Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. urges Beijing to cease military, diplomatic, economic pressure against Taiwan: State Dept. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday that Beijing should to cease military, diplomatic, economic pressure against Taiwan, after China's top diplomat called ...
Feb 02, 2021
Short seller Kerrisdale goes long on 'The Robinhood of China'
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sahm Adrangi, whose Kerrisdale Capital cemented its reputation with successful bets against Chinese internet companies, came out with a long position in Beiji...
Feb 02, 2021
Essential yet under vaccinated, some California farmworkers get their vaccines
By Norma Galeana and Alan Devall MECCA, Calif. (Reuters) - Deemed an essential workforce during the pandemic, California's mostly Latino farmworkers are also underrepresented in the state's vaccinatio...
Feb 02, 2021
NDSU Sweeps Summit League Track & Field Athlete of the Week Awards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) - The North Dakota State track & field program swept all four Summit League Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards following its competition at the UND Ope...
Feb 02, 2021
Report: Reds agree to terms with LHP Sean Doolittle
The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-hander Sean Doolittle, MLB.com reported Tuesday. Doolittle would be in line to serve as the Reds closer after the team traded right...
Feb 02, 2021
Biden Homeland Security nominee Mayorkas heads toward U.S. Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security, meaning he will become the first Latino and immigrant t...
Feb 02, 2021
National high school group alters COVID guidance
The National Federation of State High School Associations has revised its original guidance on how to conduct prep sports safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidance suggests community infec...
Feb 02, 2021
Pentagon purges advisory boards after flurry of Trump end-of-term appointees
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has stripped several hundred appointees of their posts on Pentagon advisory boards, a number of whom took offic...
Feb 02, 2021
Macron says all French people will be offered vaccine by end of summer
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday all French people who are willing to be vaccinated will be offered a vaccine by the end of summer. In an interview with TF1 televisio...
Feb 02, 2021
Persecution of activists in Venezuela soars, say NGOs
CARACAS (Reuters) - Detention, defamation, stigmatization and harassment of charities and rights activists in Venezuela increased 157% between 2019 and 2020, a group of non-governmental organisations ...
Feb 02, 2021
