Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Treasury nominee Adeyemo says pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden's nominee for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Treasury, said it was critical to end the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere around the globe, and doing so ...
Feb 23, 2021
Mark Cuban: Mavs are not shopping Kristaps Porzingis
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban shot down rumors that big man Kristaps Porzingis is on the trade block. Responding to multiple reports that Dallas was feeling out possible trade partners, Cuban issu...
Feb 23, 2021
Biden will travel to winter storm-battered Texas on Friday -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Texas on Friday, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. The state has been battered by a winter storm ...
Feb 23, 2021
Reports: Rockets to waive DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins is soon to be a free agent as the Houston Rockets prepare to waive the center as early as Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Cousins is Houston's leading rebounder (7.6 per game)...
Feb 23, 2021
Basketball: Gasol confirms return to Barca 20 years on
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol has announced he is returning to boyhood club Barcelona after nearly two decades in the NBA, three days after denying reports he had signed for...
Feb 23, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate backs Biden U.N. nominee Thomas-Greenfield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden's nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. As vo...
Feb 23, 2021
Twitter removes hundreds of accounts it says are linked to Iran, Russia, Armenia
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter said on Tuesday it had taken down 373 accounts which it said had ties to Russia, Armenia and Iran and had breached its platform manipulation policies. The ...
Feb 23, 2021
Johnson & Johnson ready to ship nearly 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson expects to be able to ship nearly 4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine upon authorization in the U.S., an executive said at a hearing in the U.S. House of Rep...
Feb 23, 2021
Speed skating: Christie devastated as pandemic forces Britain out of worlds
LONDON (Reuters) - Triple gold medallist Elise Christie said she was devastated after Britain announced on Tuesday it had withdrawn from next month's short track speed skating world championships in t...
Feb 23, 2021
White Sox SS Tim Anderson backs Tony La Russa
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is ready to play for manager Tony La Russa. The flamboyant and energetic Anderson said when La Russa was hired that he was concerned he'd need to tone down the...
Feb 23, 2021
