Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Woods’ accident casts shadow over World Golf Championships event
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods' car accident cast a shadow over the World Golf Championships (WGC) event in Bradenton, Florida on Wednesday, as the players prepared for the tournament. Fifteen-time major win...
Feb 24, 2021
SEC to focus on climate disclosures in company filings – acting chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The acting chief of the Securities and Exchanges Commission said on Wednesday the agency will "enhance" its focus on climate-releated disclosure in public company filings. "I am...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. Postal chief commits to 10% of new delivery vehicles as electric vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Wednesday that the Postal Service had committed to buying 10% electric vehicles as part of its multibillion-dollar plan to ...
Feb 24, 2021
Head of German accounting watchdog to step down in wake of Wirecard
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Germany's accounting watchdog, under fire for failing to spot wrongdoing ahead of the collapse of the payments company Wirecard, is stepping down. The agency, formall...
Feb 24, 2021
