Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Whitecaps finally set to kick off at MLS is Back
A week into the MLS is Back tournament in Orlando, the Vancouver Whitecaps will finally play a game that counts in the standings for the first time since March 7. The Whitecaps (1-1-0, 3 points) face ...
Jul 14, 2020
Texas county approves tax subsidies for new Tesla vehicle factory
(Reuters) - A central Texas county that includes Austin on Tuesday approved a plan to provide millions in tax subsidies to Tesla Inc if it builds a $1.1 billion vehicle factory in their community. A m...
Jul 14, 2020
Trump says planned immigration order would be ‘merit-based’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the immigration executive order his administration was planning would be "merit-based." "We're going to take care of DACA because I'm...
Jul 14, 2020
Airbnb bookings pick up, cross one million mark on a single day
(Reuters) - Home rental firm Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it recorded more than 1 million bookings globally on July 8, offering an early sign of recovery after a slowdown in reservations during the COVI...
Jul 14, 2020
Calvin Klein owner PVH to cut 450 jobs in North America, shut 162 outlets
(Reuters) - PVH Corp said on Tuesday it would cut 450 jobs in North America and shutter 162 retail stores of its business that houses brands such as Van Heusen and IZOD, as the coronavirus crisis wrea...
Jul 14, 2020
North Macedonia heads to election with pace of EU accession at stake
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonia holds a parliamentary election on Wednesday that may decide the pace of the country's bid for European Union membership, with t...
Jul 14, 2020
Trump says ‘more white people’ than Blacks are killed by U.S. police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed police violence against Black people, saying that "more white people" are killed by police officers. During an interview with CBS Ne...
Jul 14, 2020
Internal U.S. small business watchdog launches inquiry into duplicate pandemic loans
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Small Business Administration's internal watchdog has launched an inquiry into a technical glitch that led many small businesses to receive duplicate ...
Jul 14, 2020
Brazil coronavirus cases rise past 1.9 million, deaths total 74,133
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 41,857 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 1,300 additional deaths, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The nation has now registere...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court’s Ginsburg in hospital after possible infection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection, a court spokeswoman said. "The Justice is res...
Jul 14, 2020
