Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Everything to me': Chile's LGBTQ community relieved after Boric election win
By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) - For Ian Harting, a 29-year-old dancer and choreographer, voting in Chile's deeply divisive presidential election last weekend felt like a matter of life and de...
Dec 23, 2021
Former Boston College student charged over boyfriend's suicide pleads guilty
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Boston College student pleaded guilty on Thursday to an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from what prosecutors said was her role in encouraging her ...
Dec 23, 2021
Ex-NFL RB Dion Lewis arrested on drunk driving charge
Former NFL running back Dion Lewis is due in court Jan. 6 following his arrest on driving while intoxicated charges. Police in Guilderland, N.Y., said Lewis was arrested Sunday just after midnight fol...
Dec 23, 2021
Overwhelmed U.S. Midwest hospitals prepare for worst with Omicron
By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - The rapid spread of Omicron infections has hospitals in the U.S. Midwest "preparing for the worst," with their intensive care units and medical personnel already severely ...
Dec 23, 2021
Christmas miracle: German flood victims receive tiny houses
BERLIN (Reuters) - For Franziska Hilberath, whose home in western Germany's Ahr valley was destroyed by flash floods this summer, it was a Christmas miracle to be able to move into a donation-financed...
Dec 23, 2021
Analysis-Omicron begins to leave mark on U.S. economy, but unlikely to derail it
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 has started leaving an imprint on slices of the U.S. economy as some events are canceled or postponed, consumers cut back o...
Dec 23, 2021
Soccer-Pele discharged, is 'stable,' hospital says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil soccer great Pele, who has undergone months of medical issues, has been discharged, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said on Thursday. "The patient is stable and will ...
Dec 23, 2021
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
