Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil Supreme Court selects Luiz Fux as next chief justice
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously chose Luiz Fux as its next chief justice, to serve a two-year term that begins on September 10, current Chief Justice Dias Toffoli s...
Jun 25, 2020
Supreme Court declines to change Ohio ballot initiatives policy
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to direct Ohio to accept electronic signatures from residents seeking to place voter initiatives on the ballot rather th...
Jun 25, 2020
No explanation for noose as NASCAR completes investigation
(Reuters) - NASCAR said on Thursday it had completed it's own investigation into the noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver competing in the top series, without determining ...
Jun 25, 2020
California governor declares budget emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday declared a budget emergency in the most populous U.S. state, blaming expenses and the economic downturn caused by the COVID-...
Jun 25, 2020
Amsterdam bans AirBnB rentals in old centre from July 1
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Amsterdam announced on Thursday that it would ban vacation rentals including those on the home-sharing site Airbnb in three areas that make up the central old town from July 1. I...
Jun 25, 2020
NASCAR: Only one noose found in sweep at 29 tracks
NASCAR released a photo Thursday of the noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway, two days after the FBI said photographic evidence showed that the noose was a way to pull...
Jun 25, 2020
G20 debt relief program draws 41 poor countries so far: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Group of 20 debt service suspension initiative agreed in April has received 41 applications from the 73 poor countries eligible for the official bilateral debt relief initiati...
Jun 25, 2020
Dixie Chicks drop Dixie from name; country group tries to ‘meet the moment’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks, the latest move in U.S. pop culture to drop associations with the nation's racist past. "We w...
Jun 25, 2020
Disney to revamp Splash Mountain to feature company’s first Black princess
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it will renovate its Splash Mountain theme park ride to feature Tiana, the entertainment company's first Black princess and the...
Jun 25, 2020
French coronavirus deaths rise by 21 to 29,752
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of deaths in France from the new coronavirus has risen by 21 from the previous day to stand at 29,752, the country's health department said on Thursday. France has the fif...
Jun 25, 2020
