Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousand of deaths – research
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more ef...
Mar 25, 2021
‘Alarm bells’: Brazil’s COVID-19 chaos sparks fear, countermeasures from neighbors
By Fabian Werner, Agustin Geist and Daniela Desantis MONTEVIDEO/BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION (Reuters) - When the Copa America basketball tournament got underway last month in the midst of a pandemic, the ho...
Mar 25, 2021
Merkel: EU joint debt plan must remain “one-off” instrument
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's plan to take on joint debt on a large scale and channel the money to member states worst hit by COVID-19 is the right way to overcome the crisis, but it must re...
Mar 25, 2021
Pistons fall to the Pacers, veteran guard ahead of the deadline
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Pistons came up short against the Indiana Pacers last night, falling 116-111 in Indianapolis. Wayne Ellington scored 16 points for Detroit in his retu...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to vote on Justice Dept nominees Gupta, Monaco
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to approve two of President Joe Biden's nominees for the No. 2 and No. 3 posts at the Justice...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: Biden wants to keep Trump policy that boosted armed drone exports – sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration wants to keep a controversial Trump policy that jump-started sales of armed drones to countries whose human rights records are under scrut...
Mar 25, 2021
UK court says actor Depp cannot appeal wife beater libel ruling
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Court of Appeal on Thursday refused Johnny Depp permission to challenge a verdict last year that the Hollywood actor had violently assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard during ...
Mar 25, 2021
Tigers top Phillies 4-1, make more roster moves Wednesday
LAKELAND, FL (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 yesterday in Lakeland, Florida. Robbie Grossman hit a solo homer and starter Jose Urena got the win after giving...
Mar 25, 2021
Explainer: Why more migrant children are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will likely face questions during his first presidential news conference on Thursday about his handling of a rising num...
Mar 25, 2021
Tech CEOs back on Capitol Hill, this time to talk about misinformation
By Diane Bartz and Elizabeth Culliford WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter go before Congress on Thursday to answer questions about extremism and misinformation...
Mar 25, 2021
