Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bill Gates-backed Evolv to go public via blank-check merger in $1.7 billion deal
(Reuters) - Bill Gates-backed crowd safety technology provider Evolv Technology will go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that values the equity of the combined company at a...
Mar 08, 2021
Exclusive: Canada eyes tighter rules for grow-your-own pot producers
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Canada's health regulator will launch a public consultation program on Monday in its draft guidance for individuals growing medical cannabis at home, hoping to clamp down on...
Mar 08, 2021
U.S. could send $1,400 COVID bill payments within days; child tax credit a bigger challenge
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With plenty of practice sending coronavirus relief payments to Americans, the federal government should be able to launch the delivery of $1,400 checks almost im...
Mar 08, 2021
Special Report: How Trump administration left indelible mark on U.S. immigration courts
By Reade Levinson, Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) - On a rainy September day in 2018, Jeff Sessions, then U.S. attorney general, addressed one of the largest classes of newly hired immigr...
Mar 08, 2021
Harley borrows Detroit's used-car playbook to pursue younger riders
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc has decided the best way to get younger customers to buy a new motorcycle is to sell them a used one first. The Milwaukee-based company pl...
Mar 08, 2021
'Go and pick cotton': Lille's Sanches reveals racial abuse in cup win
(Reuters) - Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches has said he was racially abused during Lille's 3-1 win away at Ajaccio in the French Cup on Sunday, becoming the latest high-profile footballer in Euro...
Mar 08, 2021
War crimes court orders record $30 million compensation for Congo victims
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda should get a total of $30 million compensation, International Crim...
Mar 08, 2021
Heineken replaces chief financial officer after savings plan launch
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Heineken NV, the world's second largest beer maker, said on Monday it will replace its chief financial officer as it continues with an overhaul of its leadership and embarks on a ...
Mar 08, 2021
English children head back to school after two months of home learning
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of English children and teenagers headed back to school on Monday for the first time in two months, having endured their second extended stretch of home learning because of...
Mar 08, 2021
Mixed Martial Arts: Swedes go pro to keep fighting careers going
By Philip O'Connor VAESTARAS, Sweden (Reuters) - Sweden's mixed martial artists have been forced into an odd career choice if they want to keep fighting -- they have to turn pro. The country's COVID-1...
Mar 08, 2021
