Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas' six-week ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Abortion rights groups filed an emergency request at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is set to ta...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Residents, tourists scramble to evacuate as California fire nears Lake Tahoe
By Fred Greaves SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Reuters) - Residents and tourists in communities near popular Lake Tahoe fled on Monday as the Caldor fire roared closer after sweeping across dried-out fores...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Tennis - Flawless Rublev downs qualifier Karlovic in U.S. Open first round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number seven Andrey Rublev made short work of veteran qualifier Ivo Karlovic in the U.S. Open first round on Monday, beating the tricky Croatian 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3. The Russian ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
U.S. administers 369.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 369,556,911 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 440,026,945 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Mexico condemns violent actions by migration agents caught on video
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) condemned the actions of agents caught on video over the weekend throwing a migrant to the ground and kicking him in the face with t...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Uber proposes industry-wide gig worker benefits model in Canada
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Monday proposed a plan for a flexible benefits fund for app-based ride-hail and food delivery drivers in Canada under which all gig industry players...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Louisiana hospitals dodge Ida catastrophe, but big challenges loom
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Louisiana hospitals largely escaped catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida, but the storm created the "perfect petri dish" for spread of the coronavirus, officials said on M...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida damaged a Louisiana grain export elevator owned by global grain trader Cargill Inc and disrupted export operations at the busiest bulk grain export fa...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
White House says 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that some 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far. The Biden administration is still trying to determine...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Tennis - U.S. Open order of play on Tuesday
(Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the U.S. Open on Tuesday (play starts at 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding): Arthur Ashe Stadium (16...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
