Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic exposing ‘cracks’ in financial system, bank losses ‘likely’: IMF
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed "cracks" in the global financial system and "will likely" see banks suffer both credit losses and market losses that...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. awards airports $10 billion in grants amid travel falloff
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday awarded nearly $10 billion to U.S. airports struggling with a massive falloff in travel demand because of the c...
Apr 14, 2020
Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have observed the biggest supernova - stellar explosion - ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive than our sun in ...
Apr 14, 2020
Tour de France postponed
Another landmark sporting event -- the Tour de France -- is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 23-day, 21-stage cycling event was scheduled to begin June 27 in the city of Nice, but organi...
Apr 14, 2020
Taylor: Bengals not likely to trade No. 1 pick
He once said the Cincinnati Bengals would listen to anything, but head coach Zac Taylor now expects the franchise to use the No. 1 pick on April 23. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is the overwhelming favo...
Apr 14, 2020
Space scientists use COVID-19 lockdown as dry run for Mars mission
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - French space scientists are using the COVID-19 lockdown as a dry run for what it will be like to be cooped up inside a space craft on a mission to Mars. The guinea pigs in...
Apr 14, 2020
Red Sox WS hero Pearce: ‘Right now I’m retired’
Steve Pearce said he is retired, ending a 13-year career that included the 2018 World Series Most Valuable Player award. Pearce was on the air Monday night with WEEI in Boston for a rebroadcast of Gam...
Apr 14, 2020
Cigar-shaped interstellar trespasser may be fragment of wrecked planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reddish-colored cigar-shaped interstellar object called 'Oumuamua that is tumbling through our solar system may be wreckage from a planet ripped apart when it r...
Apr 14, 2020
Rolex joins leading watchmakers withdrawing from Baselworld fair
ZURICH (Reuters) - Rolex, Patek Philippe and Chanel will not exhibit at MCH Group's Baselworld watch and jewellery trade show in 2021, they said on Tuesday, another blow to the flagging event that has...
Apr 14, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations mount amid production halt
(Reuters) - Boeing Co on Tuesday reported another 75 cancellations for its 737 MAX jetliner in March, as the coronavirus crisis worsens disruptions from the grounding of its best-selling jet. The U.S....
Apr 14, 2020
