Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Something we've never seen' - Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled...
Feb 19, 2021
World Bank pushing for standard vaccine contracts, more disclosure from makers
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is working to standardize COVID-19 vaccine contracts that countries are signing with drug makers, and is pushing manufacturers to be more open ab...
Feb 19, 2021
U.S. Senate to know next week if COVID-19 bill can include minimum wage hike - Sanders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders said on Friday he expects to find out next week whether lawmakers can include a hike in the minimum wage to $15 an hour in t...
Feb 19, 2021
Bolsonaro says nominating replacement for Petrobras CEO
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government has decided to nominate Joaquim Silva e Luna as the next chief executive of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, according to a post on President Jair Bols...
Feb 19, 2021
Second Google AI ethics leader fired, she says amid staff protest
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday fired scientist Margaret Mitchell, she said in a Twitter post, after weeks of being under investigation for moving thousands of files outside the company am...
Feb 19, 2021
U.S. insurers on hook for billions in Texas storm; regulator collecting data
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - With billions of dollars in damage expected from the historic Texas winter storm, a state regulator plans to collect data from property insurers to assess costs stemming ...
Feb 19, 2021
Google to evaluate executive performance on diversity, inclusion
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will evaluate the performance of its vice presidents and above on team diversity and inclusion starting this year, the company said on Friday in one of...
Feb 19, 2021
Democratic U.S. senator opposes Biden budget pick Tanden, imperiling confirmation
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he would oppose President Joe Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden to head the Office of Manageme...
Feb 19, 2021
Voting rights advocates decry 'devastating' Georgia measure limiting ballot access
By Julia Harte and John Whitesides (Reuters) - Democrats and voting rights groups condemned on Friday a broad proposal by Georgia Republicans to limit absentee and in-person voting in the state, the l...
Feb 19, 2021
Citigroup considering divestiture of some foreign consumer units - Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is considering divesting some international consumer units, Bloomberg Law reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The discussions are around divesting uni...
Feb 19, 2021
