Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: U.S. agency probes Facebook for ‘systemic’ racial bias in hiring, promotions – attorneys
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as "systemic," attorneys for three job applicants and a manager wh...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
Yellen says higher Treasury yields signal recovery, not inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said higher long-term Treasury debt yields were a sign market participants were anticipating a stronger recovery, not of increased...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
‘It feels amazing’: New Yorkers cheer reopening of movie theaters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's cinemas re-opened on Friday after nearly a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, an encouraging sign for the city's residents that life in the Big Apple...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
U.S. administers 85 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 85,008,094 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Friday morning and delivered 114,133,115 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The tall...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
Texas power regulator rejects request to cut $16 billion in charges during freeze
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas' state power regulator on Friday unanimously vetoed a request to cut about $16 billion from state power charges during the final day of the state's Februar...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
Disneyland, other California theme parks get go-head for limited reopening April 1
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California health officials on Friday gave Walt Disney Co's Disneyland and other theme parks the go-ahead to reopen at limited capacity from April 1, after a closure of almost ...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
Russia’s economy ministry sees annual inflation peaking in March
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy ministry said on Friday it expected annual inflation to peak in March and then gradual decline, after it had hit 5.7% in February, which was well above the central ...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
LeBron James’ voting rights group focuses on Georgia with NBA All-Star Game ad
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - The voting rights group backed by basketball star LeBron James is kicking off a new campaign to fight Republican-led efforts to tighten voting requirements in Georgia a...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich found dead
Olympic hockey star Mark Pavelich was found dead Thursday in a residential treatment center, the Minneapolis Star News reported Friday. Police said emergency personnel were sent to the Eagle's Healing...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021
Spring training roundup: Michael Chavis’ 2-run homer lifts Red Sox past Rays
Michael Chavis belted a two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Boston Red Sox a walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Fort Myers, Fla. Moises Gomez a...
Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021

