Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kasparov to take part in online Nations Cup amid pandemic
By Angel Krasimirov (Reuters) - Former world champion Garry Kasparov will be among the competitors in an online Nations Cup, a new chess competition featuring six teams of four players, the World Ches...
Apr 21, 2020
Victim toll in Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 23: police
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The victim toll from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history has risen to 23 from previously reported 19, federal police said in a statement on Tuesday. The Royal Ca...
Apr 21, 2020
Trump draft order requires more from tech workers on H-1B visas: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump would require technology workers in the United States on H-1B visas to provide updated certifications that they are not displacing American workers, accor...
Apr 21, 2020
North Dakota regulators weigh financial help for state’s oil producers
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - North Dakota's oil regulator on Tuesday agreed to evaluate providing aid to state oil producers that would allow them to restart shut-in wells in the future, the head of the...
Apr 21, 2020
TUESDAY’S COVID TOTAL NOTCHES UP; NO CLEAR TREND IN TOTAL TESTED
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - One more person, someone between the ages of 60-79, tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday, raising the Sheboygan County total confirmed ...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. Senate deal does not extend assistance to local news outlets
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nearly $500 billion spending deal reached by U.S. Senate leaders on Tuesday does not expand payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. replaces director of agency overseeing COVID-19 vaccines, drugs
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it has replaced Rick Bright as director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs and...
Apr 21, 2020
Ripple sues YouTube over cryptocurrency scams
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Blockchain firm Ripple sued Alphabet Inc's YouTube on Tuesday, alleging the video-sharing platform failed to protect consumers from cryptocurrency "giveaway" sc...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. attorney general won’t rule out legal action over state coronavirus measures
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr waded further into a debate over governors' stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, saying he w...
Apr 21, 2020
Jordan says mindfulness helping him weather COVID-19 crisis
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan is known for his rim-rattling dunks but the big man credits his on-court production and ability to stay positive during the ...
Apr 21, 2020
