Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the d...
May 14, 2020
Cruise operator Carnival to cut 820 jobs in Florida amid COVID-19 crisis
(Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival Corp said on Thursday it is cutting 820 positions out of a workforce of roughly 3,000 employees in Florida, as the future of the industry remains uncertain amid no...
May 14, 2020
Britons hold eighth week of applause for carers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons joined in a weekly nationwide round of applause on Thursday to pay tribute to care workers and hospital staff as the country gingerly starts to return to work. People across...
May 14, 2020
Excited Newman, nervous Kenseth highlight NASCAR’s comeback
Go ahead and call it a comeback. Ryan Newman will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang -- with a sweet Oscar Meyer tailgate-at-home paint job -- for the first time since his horrific crash at...
May 14, 2020
California governor slashes budget in COVID-19 economic crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday slashed his proposed budget for the next fiscal year by $19 billion, bringing spending below 2019 levels as COVID-19 related...
May 14, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor to announce plans for U.S. factory
(Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , the world's biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips, is expected to announce plans to build an advanced chip factory in the United State...
May 14, 2020
Your small business and COVID-19 questions, answered
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small businesses are among the hardest hit as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause economic uncertainty in communities across the United States. As some...
May 14, 2020
Sanofi says COVID-19 vaccine will be available worldwide simultaneously
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi will ensure that a potential vaccine against COVID-19, if approved, reaches all regions of the world at the same time, the chairman of the French drugmaker said on Thursday. "...
May 14, 2020
Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown
By Ilya Zhegulev and Sergiy Karazy KIEV (Reuters) - Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lock...
May 14, 2020
Dutch researchers: in talks to develop antibody treatment for coronavirus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Researchers from Utrecht University said on Thursday they are in talks with major pharmaceutical manufacturers on developing an antibody treatment for the new coronavirus. "I thi...
May 14, 2020
