Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. assisting ‘few dozen’ citizens and families to depart Afghanistan -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is currently working with a few dozen U.S. citizens and their families in Afghanistan who have identified themselves as prepared to depart and have the necessa...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. new vehicle prices hit record high in December – Kelley Blue Book
(Reuters) - The average transaction price of new vehicles in the United States shot up nearly 14% in December from the previous year, driven by strong sales of luxury vehicles, auto industry consultan...
Jan 11, 2022
Horse racing-Lazarus named CEO of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
(Reuters) - The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) on Tuesday named Lisa Lazarus as CEO of the body, which was created by federal law and is designed to reform the industry after a seri...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden wants U.S. agencies to mandate COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees by Feb 15
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Tuesday that federal agencies should require weekly COVID-19 testing by Feb. 15 for unvaccinated government employees who ar...
Jan 11, 2022
Exclusive-Pfizer to cut U.S. sales staff as meetings move to virtual
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it is reducing its U.S. sales staff as it expects doctors and other healthcare providers to want fewer face-to-face interactions with sales people after the COVI...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. judge rejects Facebook request to dismiss FTC antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. judge hearing the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Facebook said on Tuesday that he would not dismiss the government's lawsuit. (Reporting by Diane Bar...
Jan 11, 2022
Germany’s SPD expects vote on general vaccine mandate in March
BERLIN (Reuters) - The ruling Social Democrats (SPD) expect a bill on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory in Germany to be voted on by parliament in March, the party's leader in the legislature said...
Jan 11, 2022
NHL names four coaches for All-Star festivities
The NHL named the four divisional head coaches Tuesday for the Feb. 4-5 All-Star weekend in Las Vegas. Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche (Centr...
Jan 11, 2022
Argentina capital hit by major power outage amid heat wave
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's capital Buenos Aires was hit by a major power outage on Tuesday that left thousands of homes without electricity amid a heat wave that has seen...
Jan 11, 2022
French growth on track despite latest COVID surge -central bank
PARIS (Reuters) - French economic activity is holding up this month despite the latest wave of COVID-19 outbreaks sweeping the country, the central bank said on Tuesday. Drawing on its latest monthly ...
Jan 11, 2022
