Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook says it should not be blamed for U.S. failing to meet vaccine goals
By Jan Wolfe and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook on Saturday defended itself against U.S. President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowin...
Jul 17, 2021
Oregon wildfire blazes ahead against army of firefighters
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Fed by bone dry timbers, a massive wildfire dubbed the Bootleg blaze raged across an Oregon forest, advancing five miles (8 km) a day against an army of firefighters as it sc...
Jul 17, 2021
U.S. tech companies disappointed with DACA ruling, urge Congress to act
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Some U.S. tech companies express disappointment with a ruling by a federal judge that blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to t...
Jul 17, 2021
‘Not backed by science:’ LA County sheriff will not enforce new mask mandate
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A new mask mandate in Los Angeles County, set to go into effect at a minute before midnight Saturday and designed to combat the spread of COVID-19, will not be enforced by th...
Jul 17, 2021
Three Texas state Democrats test positive for COVID-19 – CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic Texas state lawmakers, who fled to Washington D.C. to halt a Republican-sponsored election law, tested positive for COVID-19, the Texas State House Democratic C...
Jul 17, 2021
Spike Lee accidentally announces “Titane” as Palme d’Or winner at Cannes
PARIS (Reuters) -"Titane", a wildly imaginative film about a serial killer by young French director Julia Ducournau won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival, jury head Spike Lee...
Jul 17, 2021
‘Hollywood Ripper’ sentenced to death for murdering two women in California
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday sentenced a man nicknamed the "Hollywood Ripper" to death for the home-invasion murders of two women in the early 2000s, one of whom was preparin...
Jul 17, 2021
Biden promises to appeal immigration ruling, urges Congress to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Justice Department will appeal a "deeply disappointing" ruling by a federal judge in Texas on a program that protects from deportati...
Jul 17, 2021
Illinois will not mandate masks in schools this fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When it comes to mask requirements in the classroom this fall, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has said it’s important for individual school districts to set their own polic...
Jul 17, 2021
New York Governor Cuomo to be deposed in sexual harassment probe -NYT
(Reuters) - Investigators for the New York state attorney general's office are expected to take a deposition from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday as part of a sexual harassment probe, the New York T...
Jul 17, 2021
