Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. FCC action to limit key social media protection increasingly unlikely
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospects of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies legal protections unde...
Jan 04, 2021
15.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 4.5 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 4,563,260 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 15,418,500 doses...
Jan 04, 2021
New UK coronavirus variant confirmed in Brazil, says Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has confirmed its first two cases of the new British coronavirus variant, Sao Paulo state's health secretariat said on Monday. One of the people infected was a 25-year-old...
Jan 04, 2021
Spain will administer two doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine, minister says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's central health authority will continue to recommend administering two doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine in the period indicated by its manufacturers, health minister Salv...
Jan 04, 2021
Breakthrough reached in Gulf dispute with Qatar: senior Trump administration official
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A breakthrough has been reached in Qatar's three-year-old with Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries and an agreement to end their rift is to be signed in...
Jan 04, 2021
NFL playoff field: powerhouses, pretenders and a 7-9 team
By; Barry Wilner From the rested in Kansas City and Pittsburgh to the relieved in Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles, the field for the Super Bowl chase is set. There are some powerhouses and some pre...
Jan 04, 2021
Gonzaga-Baylor remain 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas rises to No. 4
By: Aaron Beard While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and the fourth-ranked Texas are making a push into the rankings' top tier, t...
Jan 04, 2021
Lebanon orders three-week lockdown to fight virus spread
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon announced a full lockdown for three weeks, including a night curfew, to stem a rise in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals in a country already facing ...
Jan 04, 2021
Brazil diplomats press to secure vaccine made in India, says Fiocruz
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Foreign Ministry is leading talks to secure doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine made in India, the country's government-funded Fiocruz Institute said o...
Jan 04, 2021
NCAA to play all 67 March Madness men’s games in Indiana
By: Michael Marot INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event ...
Jan 04, 2021
