Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. administers 87.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 87,912,323 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday morning and delivered 116,355,405 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The ta...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021

Devils Lake downs West Fargo 76-64, Firebirds advance to state tournament
FARGO – Devils Lake senior Ramsey Brown surpassed 1,000 career points and the Firebirds edged out West Fargo 76-64 in a state qualifier on Saturday afternoon from the Scheels Center. The Firebir...
Chase Miller Mar 06, 2021
Biden says $1,400 payments can start to go out this month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Senate passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill means that $1,400 payments to most Americans will start to go out this mo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
Italian government faces criticism over consulting contract with McKinsey over EU funds
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government is facing criticism for hiring consulting giant McKinsey to help it rewrite plans for spending the European Union funds aimed at rebui...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
NBA: Sixers center Joel Embiid donating ASG earnings to homeless
Sixers center Joel Embiid is donating $100,000 in earnings from Sunday's All-Star Game to combat homelessness in Philadelphia. The four-time All-Star said Saturday that his contributions will to to se...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
U.S. envoy seeking support to shakeup Afghan peace process, warring parties object
By Hamid Shalizi, Charlotte Greenfield and Jonathan Landay KABUL/ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan proposed a shakeup of the stalled peace process this week, inclu...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
WTA roundup: Petra Kvitova rolls to Qatar Total Open title
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic cruised past Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-1 to win the Qatar Total Open at Doha on Saturday. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, also beat Muguruza in the 20...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
Chile donates 20,000 doses of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to Ecuador
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador has received a donation of some 20,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine from Chile, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said on Saturday, in a sign of the stark disparit...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
Myanmar forces make night raids after breaking up protests
(Reuters) - Myanmar security forces fired gunshots as they carried out overnight raids in the main city Yangon after breaking up the latest protests against last month's coup with teargas and stun gre...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
Mexican president defends 10-foot barriers to wall off women protesters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday said a metallic barrier to wall off the presidential palace ahead of a planned women's march on International Women's ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 06, 2021
