Tag: Business
Investment exec prods companies on gender and racial equity
<p>WASHINGTON — Pension and social investment funds have been stepping up efforts to influence public companies’ conduct by getting their proposals onto annual shareholder...
Spain starts culling of 900 cattle after 2 months at sea
MADRID — The culling of nearly 900 cattle that were deemed unfit after spending more than two months at sea and on a ship...
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
<p>Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...
Investment exec prods companies on gender and racial equity
WASHINGTON — Pension and social investment funds have been stepping up efforts to influence public companies’ conduct by getting their proposals onto annual shareholder...
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...
North Macedonia gets first batch of Russia vaccine Sputnik V
<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia on Sunday received the first batch of 3,000 doses of Russian vaccine Sputnik V from a total order...
Bruins coach: Carlo ‘feeling better,’ week-to-week after hit
BOSTON — Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo “is feeling better” but remains week-to-week from the head hit that earned Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson...
3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise
<p>BUCHAREST, Romania — Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest on Sunday as authorities announced new restrictions...
Denver Broncos place franchise tag on Justin Simmons again
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos safety Justin Simmons is the first NFL player to be franchise tagged in 2021.
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Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void
<p>SURRY, Va. — When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near...