Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Steelers rework linebacker Alex Highsmith's deal, clear $7M
The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured linebacker Alex Highsmith's contract to clear more than $7 million in salary cap space, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Highsmith, 26, inked a four-year, $68 milli...
Apr 24, 2024
Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse ...
Apr 24, 2024
US Senate committee investigates pricing of Novo's Ozempic and Wegovy
(Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the prices of Novo Nordisk's diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. Senator...
Apr 24, 2024
Pre-roman necropolis unearthed in Italy during excavations
ROME (Reuters) - A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local authoritie...
Apr 24, 2024
Alberta warns of critical time for wildfire risk as evacuations start
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Alberta introduced more fire restrictions on Wednesday, as officials said the 2024 wildfire season had started earlier than usual due to ongoing drought and warned that the...
Apr 24, 2024
Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month if not knocke...
Apr 24, 2024
Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S...
Apr 24, 2024
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after medical checks - state television
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz left King Faisal Specialist Hospital after completing a routine check-up, state TV reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the royal c...
Apr 24, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu says 'more has to be done' to stop pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday "more has to be done" to stop pro-Palestinian protests that have spread across U.S. campuses in recent weeks. "What's ...
Apr 24, 2024
Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank 'dangerous and reckless,' US says
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legalizing settler outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank would be "dangerous and reckless," the U.S. State Department said on Wednesd...
Apr 24, 2024
