Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Emery urges Villarreal to break another barrier in Europa League final
GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Villarreal coach Unai Emery believes the Europa League final against Manchester United is an opportunity for his side to assert themselves among the top teams on the contine...
May 25, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Kristen Clarke as top Justice Dept. civil rights lawyer
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, where she will oversee two high-profil...
May 25, 2021
Jeffrey Epstein’s jail guards avoid prison as judge approves pact with prosecutors
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself on their watch won a federal judge's approval on Tuesday for an ...
May 25, 2021
Walgreens hits 20 million COVID-19 vaccinations, eyes possible rise in fall colds
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance has given more than 20 million COVID-19 vaccinations as of May 24, a top executive said on Tuesday, bringing the company closer to its f...
May 25, 2021
Germany’s far-right AfD pick hardliners as top election candidates
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) picked two hardliners on Tuesday to lead the party into a September national election, dealing a blow to its more moderate wing. So...
May 25, 2021
White North Carolina motorist who struck Black protesters may face hate crime charges
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina said on Tuesday they were investigating whether a white motorist committed a hate crime when she struck two Black demonstrators ...
May 25, 2021
Sweeping bill to counter China introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional efforts to address competition with China moved ahead on Tuesday as the chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee introduced sweeping...
May 25, 2021
U.S. business borrowings jump 19% in April – ELFA survey
(Reuters) - U.S. companies borrowed $9.8 billion for capital investments in April, up 19% from a year earlier, benefiting from an economic recovery triggered by mass COVID-19 vaccinations and easing r...
May 25, 2021
One of two Americans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine – CDC
(Reuters) - Nearly one out of two Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday, while half the citizens above the age of 18 in the country have been fully vaccinated, ...
May 25, 2021
Lebanon Hezbollah chief says attacks on Jerusalem mean regional war
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday any aggression against Jerusalem or its holy sites would mean regional war. Nasrallah's comments, in a televised sp...
May 25, 2021
