Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ford to record $8.2 billion gain from Rivian investment
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it gained $8.2 billion on its investment in electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc in the fourth quarter. (Reporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru)
Jan 18, 2022
Video platform Rumble acquires stake in payment processor Parallel Economy
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rumble Inc, a YouTube-style website popular among U.S. conservatives, has acquired a stake in payment processor Parallel Economy, the companies said on Tuesday, as...
Jan 18, 2022
Olympics-Athletes warned against speaking up on human rights at Beijing Games
(Reuters) - Athletes travelling to next month's Beijing Olympics were warned on Tuesday about speaking up on human rights issues while in China for their own safety by speakers at a seminar hosted by ...
Jan 18, 2022
Drug distributor executive accused of ‘greed’ in opioid trial
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday urged a jury to convict Rochester Drug Co-operative Inc (RDC) Chief Executive Laurence Doud, saying that he funneled addictive opioids to "bad pha...
Jan 18, 2022
Biden administration unveils plan to combat worsening US wildfires
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year plan to treat and maintain millions of additional acres of forests in the western United States to reduce the severit...
Jan 18, 2022
Grammy awards rescheduled to April 3 in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy awards, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been rescheduled for April 3 in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a st...
Jan 18, 2022
Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to several U.S. destinations on 5G concerns
CAIRO (Reuters) - Dubai's Emirates airline announced on Tuesday that it will suspend flights to several destinations in the United States as of Jan. 19 until further notice because of concerns over 5G...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. website to order free COVID-19 tests up and running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's new COVIDTests.gov website, set up for American households to order four free COVID-19 tests amid the Omicron variant surge, is up and running ahead of its...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. identifies bird flu strain found in South Carolina duck
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday identified the strain of highly pathogenic avian flu found in a wild duck in South Carolina as H5N1. That strain has caused a wave of ...
Jan 18, 2022
Schools across Michigan participating in teen safe-driving program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Students at 38 Michigan high schools will have the opportunity to become better, safer drivers by participating in the "Strive for a Safer Drive" (S4SD) program. S4SD,...
Jan 18, 2022
