Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Whitmer commutes sentences for four Michigan prisoners
LANSING (WHTC-AM/FM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has commuted the prison sentences of four inmates, based on recommendations by the Michigan Parole Board. "As a former prosecutor, I recognize how cr...
Dec 23, 2020
Britain’s fresh food supply at risk until Dover backlog cleared
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - British supplies of some fresh food, mainly fruit and vegetables, are at risk of running out until a backlog of trucks at the port of Dover is cleared and links with ...
Dec 23, 2020
Irish cabinet restricts movements after minister contracts COVID-19
DUBLIN (Reuters) - All members of Ireland's cabinet are restricting their movements while awaiting COVID-19 tests after an unnamed minister contracted the virus, the government said in a statement on ...
Dec 23, 2020
French President Macron improving after COVID diagnosis – presidency
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's health is showing signs of improvement after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 17, his office said on Wednesday. Macron has been has been sel...
Dec 23, 2020
Pfizer to supply U.S. with 100 million more COVID-19 shots by July
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc will supply the United States with 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, the U.S. drugmaker said on Wednesday. The agreement brings the total nu...
Dec 23, 2020
Futures rise ahead of weekly unemployment data
By Devik Jain and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose slightly on Wednesday as investors appeared to have shrugged off President Donald Trump's threat to not sign a COVID-19 stimul...
Dec 23, 2020
Merck in supply agreement with U.S. government for its COVID-19 treatment
(Reuters) - Merck & Co said on Wednesday it will supply about 60,000-100,000 doses of its COVID-19 treatment to the U.S. government for up to about $356 million. The agreement will help support advanc...
Dec 23, 2020
Special Report-Challenging police violence … while Black
By Andrea Januta, Andrew Chung, Jaimi Dowdell and Lawrence Hurley (Reuters) - Luke Stewart was sleeping in his car in Euclid, Ohio, when police came upon him. Moments later, he lay dying from gunshot ...
Dec 23, 2020
Telecom Italia to retain Nokia as supplier, curbing Huawei’s share of 5G radio network – sources
By Elvira Pollina and Supantha Mukherjee MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia has decided to retain Nokia as a supplier and reduce Huawei's share of a planned purchase of equipment for building a 5G netwo...
Dec 23, 2020
Indonesia cabinet switch no panacea as COVID-19 crisis deepens
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo may struggle to convince some that his cabinet shakeup amid a deteriorating coronavirus crisis means a shift in strategy in fig...
Dec 23, 2020
