Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden $15 minimum wage plan would cut 1.4 million jobs in 2025: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 would reduce employment by 1.4 million jobs that year and increase the U.S. budget def...
Feb 08, 2021
EU finalises second deal with Pfizer for 300 million vaccine doses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has finalised a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of an additional 300 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, a European Commission spokesman told ...
Feb 08, 2021
‘No, no.’: Mexican president rejects mask-wearing after COVID-19 recovery
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said he would not wear a face mask after his recovery from COVID-19, in spite of widespread support from top officials a...
Feb 08, 2021
Cuomo moves up date for reopening indoor dining in New York City restaurants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, citing steady improvement in the state's measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, on Monday moved up the date on which New York City restaur...
Feb 08, 2021
Business partner of Giuliani associate gets 1 year prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former business partner of Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced on Monday to one year and a day in prison for duping in...
Feb 08, 2021
Britain has secured 50 million doses of vaccines for new variants – Hancock
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed a initial supply of 50 million doses of vaccines for new variants, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, although he added that evidence showed the shots a...
Feb 08, 2021
U.S. Senator Shelby will not seek reelection: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Richard Shelby said on Monday he would not seek reelection for a seventh term in 2022. Shelby, 86, was first elected to the Senate in 1986 as a Democrat ...
Feb 08, 2021
First B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variants identified in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Monday the first cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant in their county. This variant was identified in two ...
Feb 08, 2021
EU awaits U.S. trade chief for real tariff talks to start
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has had positive, early contact with the Biden administration on trade, but will need to wait for a new U.S. trade representative to be in place for real talks ...
Feb 08, 2021
South Africa to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine in steps to assess efficacy
GENEVA (Reuters) - South Africa will roll out the AstraZeneca vaccine in a "stepped manner" to assess its efficacy in preventing severe illness, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, co-chair of South Africa'...
Feb 08, 2021
