Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blue Jackets sign Carlsson to two-year deal
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to a two-year extension through the 2021-22 season on Friday. According to The Athletic, the pact is a two-way deal for the 2020-21 season ...
Oct 16, 2020
Ex-Angels employee indicted in Skaggs' death
A former Los Angeles Angels employee was indicted in the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Eric Kay, who worked in the team's media relations department for 24 years, is charged in the indi...
Oct 16, 2020
Flames re-sign F Mangiapane for two seasons
The Calgary Flames re-signed restricted free agent forward Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.425 million, the team announced Friday. Mangiapane, slated to ear...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. Treasury urged PPP lenders to focus on existing customers: Congress report
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department encouraged banks to prioritize existing customers when dishing out Paycheck Protection Program pandemic loans, disadvantaging smal...
Oct 16, 2020
South Africa's coronavirus cases cross 700,000, says health ministry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African coronavirus cases reported since the first infection in early March surpassed 700,000 on Friday, the health ministry said, amid fears of an impending second wave...
Oct 16, 2020
Dutch king cuts short vacation in Greece after criticism
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and his wife cut short a vacation to Greece on Friday after coming under criticism for travelling during the coronavirus pandemic. "We see ...
Oct 16, 2020
Obama to campaign for Biden in Philadelphia on Oct. 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in Philadelphia next week ahead of the Nov. 3 election against President D...
Oct 16, 2020
Malta tightens COVID-19 restrictions, makes wearing masks mandatory
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta is making the wearing of face masks mandatory in public and ordering clubs, bars and places of entertainment to close at 11 p.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Prime Mini...
Oct 16, 2020
Deposition of U.S. Homeland Security whistleblower unlikely before election, lawyer says
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electora...
Oct 16, 2020
Pompeo seeks reversal of 'provocative' North Cyprus move to reopen Varosha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U..S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Northern Cyprus' reopening part of a beachfront resort abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling ...
Oct 16, 2020
