Author Archives: Syndicated Content
From ambulance delays to transit disruptions, COVID-19 absences hit Canada’s public services
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Rod Nickel (Reuters) - From delayed ambulances to police shortages, Canadian public agencies hit hard by COVID-19 worker absences have cut back on service, rearranged staff ...
Jan 10, 2022
Robinhood seeks to toss fraud lawsuit over meme stock trading restrictions
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc has asked a federal judge in Miami to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the retail brokerage engaged in fraud and market manipulation when it restricted tradin...
Jan 10, 2022
Tennis-Czech player caught in Australian row over vaccine status hopes Djokovic can play
By Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech tennis player Renata Voracova said she hoped Novak Djokovic would be able to compete at next week's Australian Open but admitted she was still f...
Jan 10, 2022
Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken running again for U.S. Congress
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken on Monday said he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for a U.S. Congress seat representing a North Carolina...
Jan 10, 2022
Pfizer CEO says Omicron variant targeted vaccine is most likely outcome
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday that moving toward a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that is specifically targeted to combat the Omicron variant of the coronav...
Jan 10, 2022
IMF names UC-Berkeley’s Gourinchas as next chief economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it has appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the Fund's next chief econom...
Jan 10, 2022
Last year was fourth-warmest on record for contiguous United States – report
(Reuters) - Last year was the fourth-warmest on record in the contiguous United States, with most of the nation experiencing above-average temperatures, according to an overview of a government report...
Jan 10, 2022
Democrats urge Biden to grant deportation relief to at least 2 million immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to allow at least 2 million immigrants in the country illegally to prolong their stay and to prevent depo...
Jan 10, 2022
Soccer-Juventus’ Ramsey tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into isolation, the Serie A club said on Monday. The Welshman has been linked with a move back to England's P...
Jan 10, 2022
MDOT video explains future I-94 rebuilding project in Battle Creek, seeks public input
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning a four-year project to rebuild I-94 in Calhoun County from Helmer Road to F Drive North. MDOT has rel...
Jan 10, 2022
