Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi opposes temporary extension to enhanced jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she was not considering a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits, which expire on July 31, while Congress continues...
Jul 24, 2020
LeBron addresses Breonna Taylor, social injustice
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James wasn't interested in talking about basketball in a postgame press conference following Thursday night's scrimmage. Instead, James started the nearly 15-minute...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,024,492 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 4,024,492 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 72,219 cases from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Jul 24, 2020
ECB tells Monte dei Paschi to boost capital for bad loan deal: sources
ROME (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has told troubled Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to strengthen its capital base by around 700 million euros ($814.45 million) to allow a plan...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov. 3 U.S. election, the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning...
Jul 24, 2020
Woods to skip WGC event to prepare for PGA Championship
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods, who has made one start in five months, said on Friday he will skip next week's World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational so he can prepare for the Aug. 6-9 PGA Cham...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. GP cancellation is a big loss, says promoter
(Reuters) - The cancellation of the U.S. Grand Prix is a big loss for Texas but Austin's Circuit of the Americas will aim to attract more fans next year, promoter Bobby Epstein said on Friday after Fo...
Jul 24, 2020
Nicaraguans stuck at Costa Rica border after Managua bars re-entry on virus fears
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Hundreds of Nicaraguans are stuck in limbo between Costa Rica and Nicaragua after their homeland refused to allow them back without proof that they are not infec...
Jul 24, 2020
Clean up 'inhumane' migrant fruit-picker camps, UN official tells Spain after fires
MADRID (Reuters) - A UN official censured Spanish authorities for allowing seasonal strawberry pickers to live in "inhumane" and potentially deadly conditions, after three fires broke out in migrant s...
Jul 24, 2020
Intel shares dive on apparent manufacturing retreat; rival chip stocks jump
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Shares of Intel slumped and its rivals surged on Friday after the U.S. chipmaker signaled it may give up manufacturing its own components after falling far behind schedul...
Jul 24, 2020
