Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TV host Michael Strahan and Alan Shepard’s daughter set for Blue Origin launch
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) - Following the contrail blazed by "Star Trek" actor William Shatner to boldly go where few celebrities have gone before, two more honorary gu...
Dec 10, 2021
Republicans argue Biden’s $1.75 trillion social plan would add to deficit
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress attacked Democratic President Joe Biden's proposed $1.75 trillion social bill on Friday, releasing a nonpartisan estimate that...
Dec 10, 2021
Biden ‘deeply troubled’ by reports of Kellogg replacing striking workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he was "deeply troubled" by reports that Kellogg Co planned to hire permanent replacements for striking unionized employees. "Permanently...
Dec 10, 2021
Meat packers’ profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic – White House economics team
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, hav...
Dec 10, 2021
A year after first U.S. shots, pandemic hallmarks re-emerge
By Andrew Hay and Peter Szekely TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Nearly a year after COVID-19 vaccines were first administered in the United States, the country is returning to many of the hallmarks that define...
Dec 10, 2021
Exclusive-Donors expected to back $280 million transfer for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors including the United States are expected to allow the transfer of $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid a...
Dec 10, 2021
Canada threatens to impose tariffs on U.S. goods over EV tax credit plan
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada threatened on Friday to impose tariffs on a range of American exports if U.S. legislators approve a plan to grant a electric-vehicle tax credit for domestic manufacturers, a ...
Dec 10, 2021
White House respects jury decision to convict Jussie Smollett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday said it respected the jury's decision to convict actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama "Empire," of staging a hate crime against himself...
Dec 10, 2021
Sport-British government to develop new concussion protocols
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government published a 10-point action plan on Friday to tackle concussion in sport by developing new protocols alongside sporting bodies and introducing new technology ...
Dec 10, 2021
Explosion rocks south Lebanon Palestinian camp
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night causing a number of deaths and injuries, state media reported. The explosion t...
Dec 10, 2021
