Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. adds social distancing to Atlantic hurricane season emergency response plan
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - With the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season fast approaching, U.S. officials on Thursday said they were readying more buses, hotel rooms and shelter space for social distancing t...
May 07, 2020
Dropbox quarterly results beats estimates
(Reuters) - Dropbox Inc's quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the file-hosting company signed up more paying customers on its platform with people shifting to remot...
May 07, 2020
Uber sees encouraging signs in reopening markets, posts $2.9 billion loss
By Akanksha Rana and Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it saw encouraging signs in markets hit by the coronavirus epidemic as it posted a 14% rise in revenue growth, suppo...
May 07, 2020
British-Australian academic has repeatedly attempted suicide in Iranian jail: rights group
(Reuters) - British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), a New York-based advocacy group, said o...
May 07, 2020
Fed’s Harker sees second U.S. recession in 2021 if too quick to reopen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. economy, already headed for a "brutally painful" second quarter but likely a return to growth in the second half of the year, could dive right back into recession ne...
May 07, 2020
LG Chem plant in India starts leaking toxic gas again, prompting evacuation
CHENNAI (Reuters) - Toxic gas began leaking again from a factory owned by LG Chem in southern India's Visakhapatnam early on Friday, an official said, triggering a wider evacuation after at least 11 p...
May 07, 2020
Free beer! German brewery gives away beverages it can’t sell
WILLINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - Unable to deliver to hotels and restaurants closed due to coronavirus restrictions, a German brewery on Thursday gave away some 2,600 litres (690 gallons) of beer. Rathe...
May 07, 2020
IndyCar to start season June 6 in Texas
The IndyCar season will begin June 6 with the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, the circuit announced Thursday. No fans will be in the stands because of the coronavirus pandemic. The race will begi...
May 07, 2020
Two More Cases in Sheboygan County, State Covid Test Capacity Rising, Daily Positive Rate Falling
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - 75 Sheboygan County residents were tested for COVID-19 since yesterday, and two came up positive. That raises Sheboygan County&rsquo...
May 07, 2020
Latvia approves investment in airBaltic amid virus crisis
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's government on Thursday gave the go-ahead to an investment of up to 250 million euros ($271 million) in airBaltic to help the airline get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The in...
May 07, 2020
