Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’
By Jake Spring and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a "lie," despite...
Aug 11, 2020
Pac-12 cancels non-conference basketball games
Pac-12 basketball will not include nonconference games this season, the conference said Tuesday. "We know that this is a difficult day for our student-athletes, and our hearts go out to them and their...
Aug 11, 2020
Hospitals, expats blast Trump plan to block U.S. citizens over coronavirus
By Kristina Cooke and Laura Gottesdiener LOS ANGELES/MONTERREY (Reuters) - A Southern California-area hospital system, immigrant advocacy groups and Americans living in Mexico criticized on Tuesday a ...
Aug 11, 2020
Marquette Poll: Wisconsinites Favoring Biden Over Trump; Approve of Mask Mandate
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — Former Vice President Joe Biden, fresh off picking Kamala Harris as his running mate, is ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a new poll. The new Augus...
Aug 11, 2020
NAACP launches drive to boost Black voter turnout in six key states
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The NAACP, the largest U.S. civil rights organization, is launching a drive ahead of November's presidential election to boost Black voter turnout in six key sta...
Aug 11, 2020
Struggling live-event workers protest in Lisbon to save pandemic-hit sector
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Banging on their flight cases, hundreds of struggling live-event workers took over one of Lisbon's main squares Tuesday night to urge the count...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand parliament dissolution delayed following COVID-19 outbreak, local broadcaster 1NEWS says
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The dissolution of New Zealand's parliament to make way for a general election has been delayed following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country, local bro...
Aug 11, 2020
Trump surprised Biden picked Kamala Harris as running mate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate because she had been dis...
Aug 11, 2020
Colombia tops 400,000 coronavirus cases, deaths close to 13,500
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia topped 400,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as deaths climb toward 13,500 and intensive care units in the capital Bogota remain near capacity. The Andean country...
Aug 11, 2020
Serena sets up Venus clash on return after COVID-19 hiatus
(Reuters) - Serena Williams returned to action for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak upended the tennis calendar, defeating Bernarda Pera to set up a second-round clash with sister Venus at t...
Aug 11, 2020
