Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. investor Calvey tells court: Find me innocent and Russia will get billions in investment
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. investor Michael Calvey on Monday told a Moscow court trying him on embezzlement charges that an innocent verdict in his case would trigger billions of dollars in foreign inves...
Jul 19, 2021
In a first under Biden, detainee transferred out of Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it had transferred a detainee out of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, the first such transfer during President Joe Biden's administration....
Jul 19, 2021
Peoria home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 400 block of W. Hanssler Place on reports of a working fire. Crews found heavy fire venting from a w...
Jul 19, 2021
Sugary treats in hand, TV’s ‘Ted Lasso’ takes the field again
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Ted Lasso," a heartwarming TV series about an American football coach trying to rally a struggling British soccer team, returns Friday with players and staff sea...
Jul 19, 2021
Branding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to f...
Jul 19, 2021
Indonesian soup kitchen brings food to COVID-19 patients stuck at home
By Tommy Ardiansyah JAKARTA (Reuters) - As coronavirus surges in the Indonesian capital, volunteers like Badi Mulyaman are pitching in to help, delivering food to people who have tested positive but a...
Jul 18, 2021
Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Two more members of a Texas Democratic Party delegation of lawmakers who fled their state delaying passage of what they say are restrictive voting laws have tested positive for COVID-19, o...
Jul 18, 2021
Hot, gusty winds fanning flames of massive U.S. wildfires
(Reuters) - Gusty winds and dry, hot weather are increasing the size of dozens of wildfires scorching vast stretches of Oregon, California and other western states, authorities said on Sunday. The Boo...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. appeals court blocks ruling that would have suspended CDC cruise ship rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cou...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. administers 337.74 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 337,740,358 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are u...
Jul 18, 2021
