Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NY region service sector business growth slows in August -NY Fed survey
(Reuters) - The New York area saw business activity grow at a slower but still significant pace in early August, according to a survey released Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve. The survey's he...
Aug 17, 2021
Dutch send new evacuation plane to Kabul, worried time running out
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands has sent a second military plane to Afghanistan to help evacuate people from the country, fearing time for the operation is running out, Foreign Minister Sigrid K...
Aug 17, 2021
UK health regulator approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for 12- to 17-year-olds
(Reuters) - Britain's health regulator has approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years, it said on Tuesday. The approval comes more than two months after Pfizer Inc...
Aug 17, 2021
Germany’s Merkel condemns Belarus’ treatment of refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned the way Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko treats refugees, adding that Germany would consult closely with its European p...
Aug 17, 2021
Shanghai cracks down on ‘black mouth’ online stock manipulators
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Internet and securities watchdogs in China's financial hub Shanghai have waged a campaign against "black mouths", commentators who try to manipulate stock prices with online posts...
Aug 17, 2021
Former Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling will go to trial
DETROIT, MI — Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Appling will go on trial for murdering his cousin. The 29-year-old is accused of shooting and killing 66-year-old Clyde Edmon...
Aug 17, 2021
Uber partners with GetUpside to offer promotions to drivers, delivery people
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with retail technology startup GetUpside that would allow its drivers and delivery people in the United States get cashbacks and disc...
Aug 17, 2021
UPDATE: Woman missing from Kent County since Sunday found safe
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Heather Christine Dulaney has been found safe, according to an update from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office. No further information was made availabl...
Aug 17, 2021
Gritstone secures funding for COVID-19 vaccine against variants
(Reuters) - Gritstone bio Inc said on Tuesday it had entered into a funding agreement of up to $20.6 million with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance its vaccine prog...
Aug 17, 2021
Over 600 Afghans cram into U.S. cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul
By John Geddie (Reuters) - More than 600 Afghan men, women and children, crouching and crammed up against each other on the floor of a U.S. military plane, left Kabul after the city was seized by Tali...
Aug 17, 2021
