Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. students to retrace path of abolitionist Frederick Douglass to Ireland
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin met virtually on Wednesday with 22 college students who will retrace the journey of Bla...
Mar 17, 2021
Protesters stage jail break as demonstrations rack Haitian capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Protesters freed four police officers from behind bars in Haiti's capital on Wednesday, local media reported, as demonstrations over a botched police raid on a gang strongho...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. investigating suspected Autopilot Tesla crash into police vehicle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency said on Wednesday it will send a team to investigate a Tesla crash into a Michigan State Police vehicle near Lansing that is suspected of being in Au...
Mar 17, 2021
U.N. chief appoints Jean Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday appointed veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and regional...
Mar 17, 2021
White & Case hires M&A lawyer Mason as deal-making rebounds - source
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. law firm White & Case has poached mergers and acquisitions veteran lawyer Ferdinand Mason from Jones Day to strengthen its corporate finance practice across...
Mar 17, 2021
COVID-19 reinfection rare, but more common in older people, study finds
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - The majority of people who have had COVID-19 are protected from getting it again for at least six months, a study published on Wednesday showed, but older people a...
Mar 17, 2021
Asian stocks set to mostly rise after Fed projects U.S. GDP surge
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for modest gains on Thursday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep monetary policy and rates unchanged and projected a rapid ...
Mar 17, 2021
Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness?
CHICAGO - The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when C...
Mar 17, 2021
Wild’s Soucy banned 1 game for high hit on Coyotes’ Garland
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenseman Carson Soucy for one game for charging Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland. The league's Department of Player Safety announced the suspensi...
Mar 17, 2021
Twins stacked again as postseason streak still looms large
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have returned largely the same team that won the last two AL Central titles and added some accomplished newcomers to help fill a few holes. For all t...
Mar 17, 2021
