Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. FAA extending ‘zero tolerance’ unruly air passenger policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday he will indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers that had been set to expire March 3...
Mar 15, 2021
U.S. safety agency probes ‘violent’ Tesla crash in Detroit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is investigating a crash in Detroit on Thursday involving a Tesla that became wedged underneath a tractor-trailer and reportedly le...
Mar 15, 2021
Tyson Foods, JBS USA meatpacking workers receive COVID-19 vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Meatpacker JBS USA said on Monday that more than 20% of its employees have received a COVID-19 vaccine, while rival Tyson Foods Inc said more than 10% of its workers have received ...
Mar 15, 2021
AG Nessel declines to investigate COVID-19 nursing home policies
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today responded to a request from eight state senators to open an investigation into Governor Gretchen Whitmer's handling of COVI...
Mar 15, 2021
Britain targets influence in Indo-Pacific as counterweight to China
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to expand its influence among democratic nations in the Indo-Pacific region while preserving strong ties with the United States, a document laying out...
Mar 15, 2021
Missiles fired by Houthis hit uninhabited areas, Saudi-led coalition says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday that the Iranian-aligned Houthi group fired two ballistic missiles towards the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, but suc...
Mar 15, 2021
Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American U.S. cabinet secretary
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and giving ...
Mar 15, 2021
Black American brings new face to Irish dancing
By Kia Johnson RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - An unlikely fusion of Irish dance and hip-hop music is flying high on the internet as a young dreadlocked African-American dancer blends her passions in viral ...
Mar 15, 2021
Republican message on Biden border ‘crisis’ draws fire from Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress stepped up attacks on President Joe Biden on Monday over a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, but were criticized in turn by Democrats...
Mar 15, 2021
Brazil coronavirus deaths rise by 1,015 on Monday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday registered 1,015 new coronavirus deaths, the Health Ministry said, totaling 279,286 dead since the pandemic began. Confirmed cases rose by 36,239 to 11,519,609. ...
Mar 15, 2021
