Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WNBA reports no positive COVID-19 tests in bubble
The WNBA has not had a player with a confirmed positive for COVID-19 since the quarantine period in the league's bubble in Bradenton, Fla., ended four weeks ago. The league announced the results of th...
Aug 07, 2020
U.S. judge agrees to end decades-old movie theater rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. government's request to immediately end the Paramount Decrees, a set of antitrust rules from the late 1940s and earl...
Aug 07, 2020
UK extends household meeting ban to the town of Preston
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government on Friday ordered a ban on gatherings of households in the northern English town of Preston in its latest localised clampdown to try to slow the spread of the c...
Aug 07, 2020
Catalan separatist leader blasts former Spanish king’s exit as ‘loud and ridiculous scandal’
MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's separatist leader said on Friday that the abrupt departure abroad by Spain's former king Juan Carlos, whose whereabouts have yet to be officially confirmed, was a farce....
Aug 07, 2020
All New York schools can open for in-person learning, Governor Cuomo says
By Gabriella Borter and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said all school districts in his state, once the epicenter of the nation's COVID-19 crisis, could op...
Aug 07, 2020
Pelosi: Democrats want biggest possible number on coronavirus UI benefit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Democrats seeking a deal on new coronavirus legislation want to lock in the largest enhanced unemployment ...
Aug 07, 2020
Exclusive: PDVSA changes oil deals to include shipping as sanctions bite – documents
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) - Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA has begun offering to ship its own oil, figuring in the costs in crude supply deals to help customers who have struggled to hire ves...
Aug 07, 2020
Air India plane crashes in India’s Kerala, at least two feared dead
CHENNAI (Reuters) - At least two people were feared dead, and 35 injured when an Air India passenger plane crashed in the southern city of Calicut as it came in to land in heavy rain on Friday, police...
Aug 07, 2020
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks fall as Trump takes aim at WeChat, TikTok
By Neha Malara (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms fell on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled bans on U.S. transactions with the China-based owners of messaging app WeChat...
Aug 07, 2020
Oprah Winfrey putting Breonna Taylor billboards up in Kentucky city
(Reuters) - First Oprah Winfrey gave up her usual place on the cover of O magazine to Breonna Taylor. Now she is posting billboards of the slain emergency room technician, seeking criminal charges for...
Aug 07, 2020
