Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two California border hospitals hit by surge in COVID-19 cases from Mexico
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The only two hospitals in Southern California's rural Imperial County were forced to close their doors to new coronavirus patients on Tuesday, after admitting s...
May 19, 2020
MLS cancels All-Star game due to coronavirus pandemic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 2020 MLS All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on July 29, has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league said on Tuesday. Organ...
May 19, 2020
Administration sees Washington, DC, area as ongoing virus problem area
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington, DC area, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, even though the nation's capital is wh...
May 19, 2020
Germany’s Boehringer braced for slower veterinary market growth in Brazil: executive
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim's animal health division in Brazil is bracing for slower growth as the COVID-19 pandemic has dented demand for veterinary medical products in the...
May 19, 2020
NFL expands Rooney Rule to boost diversity
(Reuters) - NFL teams must interview at least two minority candidates when looking to fill a head coaching position under a resolution passed on Tuesday by team owners that is designed to increase div...
May 19, 2020
Record UK fund-raiser Colonel Tom Moore, 100, is knighted
LONDON (Reuters) - Colonel Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising 33 million pounds ($40.5 million) for the National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to b...
May 19, 2020
MGM, Caesars and Boyd will participate in employee Covid-19 testing plan
(Reuters) - The Las Vegas gaming industry will offer Covid-19 tests to employees before they return to work, the Culinary Union announced Tuesday. MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp...
May 19, 2020
Nigeria woos local firms to boost manufacturing as coronavirus disrupt imports
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is wooing local companies to boost manufacturing and food production in the West African country, the central bank said, after the novel coronavirus disrupte...
May 19, 2020
Exclusive: Third Point founder Daniel Loeb takes over as Munib Islam leaves firm
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is taking back the reins as sole chief investment officer at his hedge fund Third Point LLC, less than one year after he appo...
May 19, 2020
Trump’s payroll tax cut ‘absolutely not’ dead, says adviser Hassett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday the idea of a payroll tax cut in the next coronavirus relief legislation is "absolutely not" dead. "I think that if we...
May 19, 2020
