Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Berkshire's BNSF names first female CEO of big U.S. railroad
(Reuters) - BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Monday named Kathryn Farmer as its new chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. rail...
Sep 14, 2020
Top U.S. health agency spokesman Caputo accused scientists of 'sedition': NYT
(Reuters) - The top communications official at the U.S. cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus told his followers in a Facebook Live session that government scientists were engaging...
Sep 14, 2020
Rochester mayor fires police chief over handling Black man's death: local media
(Reuters) - Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren on Monday fired Police Chief La'Ron Singletary and suspended two city officials over the handling of the asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude, a Blac...
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin's high court will not order mail ballots reprinted, averting potential chaos
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's highest court rejected a third-party candidate's bid to join November's presidential ballot, a move that would have invalidated tens of thousands of ballots already mailed to v...
Sep 14, 2020
Uber fights to win back London licence in latest court battle
By Costas Pitas LONDON, Sep 15 (Reuters) - Taxi app Uber will battle in court on Tuesday to win back its licence to operate in London after the city's transport regulator removed it over safety concer...
Sep 14, 2020
North Korea's Kim praises army for rebuilding typhoon-hit area - KCNA
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised his military for its prompt efforts to rebuild towns hit hard by typhoons and summer floods, state news media KCNA reported on T...
Sep 14, 2020
BNSF Railway appoints Kathryn Farmer as new CEO
(Reuters) - BNSF Railway, one of the largest railroad operators in North America and owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc , said on Monday it appointed Kathryn Farmer as its chief executive officer, replac...
Sep 14, 2020
Trump trade aid payments benefited large, Southern farms: watchdog report
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Farmers from the U.S. Southeast, primarily those growing crops like cotton or sorghum, received larger trade aid payments from the federal government in 2...
Sep 14, 2020
Billionaire Steve Cohen agrees to buy the New York Mets
(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has reached an agreement to buy the New York Mets baseball team from its owners, Sterling Partners said in a statement on Monday. "I am excited t...
Sep 14, 2020
Pandemic's global economic impact unlikely to worsen, Qatar commerce minister says
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - The global economy is unlikely to worsen due to the coronavirus pandemic even as countries face a second wave of infections, Qatar's commerce minister said on M...
Sep 14, 2020
