Category Archives: Syndicated
Major talk was too big too soon, says Tsitsipas
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas set himself the target of claiming a Grand Slam title in 2020 after winning last year's season-ending ATP Finals but the young Greek feels that in hindsight the s...
Jun 01, 2020
Pfizer declines about 8% after setback to breast cancer treatment
(Reuters) - Shares of Pfizer Inc fell nearly 8% on Monday after an independent data monitoring committee determined the drugmaker's breast cancer treatment was unlikely to meet the main goal of a late...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico financial oversight board appointments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld appointments to Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board that had been challenged by creditors in a ruling that avoids d...
Jun 01, 2020
Weekend contracts
The Green Bay Packers got two more players under contract over the weekend. Seventh round draft pick Vernon Scott, the safety from TCU agreed to terms on his rookie deal. The 6-2, 206 defensive back p...
Jun 01, 2020
Wildlife groups up pressure on Big Pharma to curb crab blood addiction
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Wildlife advocates are pushing drugmakers to curb their use of horseshoe crab blood by switching to a synthetic alternative for safety tests, including those needed b...
Jun 01, 2020
Biden to meet with community leaders in Delaware amid U.S. police-brutality protests
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was scheduled on Monday to meet with community leaders in Wilmington, Delaware, the day after visiting a ne...
Jun 01, 2020
Construction spending falls less than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending fell less than expected in April even as other sectors of the economy buckle under the COVID-19 crisis. The Commerce Department said on Monday that co...
Jun 01, 2020
Greek hotels reopen to an uncertain future
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece allowed year-round hotels to open on Monday, restarting its vital tourism sector hobbled by weeks of lockdown, although business remained quiet with international flights fro...
Jun 01, 2020
‘Lady in the well’ sheds light on ancient human population movements
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bones of a woman of Central Asian descent found at the bottom of a deep well after a violent death in an ancient city in Turkey are helping scientists underst...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. manufacturing activity pulls off 11-year low: ISM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, the strongest sign yet that the worst of the economic downturn was behind as businesses reopen, though the recovery ...
Jun 01, 2020
