Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Top U.S. officials discuss options to protect Americans in Iraq from Iran attacks, senior official says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to present to President Donald Trump aimed at deterring any attack on U.S...
Dec 23, 2020
COVID, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports
By: Eddie Pells The coronavirus was only one factor in a chain of events that consumed college sports in 2020, and is poised to do more of the same in 2021 and beyond. The virus, combined with the har...
Dec 23, 2020
Saints look to clinch NFC South with victory over Vikings
By: Barry Wilner With the NFL opting not to play a Thursday game on Christmas Eve, it moved the prime-time showcase to late afternoon Friday and sent Minnesota down to New Orleans. The game doesn't ha...
Dec 23, 2020
Nearly 9.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 1 million administered - U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has administered 1,008,025 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and has distributed 9,465,725...
Dec 23, 2020
Peru expects 'significant batch' of vaccines to arrive via COVAX in early 2021
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru is set to receive "a significant batch" of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX alliance during the first quarter of 2021, interim president Francisco Sagasti said on Wednesday, help...
Dec 23, 2020
Visa maintains card usage suspension on Pornhub
(Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Wednesday that usage of its cards on MindGeek's platforms with user-generated content such as Pornhub will remain suspended until pending investigations are complete. The ...
Dec 23, 2020
France reports 14,929 new COVID cases, 276 more deaths in past 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered 14,929 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 276 more deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, according to French health ministry data published on Wednesday. France...
Dec 23, 2020
Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine over 50% effective in Brazil tests, reports newspaper Folha
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against COVID-19 is over 50% effective in late-stage trials, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday, adding that the Chinese company had asked...
Dec 23, 2020
IBM will pay $24.25 million to resolve FCC probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - IBM Corp has agreed to pay $24.25 million to resolve a pair of investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)over subsidies awarded to connect schools and librari...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. gives investors until 2022 to divest from sanctioned Russian co GAZ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday granted investors another year to divest from Russian automaker GAZ PAO, a company linked to sanctioned Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska. The U.S. Tr...
Dec 23, 2020
