Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twitter says it ‘inadvertently’ limited engagements on Trump’s flagged tweets
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Saturday it had "inadvertently" limited engagements for a brief period on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweets with "disputed" labels but later revers...
Dec 12, 2020
Vaccine refusal in Brazil grows to 22%, most reject Chinese shot: poll
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The share of Brazilians unwilling to take any COVID-19 vaccine grew to 22% this week, from 9% in August, and most said they would not accept one made in China, a new poll sh...
Dec 12, 2020
Proud Boys leader wasn’t invited to White House, took public tour: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said a leader of the far-right Proud Boys group who posted photos on social media outside the executive mansion on Saturday had not been invited and was instead ...
Dec 12, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 294,535 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 15,718,811 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 244,011 from its previous count, and said that the nu...
Dec 12, 2020
France condemns ‘barbaric’ Iranian execution
PARIS (Reuters) - France reacted with anger on Saturday to Iran's execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist, which it said ran counter to Tehran's international obligations. "France condemns in ...
Dec 12, 2020
Report: Raiders S Abram appealing $80K in fines
Las Vegas Raiders safety Johnathan Abram is appealing $80,000 in fines for two hits against the Atlanta Falcons, NFL Network reported Saturday. Neither of the hits was penalized during the Raiders' 43...
Dec 12, 2020
CDC advisory panel expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use
By Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel convened on Saturday to consider whether to recommend the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine. A vote would...
Dec 12, 2020
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court, Barr as efforts to overturn election fizzle
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump lambasted the Supreme Court on Saturday for declining to take a case he hoped would overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election victory an...
Dec 12, 2020
Gretzky rookie card sells for record $1.29 million
(Reuters) - NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky added another record to his long resume on Friday when The Great One's collectable card from his rookie season fetched $1.29 million at auction, becoming the fi...
Dec 12, 2020
Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulators said on Saturday that most Americans with allergies should be safe to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc...
Dec 12, 2020
