Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. judge rejects imposing attorney fee levy on opioid lawsuit settlements
(Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees that could be worth billions of dollars, a request drug compan...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. consumers received $9.8 billion in Volkswagen diesel settlements: FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday that buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements. Volkswagen agreed to offer...
Jul 27, 2020
Oprah Winfrey to host new TV discussion series for Apple TV+
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series on Apple TV+ in which she will discuss the topics of the day with prominent newsmakers, Apple Inc and Winfr...
Jul 27, 2020
Latin America will be poorer after the pandemic, IADB president says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin America will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with higher poverty rates as efforts to control the virus lead to spikes in unemployment and indebtedness, Inter-American Devel...
Jul 27, 2020
Republican Senator Collins against nomination of Trump Fed pick Shelton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican senator Susan Collins said on Monday that she is against the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board. "Ms. Shelton has openly called for the Fede...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. sending more federal officers to Portland protests: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is sending at least 100 additional federal officers to Portland, Oregon, the Washington Post reported on Monday, as confrontations between anti-racism p...
Jul 27, 2020
California probing Amazon worker treatment during pandemic, court says
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has opened an investigation into steps that Amazon.com Inc has taken to protect its workers from the new coronavirus, a...
Jul 27, 2020
Israel says Hezbollah tried to infiltrate frontier, and warns against ‘playing with fire’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah carried out an infiltration attempt along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier on Monday, disputing the Iranian-backed Shi'ite g...
Jul 27, 2020
Zimbabwe calls U.S. ambassador ‘thug’ as anti-government protests loom
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a "thug" and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week's planned anti-government protest...
Jul 27, 2020
Exclusive: EU to clear with conditions Alstom, Bombardier deal – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Alstom's Bombardier Inc rail business after the French TGV high-speed train maker tweaked concessions aimed at allaying competition conc...
Jul 27, 2020
