Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are set to release a sweeping plan on Monday to provide more than $50 billion in additional assistance to U.S. airlines, trans...
Feb 08, 2021
White House expects lawmakers' coronavirus aid "mark up" will track closely to Biden's plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expects the House of Representatives to track closely to President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan as it marks up its latest round of legislation to blunt th...
Feb 08, 2021
White House press secretary not aware of Trump request for intelligence briefing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday she was not aware of any request from Donald Trump for an intelligence breifing, but reaffirmed that President Joe Biden wou...
Feb 08, 2021
Biden $15 minimum wage plan would cut 1.4 million jobs in 2025: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 would reduce employment by 1.4 million jobs that year and increase the U.S. budget def...
Feb 08, 2021
EU finalises second deal with Pfizer for 300 million vaccine doses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has finalised a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of an additional 300 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, a European Commission spokesman told ...
Feb 08, 2021
'No, no.': Mexican president rejects mask-wearing after COVID-19 recovery
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said he would not wear a face mask after his recovery from COVID-19, in spite of widespread support from top officials a...
Feb 08, 2021
Cuomo moves up date for reopening indoor dining in New York City restaurants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, citing steady improvement in the state's measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, on Monday moved up the date on which New York City restaur...
Feb 08, 2021
Former business partner of Giuliani associate gets one year in jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ex-business partner of Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of former U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced on Monday to one year and a day in p...
Feb 08, 2021
Britain has secured 50 million doses of vaccines for new variants - Hancock
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed a initial supply of 50 million doses of vaccines for new variants, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, although he added that evidence showed the shots a...
Feb 08, 2021
U.S. Senator Shelby will not seek reelection: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Richard Shelby said on Monday he would not seek reelection for a seventh term in 2022. Shelby, 86, was first elected to the Senate in 1986 as a Democrat ...
Feb 08, 2021
