Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden says it’s past time for people to get booster shots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is going to spread more rapidly in the United States and that a winter of severe illness and dea...
Dec 16, 2021
CDC launches pilot to give some travelers free COVID-19 test kits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has started distributing free COVID-19 home test kits to international travelers, the agency said o...
Dec 16, 2021
Airbus exec says latest order wins strengthen case for jet output hike
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Recent order wins by Airbus have strengthened the European planemaker's case for raising production of its A320-family narrowbody jets beyond a firm target of 65 a mont...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. FDA to allow abortion pill by mail permanently
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said that it would permanently ease restrictions on a pill used to terminate early pregnancies, making it easier to obtain the med...
Dec 16, 2021
Exclusive-Insurer MetLife postpones U.S. office return to March
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Thursday told staff it has pushed back plans for U.S. employees to return to the office to March from Jan. 10 previously, a spokeswoman for the company...
Dec 16, 2021
Cruise CEO Ammann leaving GM self-driving unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co's self-driving technology unit Cruise's Chief Executive Officer Dan Ammann is leaving the company, the U.S. automaker said Thursday. GM said Kyle Vogt, Cruise ...
Dec 16, 2021
Soccer-Chelsea slip up in title race with draw against Everton
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea suffered another setback in their Premier League title challenge when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by an injury-hit Everton on Thursday, leaving th...
Dec 16, 2021
Iran nuclear talks are due to adjourn on Friday, diplomats say
VIENNA (Reuters) - The remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal plan to meet on Friday at 1300 GMT to adjourn talks on salvaging that deal, three diplomats said on Thursday. The indirect talks ...
Dec 16, 2021
Gov. Whitmer awards funding to small businesses in 28 communities to support state economy and job growth
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — 28 communities across Michigan have been awarded a total of $1,011,057 in grants aimed at supporting small local businesses. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announc...
Dec 16, 2021
‘Sex and the City’ actor Chris Noth denies sexual assault accusations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Sex and the City" actor Chris Noth denied sexual assault accusations reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, saying his encounters with two women in 2004 and 2015 were ...
Dec 16, 2021
