Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. taxpayers to pay Capitol siege tab as government shuns insurance
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers will be on the hook for damage from a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday because the building and grounds are not insured, industry ...
Jan 07, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police chief resigns after pro-Trump mob breaches building: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said on Thursday he would resign effective Jan. 16, according to a letter cited by news outlets, a day after supporters of President Donald...
Jan 07, 2021
FCC chairman will not move to set new U.S. social media rules sought by Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai will not move forward to set any new rules sought by outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump to limit key social media lia...
Jan 07, 2021
Danes divided over children’s TV show about a superpower penis
By Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish animated children's TV show about a man with the superpower of an infinitely extendable penis has divided opinion among parents and politicians in Denmark...
Jan 07, 2021
Vice President Pence opposes using 25th amendment to remove Trump: Business Insider, NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence opposes using the 25th amendment to remove President Donald Trump from power, according to reports from Business Insider and the New York Times. Democr...
Jan 07, 2021
Some U.S. Capitol rioters fired after internet detectives identify them
By Mike Stone and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol were fired from their jobs on Thursday after internet sleuths publicized their identities. The Dis...
Jan 07, 2021
Error puts millions of U.S. stimulus payments in wrong accounts -TurboTax
By Michelle Price and Anirban Sen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of pandemic stimulus payments have been deposited in incorrect customer accounts due to an Internal Revenue Service error, according t...
Jan 07, 2021
U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Nadler supports immediate impeachment of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office "immediately," House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said in a statement on Thu...
Jan 07, 2021
Germany’s Spahn mulls running as chancellor for Merkel’s party – Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn is considering putting himself forward to stand as chancellor for Angela Merkel's conservative bloc in a September federal election, top-selling Bi...
Jan 07, 2021
Australia enters agreement to buy 51 million doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The government of Australia has signed an advanced agreement to purchase 51 million doses of Novavax Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Th...
Jan 07, 2021
