Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LEADING OFF: A’s and Braves winless, Tatis on IL, Paxton out
A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ SLOW STARTS Both winless teams in the majors are defending division champions. After finishing first in the AL West last year, the Oakland Athle...
Apr 07, 2021
Uber, Lyft tout U.S. ride-hail driver pay, incentives amid demand uptick
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc said U.S. drivers on their ride-hail platforms were earning significantly more than before the pandemic as trip demand outstrips driver su...
Apr 07, 2021
Los Angeles sheriff will reveal cause of Tiger Woods crash
By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES - The sheriff for Los Angeles County plans to announce Wednesday what caused golf icon Tiger Woods to crash an SUV in Southern California earlier this year. The athlete w...
Apr 07, 2021
German vaccine official: rare clots after AstraZeneca shots were 20 times higher
BERLIN (Reuters) - Instances of rare clotting in people who got AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine were 20 times higher than would be likely in the same time period among a specific age group, Christian B...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. delivering about 3 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, up 8%: CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has delivered about 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day on average over the past week, up 8% over the previous 7-day average, U.S. Centers for Disease Con...
Apr 07, 2021
IMF officials endorse Biden's corporate tax hike, global minimum plan
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund officials on Wednesday endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to raise corporate income taxes and negotiate a global minimum tax, ad...
Apr 07, 2021
EU drug regulator: 169 cases of rare brain blood clot identified as of April 4
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European drug regulator has received reports of 169 cases of a rare brain blood clot in people who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official said on Wednes...
Apr 07, 2021
Mozambique seeks targeted foreign support to help tackle insurgency: president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mozambique has told the international community what support it needs to deal with an Islamic State-linked insurgency, but for reasons of sovereignty it will tackle some aspec...
Apr 07, 2021
UK vaccine panel says under-30s should not receive Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should not give Oxford University/AstraZeneca's vaccine to under 30s where possible, Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said on Wednesday, due ...
Apr 07, 2021
EU regulator finds possible link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and reports of very rare cases of blood clots in peopl...
Apr 07, 2021
