Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. vehicle travel fell 8.6% in Sept; lowest drop since pandemic start
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 8.6% fewer miles in September, marking the lowest monthly decline since the coronavirus pandemic led millions of Americans to begin working from home in Mar...
Nov 13, 2020
Outside Mogadishu, locusts turn farmland into desert
By Abdirahman Hussein MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A rifle on his back, Mohamed Yasin tries in vain to chase away the swarm of yellow-coloured insects that have invaded his farm as his camels mill about near...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 242,216 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 10,508,864 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 194,610 cases from its previous count, and said that ...
Nov 13, 2020
Factbox: U.S. election: key tallies, undetermined states, certification deadlines
(Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, beating Republican President Donald Trump after a longer-than-usual process of counting mail-in ballots that a record number o...
Nov 13, 2020
McDonald's franchisees face company inspections amid 'covid fatigue'
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp franchisees will be inspected by the company to ensure compliance with safety standards as coronavirus cases surge again and "covid fatigue" sets in, according to an intern...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. President Trump to deliver update on Operation Warp Speed at 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will address the nation at 4 p.m. eastern time (2100 GMT) with an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program, according to a Whit...
Nov 13, 2020
Trump says he'll 'do the right thing' after all votes are counted, confidant says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was a "realist" who would follow the U.S. Constitution after all legitimate votes were counted, but was waiting to see how U.S. sta...
Nov 13, 2020
Comcast to make its venture capital firm part of corporate business division
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp said on Friday its corporate venture capital firm, Comcast Ventures, will become a part of its strategic business development team at its cable segment. "We are aligning our a...
Nov 13, 2020
Michigan state court rejects request to block Detroit election certification results
(Reuters) - A Michigan state court rejected on Friday a request by supporters of President Donald Trump to block the certification of votes in Detroit, which went heavily in favor of Joe Biden, Trump'...
Nov 13, 2020
Stock investors cast wary eye on yield rally
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Treasury yields rally to multi-month highs, some investors are gauging how a more sustained rise could impact equity markets. Yields on the 10-year Treasury, w...
Nov 13, 2020
