Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: The legal questions left unanswered by Trump’s impeachment trial
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The impeachment trial of Donald Trump took the U.S. government into new legal territory, highlighting unresolved questions about how to address allegations of misconduct by a ...
Feb 17, 2021
Barricades burn in Madrid streets amid Spain’s protests over jailed rapper
By Luis Felipe Castilleja and Guillermo Martinez MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound bombs at a Madrid protest attended by thousands on Wednesday, the day aft...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. administers 56.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 56,281,827 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Wednesday morning and delivered 72,423,125 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The ta...
Feb 17, 2021
Freak cold in Texas has scientists discussing whether climate change is to blame
By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) - The freak cold spell that has killed at least 21 Americans and shut down power for days in Texas has revived scientific discussion over whether climate change could be del...
Feb 17, 2021
Kuwait emir suspends parliament sessions for a month
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Wednesday, suspending parliament's sessions for one month as of Feb. 18, state news agency KUNA said. The move follow...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. says there will be consequences for culprits of Iraq rocket attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday vowed to impose consequences on the perpetrators of the rocket attack in northern Iraq which killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. servi...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. calls on Iran to reverse and refrain from steps harming IAEA pledges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have called for Iran to reverse and refrain from any steps that would impact its assurances to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), St...
Feb 17, 2021
Robinhood begins delivering tax forms to customers after missing deadline
(Reuters) - Online brokerage app Robinhood Markets said it has started delivering tax forms and expects most customers to receive them by late Wednesday, after it missed an earlier deadline. A 1099 is...
Feb 17, 2021
GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty,’ MassMutual hit with securities lawsuit
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The social media persona "Roaring Kitty" at the center of last month's frenzied rally in shares of GameStop Corp violated securities laws and caused "huge losses" for investors...
Feb 17, 2021
Blinken to hold virtual ‘Quad’ meeting with Australia, India, Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually on Thursday with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India as part of the "Quad" group of countries, U.S. State...
Feb 17, 2021
