Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Capitol riot suspect disavows far-right group, but loses bid for release
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group accused of helping lead the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters lost her bid to be released from jail, ...
Feb 26, 2021
Pelosi says coronavirus relief bill will ‘absolutely’ pass with or without minimum wage raise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Friday the coronavirus relief bill will "absolutely" pass, with or without a provision raising the minimum w...
Feb 26, 2021
Gymnastics: U.S. governing body shocked over death of former coach
(Reuters) – USA Gymnastics has expressed shock at the news that former coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday aged 63 following charges of human trafficking and sexual assault. Geddert, ...
Feb 26, 2021
Exclusive: European officials urge World Bank to exclude fossil-fuel investments – sources
By Kate Abnett and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior officials from Europe have urged the World Bank's management to expand its climate change strategy to exclude investments in oil- and coa...
Feb 26, 2021
White House restores key climate measure calculating carbon’s harm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday announced a major change in how the federal government will calculate and weigh the cost of climate change in its permitting, investment and regulatory...
Feb 26, 2021
Citigroup revises earnings lower after losing Revlon case
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it recorded an additional $390 million in operating expenses in the 2020 fourth quarter after a federal judge ruled that it was not entitled to ...
Feb 26, 2021
‘My heart is sick’ says Lady Gaga on theft of her dogs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga said on Friday that her "heart is sick" after two of her French bulldogs were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood this week. Making her first comments on the seizure of t...
Feb 26, 2021
Iran ‘can’t act with impunity,’ Biden says after U.S. air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said Iran cannot act with impunity and warned Iran to "be careful" when asked what message he was sending the country with the U.S. air strikes in Syria. "Yo...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. FDA advisory panel votes in favor of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday voted in favor of authorizing Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, bringing it an imp...
Feb 26, 2021
Blinken says U.S. stands in solidarity with Canada in calling for release of two Canadians detained in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the United States stands in absolute solidarity with Canada in insisting on the immediate and unconditional release of...
Feb 26, 2021
