Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Champion rower decides postponed Tokyo Games are a step too far
LONDON (Reuters) - British Olympic rowing gold medallist Tom Ransley announced his retirement on Friday after deciding the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to next year was a step too far. The ...
Apr 03, 2020
Italy’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths and cases steady, with 766 new deaths
ROME (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy has climbed by 766 to 14,681, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, marginally higher than the daily tally of 760 fat...
Apr 03, 2020
U.S. judge throws out Major League Baseball sign-stealing lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit seeking to hold Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox liable to DraftKings fantasy baseba...
Apr 03, 2020
Ontario lab design left province short of coronavirus testing supplies
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario, Canada's most heavily populated region, has been lagging other Canadian provinces in testing for the coronavirus because in the early weeks of the outbr...
Apr 03, 2020
WNBA postpones start of season due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has postponed the start of its 2020 regular season and training camps because of the coronavirus outbreak, the league said on Friday. The...
Apr 03, 2020
Two U.S. state attorneys general seek info on Zoom’s privacy practices
(Reuters) - At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the videoconferencing ap...
Apr 03, 2020
Trump taps Kavanaugh ally for seat on influential appeals court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals cour...
Apr 03, 2020
Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of other coron...
Apr 03, 2020
Singer Bill Withers dead at 81 from heart complications, Rolling Stone reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits "Lean on Me," "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died at age 81 from heart complications, Rolling Stone magazin...
Apr 03, 2020
Pelosi wants more for small business and individuals in next U.S. coronavirus legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that $350 billion in already-passed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses, and she wants more money in next bil...
Apr 03, 2020
