Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French soldier dies in Chad accident
PARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier died during a maintenance operation in Chad after a piece of equipment exploded, the defense ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry said armed forces w...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. sets September execution dates for two federal inmates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced September execution dates for two inmates, in what would be the sixth and seventh federal executions this summer after a 17-year ...
Jul 31, 2020
Brazil registers 52,383 coronavirus cases, 1,212 deaths in 24 hours
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 52,383 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 1,212 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Friday...
Jul 31, 2020
Senate Democrats press Postal Service on delivery complaints
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in J...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Trump border wall construction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from two groups seeking to prevent construction of President Donald Trump's promised wall along the U.S.-M...
Jul 31, 2020
Burger chain Byron reaches deal to sell itself, resulting in 651 job losses
By Kanishka Singh and Vishal Vivek (Reuters) - British burger chain Byron reached a deal to sell itself and in the process is permanently closing over half of its 51 outlets, as well as cutting 651 jo...
Jul 31, 2020
Friday Update: Positive Rate Drops on Eve of Mask Mandate
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — State officials reported an additional 15 people died in Wisconsin from the coronavirus Friday. The state Department of Health Services reported 832 new cases Friday. T...
Jul 31, 2020
NFL’s Cowboys extend reign as most valuable sports team: Forbes
(Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys were ranked the world's most valuable sports team for a fifth consecutive year according to an annual list published by Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhaus...
Jul 31, 2020
Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp could re-energize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDa...
Jul 31, 2020
James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board
(Reuters) - James Murdoch has resigned from News Corp's board, citing disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's news outlets, the news publisher disclosed in a filing on ...
Jul 31, 2020
