Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senator Manchin plans to back Biden’s pick for interior secretary
(Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he will support Representative Deb Haaland to lead the Biden administration's Interior Department, a vote that could help cement her confir...
Feb 24, 2021
Some common-cold antibodies may help fight COVID-19; vaccine side effects could hamper mammograms
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Feb 24, 2021
‘Immense joy’ as Senegal begins public vaccine distribution
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal kicked off its wider COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, after an official launch ceremony the day before saw dozens of officials vaccinated to demonstrate its safety...
Feb 24, 2021
Covid-19 cases slow in Americas, but vaccines to take months to impact virus: PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States declined by 30% in the last week compared with the previous one and most South American countries are reporting a drop in new cases,...
Feb 24, 2021
Pennsylvania Republicans to weigh censure of senator over Trump impeachment vote
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The Republican Party's state committee in Pennsylvania is expected to vote Wednesday night on whether to censure U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, highlighting divisions in the part...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court weighs scope of police power to enter homes without a warrant
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared reluctant to give police unlimited power to enter a home without a warrant when pursuing a suspect for a min...
Feb 24, 2021
Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79, says situation controlled
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador on Wednesday raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, and said authorities had regained control following one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in it...
Feb 24, 2021
Washington, D.C. attorney general sues AT&T, alleging overcharges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility National Accounts on Wednesday, alleging that the company overcharged the city millions of d...
Feb 24, 2021
Lockdown for Dunkirk, other areas under watch as French COVID-19 cases spike
By Dominique Vidalon and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - France's government on Wednesday ordered a weekend lockdown in the Dunkirk area to arrest an "alarming" rise in COVID-19 cases, signalling ex...
Feb 24, 2021
Vice President Harris urges Black Americans ‘let’s not let COVID get us”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris urged Black Americans on Wednesday to get the coronavirus vaccine as studies show Blacks and Hispanics are lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations. "L...
Feb 24, 2021
