Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-Minnesota police officer found guilty of manslaughter in shooting of Daunte Wright
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop ...
Dec 23, 2021
Jared Kushner investment firm Affinity raises $3 billion in committed funding
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Kushner's global investment firm, Affinity Partners, has raised more than $3 billion in committed funding from international investors, a person familiar ...
Dec 23, 2021
Las Bambas says temporary truce in Peru road does not allow sustainable restart of mine
LIMA (Reuters) - MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine said on Thursday that a temporary truce to lift a blockade on a key transport road in Peru, which has been blocked for over a month, does not guarante...
Dec 23, 2021
TD on deal hunt after BancWest bid as Canadian lenders pursue U.S. growth
By Pamela Barbaglia and Nichola Saminather LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank is leading the charge of cash-rich Canadian banks seeking to make a foray in the United States and find grow...
Dec 23, 2021
White House says it is 'grateful' Trump got, promoted COVID-19 booster shot
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is grateful that former U.S. President Donald Trump received and promoted getting the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, press secretary Jen Psaki...
Dec 23, 2021
U.S. pauses allocation of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 antibodies
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has paused the distribution of COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly, saying the therapies were unlikely to be effective against the...
Dec 23, 2021
Drugmaker Endo strikes $63 million opioid settlement with Texas
(Reuters) - Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $63 million to resolve claims by the state of Texas that the drugmaker helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, the state's attorney general said on T...
Dec 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley says staff should limit large meetings in January -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has told staff who need to be in the office in the first two weeks of January to limit large in-person meetings, according to Bloomberg News. The directive, in a me...
Dec 23, 2021
Lebanon 'regrets' reported assault on U.N. peacekeepers
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Thursday it regretted a reported assault on a Finnish battalion that forms part of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and was ...
Dec 23, 2021
Blinken speaks with NATO secretary general about Russia-Ukraine tensions
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday to discuss concerns about Russia's military build-up on the borders of Ukraine, the U....
Dec 23, 2021
