Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate begins first step in approving Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday afternoon started voting on whether to begin 20 hours of debate on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. "The time is now to move...
Mar 04, 2021
Wrongful execution forms grim backdrop to Berlinale contender
BERLIN (Reuters) - When her husband is executed for murder, Mina is left to fend for herself in a society that is reluctant to allow her even to find somewhere for her and her daughter to live. But wh...
Mar 04, 2021
U.N., U.S. demand Eritrean troops leave Ethiopia's Tigray region
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is "now abundantly clear to all" that Eritrean troops are operating throughout Ethiopia's northern Tigray region and "we...
Mar 04, 2021
Bank of America, Morgan Stanley win dismissal of metals spoofing litigation
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed litigation by traders and trading firms accusing Bank of America Corp and Morgan Stanley of manipulating the...
Mar 04, 2021
Abams named Summit League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, Kreuser named to First Team
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Summit League) - Oral Roberts sophomore Max Abmas was named The Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year Thursday as league officials announced six individual awards, the a...
Mar 04, 2021
U.S. debt burden to reach 202% of GDP in 2051, CBO projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal debt burden will double over the next 30 years, reaching 202% of economic output in 2051, as deficits grow and interest rates eventually rise, the Congressional...
Mar 04, 2021
Irwin named to First Team, Hamling named to Second Team All-Summit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Summit League) - South Dakota State's Myah Selland was selected as The Summit League Player of the Year for the first time in her career in a vote by the league's head coaches, athl...
Mar 04, 2021
EU to propose revision of its fiscal rules in H2 2021
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose towards the end of the year how to simplify the European Union's complex budget rules, cut accumulated debt and boost inve...
Mar 04, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. blocked Myanmar junta attempt to empty $1 billion New York Fed account - sources
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military rulers attempted to move about $1 billion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York days after seizing power on Feb. 1, pr...
Mar 04, 2021
Square to pay $297 million for majority stake in rapper Jay Z's Tidal
(Reuters) - Payments firm Square Inc on Thursday agreed to buy a majority ownership stake in Tidal, a music streaming service owned by rapper Jay Z, for $297 million in cash and stock. Square, co-foun...
Mar 04, 2021
