Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GitHub apologizes for firing Jewish employee who warned of Nazis in U.S. Capitol: TechCrunch
(Reuters) - Technology company GitHub has apologized for firing a Jewish employee who cautioned his colleagues about the presence of Nazis in Washington on the day of the assault of the U.S. Capitol e...
Jan 17, 2021
Google disputes Texas' suit claiming unfair advertising sales practices
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google said on Sunday that antitrust claims in a Texas lawsuit were "misleading," responding in a blog post as state attorneys general plan suits against the Alphabet Inc unit. In...
Jan 17, 2021
Maple Leafs place F Jason Spezza on waivers
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed veteran forward Jason Spezza and goaltender Aaron Dell on waivers Sunday. Spezza, 37, skated in all three games so far this season and registered one assist while averag...
Jan 17, 2021
Ohio State RB Trey Sermon declares for NFL draft
Ohio State running back Trey Sermon declared for the 2021 NFL Draft on Sunday. "I am truly excited for the opportunity to pursue my dreams at the next level," he posted on social media. "I know the be...
Jan 17, 2021
Brazil authorizes emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines
By Jamie McGeever and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa's board on Sunday voted to approve emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac Bio...
Jan 17, 2021
U.S. CDC reports 394,495 deaths from the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 23,653,919 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 213,145 from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Jan 17, 2021
Portugal's health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's public health system is on the verge of collapsing as hospitals in the areas worst-affected by a worrying surge in coronavirus cases are quickly running out of intensive ...
Jan 17, 2021
In final Trump administration days, Israel approves new settler homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved on Sunday plans to build hundreds of new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, projects it is advancing in the final days of the pro-settlement Trump administr...
Jan 17, 2021
Canada's ambassador to U.S. shares most Biden priorities, worries about his 'buy America' policy
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday that while the two countries have shared vision on many issues, President-elect Joe Biden's economic policy is slightly more...
Jan 17, 2021
Exclusive: Trump slams Huawei and its suppliers one final time
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration last week notified some Huawei suppliers that it is revoking their licenses to sell to the Chinese tech g...
Jan 17, 2021
