Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Race, crime, Trump loom over vote for Manhattan’s top prosecutor
By Linda So and Jason Szep NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 46 years, the Manhattan district attorney's office has changed leaders only twice, in low-key elections focused heavily on fighting crime. Not this y...
Apr 28, 2021
France draws up bill on surveillance of jihadist websites
PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to strengthen its counter-terrorism laws by permitting the use of algorithims to detect activity on jihadist and other extremist websites. Draft legislation was submitte...
Apr 28, 2021
Two-thirds of Spaniards over 60 have had at least a vaccine dose, PM says
(Corrects spelling of "least" in headline) MADRID (Reuters) - Two thirds of Spaniards over the age of 60 have received at least one dose of vaccine against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanche...
Apr 28, 2021
Pfizer buys Amplyx to expand drug-resistant treatment portfolio
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it has acquired privately-held Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a new treatment for drug-resistant "superbug" fungal in...
Apr 28, 2021
UK official says hopeful signs COVID vaccine protection will be sustained
LONDON (Reuters) - Plans for booster shots against COVID-19 infection in Britain will likely be driven by emerging new variants, as high protection offered by current vaccines against existing variant...
Apr 28, 2021
German spies monitor anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic spy agency is monitoring individuals who have joined anti-lockdown protests to decide if their rejection of government curbs amounts to subversion ...
Apr 28, 2021
Health insurer Humana beats profit estimates on Medicare Advantage strength
(Reuters) -Humana Inc on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, benefiting from higher sales of its Medicare advantage plans for the elderly and people with disabilities. Humana in...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear peeved cheerleader's free speech case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday will consider whether public schools can punish students for what they say off campus in a case involving a former Pennsylvania che...
Apr 28, 2021
Tesla records $27 million in impairment losses on bitcoin investment
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc recorded $27 million of impairment losses on its bitcoin investment, the electric carmaker said in a filing on Wednesday. (https://bit.ly/2PtMZ5A) (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in...
Apr 28, 2021
Potential future Biden Supreme Court pick set for U.S. Senate hearing
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge considered a possible future U.S. Supreme Court nominee is set to testify on Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing for her selection by P...
Apr 28, 2021
