Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Attorney general taps another Justice Department insider for top prosecutor job
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday, the latest appointee to come out of t...
Jul 16, 2020
Brazil reports more than two million confirmed coronavirus cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million mark for confirmed coronavirus cases, a grim milestone in the country with the worst outbreak after the United States. Deaths rose to...
Jul 16, 2020
State Officials: Group Gatherings, Especially By Young People, Spreading COVID-19
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — State health officials say that the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin is being driven primarily by group gatherings, especially by young people. State health officer Step...
Jul 16, 2020
UK boosts healthcare funding to ward off winter COVID-19 wave
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to pour 3 billion pounds ($3.77 billion) into England's National Health Service (NHS) to try to ward off any resurgence of the coronavirus. Britain i...
Jul 16, 2020
F Beasley won’t return to Nets – report
Veteran forward Michael Beasley, who reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, will not return to the Brooklyn Nets, The Athletic reported on Thursday. Beasley's positive test was reported earli...
Jul 16, 2020
Foreigners sell Treasuries in May, buy record amount of U.S. stocks: data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreigners sold U.S. Treasury bonds and notes for a third straight month in May, but bought a record amount of stocks, as well as corporate bonds, data...
Jul 16, 2020
League planning COVID-19 list with full pay: report
The NFL plans to create a COVID-19 classification under the injured reserve umbrella that would give players who test positive for the coronavirus full pay and the chance to return in as few as three ...
Jul 16, 2020
Real Madrid seal Spanish title
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Benzema fired t...
Jul 16, 2020
Protests in Michigan after student jailed for not doing online schoolwork
PONTIAC, Michigan (Reuters) - Hundreds of Detroit-area students turned out in protest outside their high school Thursday calling for the release of a classmate who is in juvenile detention after not c...
Jul 16, 2020
Fed balance sheet rises to $7.01 trillion, weekly data shows
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's stash of bonds and other assets rose for the first time in more than a month, data released by the central bank on Thursday showed. The Fed's total balance sheet...
Jul 16, 2020
