Category Archives: Syndicated
Aid groups slam U.N. council failure to take coronavirus action
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres' call for a gl...
May 19, 2020
Canada’s Reitmans seeks bankruptcy protection as COVID-19 shuts stores
(Reuters) - Reitmans Canada Ltd on Tuesday obtained preliminary approval to seek bankruptcy protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the latest retailer seeking to restructure its op...
May 19, 2020
Trump says he will sign order to cut federal regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to eliminate "unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery." "I'm...
May 19, 2020
Fed’s Barkin says officials still ‘riding blind’ in assessing reopening: interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Polling local businesses about the U.S. reopening, Richmond Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Barkin has heard from mall owners who saw traffic "like Black Friday" as restri...
May 19, 2020
U.S. Chamber CEO warns against overdoing it with production ‘reshoring’ effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of China, warning that clo...
May 19, 2020
Michigan sends mail-in vote applications to all registered voters
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan will send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters, a state official announced on Tuesday, as the state prepares to hold the Nov. 3 election largely by mail d...
May 19, 2020
Ford requires visitors to wear masks but unclear if Trump will comply
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Tuesday reiterated its policy that all visitors to its manufacturing plants must wear a mask but said the White House will ultimately decide...
May 19, 2020
Court rules U.S. environment agency must protect states from upwind air pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it denied a request from Maryland and Delaware to tighten air pollut...
May 19, 2020
U.S. workers hit McDonald’s with class action over COVID-19 safety
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Five McDonald's workers in Chicago filed a class action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to adopt government safety guidance on COVID-19 and endange...
May 19, 2020
Volkswagen pays 9 million euros to end proceedings against chairman, CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen said it agreed with a German court to pay 9 million euros ($9.9 million) to end legal proceedings against its chairman and chief executive, who were accused of holding...
May 19, 2020
