pandemic hit businesses in budget
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) of additional grants to help businesses hit hard by pandemic lockdowns in his budget statement next ...
Feb 27, 2021
Brazil registers over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths for fifth straight day
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 1,386 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and 61,602 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has s...
Feb 27, 2021
Southern Illinois ends North Dakota State’s 39-game winning streak
Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 on Saturday that ended the Bison's 39-game winning streak. North...
Feb 27, 2021
