Author Archives: Syndicated Content
United Airlines employee files class action lawsuit over unpaid days off policy
(Reuters) - A United Airlines Holdings Inc non-union employee filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that a requirement that management and administration employees take 20 unpaid days off...
May 13, 2020
Treasury’s Mnuchin says U.S. will slowly reopen economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the economy will be reopened slowly but he cautioned that waiting too long risked severe economic damage. "We're going t...
May 13, 2020
Ontario redeploys educators into nursing homes, as just one facility records 56 deaths
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario is allowing its education staff, including teachers and custodians, to voluntarily redeploy into the province's long-term care h...
May 13, 2020
Reds’ Bauer: MLB’s restart plan is ‘laughable’
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Trevor Bauer labeled Major League Baseball's restart proposal as "laughable" on Wednesday. Bauer, in fact, went into greater detail of what he found funny with agent Rache...
May 13, 2020
Hamilton tops Sunday Times sportspersons’ rich list
(Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is the richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom with a net worth of 224 million pounds ($275.6 million), according to The Sunday Times...
May 13, 2020
UK surveyors expect price falls when housing market reopens
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices are likely to fall as the market slowly begins to reopen, after a collapse in activity due to COVID-19 restrictions last month, a survey showed on Thursday. The...
May 13, 2020
U.S. lawmakers renew push to grant assistance to local news outlets
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of local U.S. newspapers and broadcast outlets, grappling with a massive downturn in advertising because of the COVID-19 pandemic, would be eligibl...
May 13, 2020
Brazil registers record 11,385 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed a daily record 11,385 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, as well as 749 new deaths, according to data from the country's health ministry. Brazil has...
May 13, 2020
Abbott’s fast COVID test could be missing cases, study says
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories' speedy coronavirus test, which can deliver results within minutes, could be missing a third to nearly half of positive cases, according to a ...
May 13, 2020
U.S. Senate blocks bid to curb surveillance of Americans’ internet habits
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans' internet habi...
May 13, 2020
