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White House says it is ‘grateful’ Trump got, promoted COVID-19 booster shot
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is grateful that former U.S. President Donald Trump received and promoted getting the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, press secretary Jen Psaki...
Dec 23, 2021
Ex-Minnesota police officer found guilty of manslaughter in shooting of Daunte Wright
UPDATED 1:38 P.M. (Reuters) – A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traff...
Dec 23, 2021
U.S. pauses allocation of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 antibodies
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has paused the distribution of COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly, saying the therapies were unlikely to be effective against the...
Dec 23, 2021
Drugmaker Endo strikes $63 million opioid settlement with Texas
(Reuters) - Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $63 million to resolve claims by the state of Texas that the drugmaker helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, the state's attorney general said on T...
Dec 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley says staff should limit large meetings in January -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has told staff who need to be in the office in the first two weeks of January to limit large in-person meetings, according to Bloomberg News. The directive, in a me...
Dec 23, 2021
Cookie chain chooses East Peoria as first Central Illinois location
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Another new business is coming to East Peoria, and it might be pretty delicious. Cullinan Properties says the first Central Illinois location of Crumbl Cookies will be in the...
Dec 23, 2021
Lebanon ‘regrets’ reported assault on U.N. peacekeepers
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Thursday it regretted a reported assault on a Finnish battalion that forms part of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and was ...
Dec 23, 2021
Blinken speaks with NATO secretary general about Russia-Ukraine tensions
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday to discuss concerns about Russia's military build-up on the borders of Ukraine, the U....
Dec 23, 2021
Athletics-Shoes to have uniform sole thickness from November 2024-World Athletics
(Reuters) - The sole thicknesses for all athletic shoes in track and field events will be simplified to a stack height of 20mm from Nov. 1, 2024, World Athletics said on Thursday. Current regulations ...
Dec 23, 2021
U.S. transportation secretary announces over $241 million in grants for U.S. ports
(Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced over $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 U.S. states and one territory to ad...
Dec 23, 2021
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