Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers make push for electric vehicles, charging stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are pushing for tens of billions of dollars in funding to shift to electric vehicles and away from gas-powered vehicles and build hundreds of ...
May 05, 2021
U.N. chief pushes voluntary sharing of COVID-19 vaccine licenses
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres believes vaccine makers should allow other companies to produce versions of their COVID-19 shots, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesda...
May 05, 2021
Britain ends row with EU over diplomatic status of London ambassador
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has granted full diplomatic status to the European Union's ambassador in London, ending a dispute that has strained relations between the two sides after Brexit. Britain ini...
May 05, 2021
Merkel tells Turkey’s Erdogan withdrawal of troops from Libya would be ‘important signal’
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from Libya would be an "important signal" as both leaders vo...
May 05, 2021
Kidnappers release students abducted in Nigeria – parents’ group
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive after abducting them in March from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state, the head of th...
May 05, 2021
Atlanta police officer charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting gets his job back – media
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks outside a Wendy's restaurant in June is set to get his job back, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution a...
May 05, 2021
Federal Reserve proposes guidelines for what firms qualify for Fed accounts, payments services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve proposed Wednesday guidelines for what sorts of financial institutions can have access to accounts at the central bank and its related payment services....
May 05, 2021
Golf-McIlroy calls proposed breakaway tour a ‘money grab’
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Four-times major champion Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday the proposed Super Golf League (SGL) is nothing more than a "money grab" and he remained committed to chasing major...
May 05, 2021
U.S. Republicans step up push to oust key Trump critic Liz Cheney
By David Morgan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A renewed Republican drive to oust U.S. Representative Liz Cheney as a party leader for criticizing former President Donald Trump's false claims...
May 05, 2021
Measure would allow school districts to decide on grad ceremonies for 2021
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Republican state lawmakers have begun an effort that would exempt high school graduation ceremonies from current pandemic restrictions. Some House members have said tha...
May 05, 2021
