Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bolivian worker union marches against election delay as tensions mount
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - A major Bolivian union led a protest march in the highland city of El Alto on Tuesday, opposing a delay to the country's presidential election as tensions mount over...
Jul 28, 2020
U.S. House national security lawmaker questions plan to broaden export of silencers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decision by the Trump administration to broaden the export of silencers that suppress the noise of gunfire has been questioned by the chair of a national security panel of the...
Jul 28, 2020
U.S. watchdog sees signs of ‘widespread’ potential fraud in small business disaster loans
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The internal watchdog at the U.S. government agency responsible for managing COVID-19 emergency loans and grants to small business owners and nonprofits said i...
Jul 28, 2020
Moderna vaccine protects against COVID-19 in monkey study
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Moderna Inc on Tuesday said its experimental COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and protected against infection in a study on monkeys. The vaccine, MRNA...
Jul 28, 2020
Trump says he does not support parts of Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not support everything in the Senate Republican coronavirus relief legislation but would not elaborate on what he did not like...
Jul 28, 2020
Final two defendants sent to prison in Washington, D.C.-area trafficking ring
(Reuters) - Two men who pleaded guilty to trafficking an underage girl as part of a prostitution ring that operated in the Washington, D.C., area in 2018 and 2019 were sentenced on Tuesday to federal ...
Jul 28, 2020
NBA: Lakers, Clippers still the teams to beat in the west
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Hollywood star power fueling the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers makes them the favorites to win the Western Conference and hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy w...
Jul 28, 2020
Pelosi says McConnell not ready to make U.S. coronavirus relief deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus re...
Jul 28, 2020
UK sets up $647 million emergency insurance fund for film and TV
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has announced a 500 million-pound ($647 million) fund to help television and film companies restart productions after companies complained they were unable to get insurance ...
Jul 28, 2020
Facebook CEO to defend company before Congress at Big Tech hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will defend the social media powerhouse before a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Wednesday on the market power of major tech firms...
Jul 28, 2020
