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Novavax shares jump after Biden says focusing on its vaccine
(Reuters) - Shares of Novavax Inc surged 16% in extended trading on Tuesday after President Joe Biden said the United States was planning to share COVID-19 vaccines with countries in need of aid. "The...
Apr 27, 2021
Basketball: Call your shot: Bucks to offer in-game COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - Basketball fans can obtain their first COVID-19 vaccine dose in an unusual venue this weekend -- at a Milwaukee Bucks game. Those aged 16 years and older attending Sunday's game against th...
Apr 27, 2021
Washington helping Kabul find replacements for departing U.S. contractors: Khalilzad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is helping the Kabul government find contractors to replace American contractors who must leave Afghanistan under the 2020 U.S.-Taliban agreement, U.S. peace e...
Apr 27, 2021
Biden nominates former DOJ official to lead civil division: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate Javier Guzman for assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Civil Division, the White House said on Tuesday. Guzman, who ...
Apr 27, 2021
Shapeways nears deal to go public through Galileo SPAC merger - sources
By Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) - 3D-printing technology provider Shapeways Inc is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check acquisition firm Galileo Acquisition Corp at a va...
Apr 27, 2021
Texas Instruments quarterly revenue beats estimates
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Tuesday, thanks to strong demand for its chips used in personal electronic gadgets such as televisions and PCs. Cat...
Apr 27, 2021
Starbucks sales disappoint as lockdowns abroad keep coffee drinkers at home
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp missed Wall Street expectation for quarterly comparable sales on Tuesday, hurt by weakness at its business abroad where the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to restr...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots after close encounter with Iranian vessels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and another American patrol boat in the G...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. appeals court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's bail request
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's request for bail, as she prepares for trial on charges she procured teenage girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epste...
Apr 27, 2021
Visa second-quarter profit falls as pandemic crimps travel spending
(Reuters) - Visa Inc reported a small fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt large parts of the global travel and retail industries, hitting cross-border spending volumes fo...
Apr 27, 2021
