Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virus-free zone? EU leaders hold squeaky-clean summit in empty building
By Jeremy Audouard and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In almost seven decades of European Union integration, Friday's summit in Brussels may go down in history as the most hygienic, as leaders ga...
Jul 17, 2020
Liberal challenger Bowman ousts veteran congressman Engel in New York primary – media
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberal Democrat Jamaal Bowman ousted 16-term U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from a congressional seat representing part of New York, two media outlets reported on Friday. The ra...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. state, local leaders should be as forceful as possible on masks, Fauci says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Friday said state and local leaders should be as forceful as possible on wearing masks to prevent spreading the deadly corona...
Jul 17, 2020
Esports expert urges gamers to ditch sugary drinks to level up
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Fabian Broich is an experienced sports psychologist but probably didn't need all his years of training to deduce that most gamers have poor posture and an unhealthy relation...
Jul 17, 2020
Quicken Loans parent expects profit to surge ahead of U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Rocket Companies Inc said on Friday it expects a profit of more than $3 billion in the second quarter compared to a loss a year earlier, as the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Q...
Jul 17, 2020
‘Guess who’s back?’: Political figures locked out in hack start returning to Twitter
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Some U.S. political figures, candidates and lawmakers locked out of their Twitter accounts in collateral damage from Wednesday's high-profile hack were beginning to ...
Jul 17, 2020
Thais protest over man hospitalised after wearing critical t-shirt
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A small group of Thai activists protested at a psychiatric hospital on Friday over the admission of a man they believed was being held against his will after wearing a t-shirt that...
Jul 17, 2020
Barcelona mayor says ban on gatherings of more than 10 people to start Saturday
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona mayor Ada Colau said on Friday that a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people in the Catalan capital would enter into force on Saturday, as part of a package of measures ...
Jul 17, 2020
Treasury’s Mnuchin open to blanket forgiveness for smaller business relief loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday policymakers should consider blanket forgiveness for all smaller businesses that received "Paycheck Protection Program" loans....
Jul 17, 2020
Pentagon issues de facto ban on Confederate flag at military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a policy ushering in a de facto ban on displaying the Confederate flag at U.S. military installations around the world by authorizing onl...
Jul 17, 2020
