Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘A cautionary tale’: Louisiana doctors face a different COVID-19 surge
By Brad Brooks NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Doctors in Louisiana have been through it before: the exhaustion, the grief, and the overflowing intensive care units. But this new surge of COVID-19 cases drive...
Aug 05, 2021
Biden signs law honoring officers who fought U.S. Capitol attackers
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday honored police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against insurrectionists on Jan. 6 by signing legislation that awarded them C...
Aug 05, 2021
CBO: Infrastructure bill to increase U.S. budget deficits by $256 billion over decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill being debated in the U.S. Senate would increase federal budget deficits by $256.1 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget ...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. EPA proposes big boost in vehicle emissions stringency through 2026
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it would propose reversing a Trump-era loosening of vehicle emissions rules, calling for a 10% hike in requirements for...
Aug 05, 2021
California’s largest wildfire leaves historic town in ashes
By Fred Greaves GREENVILLE, California (Reuters) - The main thoroughfare in a historic California gold-rush town was in smoldering ruins, officials said on Thursday, hours after the state's largest wi...
Aug 05, 2021
Lily Allen says West End debut comes with ‘huge amount of pressure’
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Lily Allen has performed in front of tens of thousands but she says taking the stage in London's West End is "much scarier". Allen, who ro...
Aug 05, 2021
FAA urges airports to assist in unruly air passenger crackdown
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has asked U.S. airports to assist in the government's effort to crack down on disruptive and violent air pass...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. House members amp up push to close Guantanamo Bay prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, including the leaders of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, called on President Joe Biden on Thu...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. Justice Department launches probe into Arizona policing practices
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into policing practices in Phoenix, Arizona, Attorney General Merrick Garland told a news conference on Thursday. The pr...
Aug 05, 2021
U.N. concerned about unused vaccines, can help if governments ask
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations is concerned about situations where COVID-19 vaccines have gone unused, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday, stressing that the world body can...
Aug 05, 2021
