Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. Senator Cruz will block EPA nomination over biofuels costs to refiners
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said on Wednesday he would block the nomination of an Environmental Protection Agency official until the agency brings stability to the ri...
Jul 01, 2020
L.A. school board cuts police department’s budget
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - The Los Angeles board of education has slashed funding for the police department that patrols the nation's second-largest school district, joining other U.S. school syst...
Jul 01, 2020
Trump’s re-election campaign raises $266 million in second quarter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $266 million during the second quarter, the joint committee said on Wednesday. Trump and...
Jul 01, 2020
Mexican labor activist released from jail as trade deal takes effect
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican labor attorney and independent union leader Susana Prieto was released from jail on Wednesday after her arrest nearly a month ago on charges of in...
Jul 01, 2020
Novartis reaches $678 million settlement of U.S. fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novartis AG has agreed to pay $678 million to settle a civil fraud lawsuit in which the U.S. government accused the Swiss drugmaker of illegally providing doctors with cash paymen...
Jul 01, 2020
Jefferies sees jump in mergers of equals as coronavirus hammers economy
(Reuters) - Jefferies Financial Group said it expects a jump in mergers of equals in the current coronavirus-stricken economic environment as companies look at cost-effective ways of increasing their ...
Jul 01, 2020
SoftBank-backed Lemonade raises $319 million in IPO
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Insurance startup Lemonade Inc, which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp, raised $329 million in its U.S. initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter said on Wedn...
Jul 01, 2020
Colombia tops 100,000 coronavirus cases, nears 3,500 deaths
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's confirmed coronavirus infections tipped across the 100,000 case threshold on Wednesday, as the country's quarantine measures roll on and intensive care units fill. Confir...
Jul 01, 2020
Mexico to investigate officials over electricity contracts
By Raul Cortes Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government will investigate allegations that officials at state power firm the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) signed fraudulent con...
Jul 01, 2020
Backing for Mexico president hits new low, two years after election: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Support for Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador slipped to a new low in June as discontent mounted over his management of the economy and security, two years after he...
Jul 01, 2020
