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Pentagon awards $52 million contract for COVID-19 test kits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it has awarded a $51.6 million contract to Goldbelt Security LLC to purchase COVID-19 antigen over-the-counter test kits, part of Pres...
Jan 07, 2022
Aeromexico halts flights as COVID ‘domino effect’ hits crews – union
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than 70 Grupo Aeromexico pilots have tested positive for COVID-19 as infections surge due to the Omicron variant, leading to 22 canceled flights, said a union that represe...
Jan 07, 2022
Leon Black’s rape accuser seeks to dismiss billionaire’s lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former model accusing Leon Black of rape asked a U.S. judge on Friday to dismiss the billionaire investor's defamation and racketeering conspiracy lawsuit ag...
Jan 07, 2022
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine protects children against rare COVID-19 complication – CDC
(Reuters) - Two doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are highly protective against a rare but often serious condition in children that causes organ inflammation weeks after COVID-19 i...
Jan 07, 2022
American Airlines: 96% of employees vaccinated, seeking accomodation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines said Friday that more than 96% of its employees have submitted proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a request for an accommodation from the requirements. In Novemb...
Jan 07, 2022
Factbox-When and how will Americans get free COVID-19 tests promised by Biden?
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed the first contract involving 500 million rapid COVID-19 tests that President Joe Biden promised in December would be free to Americans who request them, an o...
Jan 07, 2022
U.S. Treasury says disbursed $2.8 billion in rental aid in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it disbursed about $2.9 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance funds to 665,000 renters and landlords during November, putting the pr...
Jan 07, 2022
Five notable numbers from Friday’s U.S. jobs report
By Lindsay Dunsmuir, Jonnelle Marte and Dan Burns (Reuters) - U.S. employers added far fewer workers than expected in December, but the government's monthly jobs report also sported the lowest unemplo...
Jan 07, 2022
Blackstone to invest $3 billion in Invenergy Renewables
(Reuters) -Blackstone Inc said on Friday it would invest about $3 billion in Invenergy Renewables Holdings Llc, the largest private renewable energy company in North America. The world's largest manag...
Jan 07, 2022
Purdue Pharma can appeal rejection of bankruptcy plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday allowed Purdue Pharma to immediately challenge her rejection of legal protections for Sackler family members who own the OxyContin maker, and which were key...
Jan 07, 2022
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