Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: How Biden plans to add $600 billion to the U.S. ‘care economy’
By Andrea Shalal and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $4 trillion plan to rebuild the U.S. economy aims a flood of cash at something millions of women in America do for low...
May 6, 2021
Ousting hold-out regional governor, Congo’s president tightens control
GOMA (Reuters) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday struck a heavy blow against his predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila as his allies ousted the governor of Tanganyika province...
May 6, 2021
Horse racing: Derby winner Medina Spirit in peak form says Baffert
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit last week, said the dark bay colt had another light workout on Thursday and is curre...
May 6, 2021
Police hold children in ‘dire’ conditions in Ethiopia’s Oromiya: rights commission
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Thursday that police from the Oromiya region are holding a large number of detainees, including babies and children, without charge, i...
May 6, 2021
Biden says would like to see corporate tax rate between 25% and 28% – CNBC
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he wants to see a corporate tax rate "between 25 and 28" percent, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing his remarks at an event in Louisiana. "The way I can pay f...
May 6, 2021
Spain says vaccine patent waiver is the way forward but not enough for poor countries
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government said on Thursday a U.S. proposal to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines signals the "way forward" but will not be enough to guarantee supplies to developing cou...
May 6, 2021
Fed’s Bostic: Million-plus jobs figure for April would not trigger bond debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A million or more jobs were likely created in April, but that would not be enough to push the Federal Reserve to begin discussing whether to pare its $120 billion in monthly ass...
May 6, 2021
Texas federal judge hears arguments for date of Google trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for 14 states led by Texas that have accused Alphabet's Google of breaking antitrust law asked a federal judge to schedule a trial for the spring of 2022, while the sea...
May 6, 2021
Removal of all contractors from Afghanistan underway -Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the process of removing all contractors from Afghanistan working with the United States was underway as part of President Jo...
May 6, 2021
No plan to shoot down Chinese rocket -Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday there was no plan at this point to shoot down the remnants of a large Chinese rocket expected to plunge back through the atmo...
May 6, 2021
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