Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Microsoft denies U.S. suggestion that diversity commitments may be illegal
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday "emphatically" denied a suggestion in a recent letter from the U.S. Department of Labor that its recent initiative to spend $150 million on diversity and inclusio...
Oct 06, 2020
MDHHS – Schools must report new and probable COVID cases within 24 hours
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order requiring K-12 schools to provide public notice to t...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. congressional panel details Big Tech’s abuses and urges tougher laws
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used "killer acquisitions" ...
Oct 06, 2020
White House contact tracing questioned as COVID-19 spreads in Washington
By Patricia Zengerle, Andrea Shalal and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House contact tracing program is too haphazard to pinpoint or halt a COVID-19 outbreak that was rapidly spreadi...
Oct 06, 2020
Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday: campaign statement
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Penn. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 in a test conducted on Tuesday, his campaign said in a statement. (Reporting by Trevor Hunni...
Oct 06, 2020
Kidnapped French aid worker released in Mali, family says
PARIS (Reuters) - French aid worker Sophie Petronin, who was kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in late 2016, has been released, her family said on Tuesday. Malian and French authorities have neither conf...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. vaccine program head Slaoui expects Pfizer, Moderna vaccine data readouts in November-December
(Reuters) - The chief adviser for the U.S. government's Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccine program, Moncef Slaoui, on Tuesday said efficacy data readouts are expected from Pfizer Inc and Moderna In...
Oct 06, 2020
Mexico’s tax chief Buenrostro tests positive for COVID-19: tax authority
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of Mexico's tax authority, Raquel Buenrostro, has tested positive for COVID-19, her media office said on Tuesday. Several other top Mexican officials and cabinet membe...
Oct 06, 2020
Pelosi says Trump shows ‘true colors’ by walking away from coronavirus relief talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from talks on a coronavirus stimulus bill shows he is unwilling to crus...
Oct 06, 2020
Southwest flight attendants reject call for pay cuts, urge federal aid
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The union representing Southwest Airlines' flight attendants on Tuesday rejected management's call for negotiated pay cuts to avoid furloughs and renewed calls fo...
Oct 06, 2020
