Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jaguars' 27-year-old kicker nails his first regular-season field-goal attempt
(Reuters) - Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Jon Brown notched a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter of his team's 34-16 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, a play that would scarcely warrant mention ...
Oct 18, 2020
Britain tells businesses to step up plans for no-deal EU exit
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is urging businesses to step up preparations for a no-deal exit from the European Union when transitional arrangements end, telling them in a campaign that "time is running ...
Oct 18, 2020
Nigerian police pledge ICRC training as thousands protest nationwide
By Libby George and Tife Owolabi LAGOS/YENAGOA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria's new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march a...
Oct 18, 2020
Chileans clang pots, rally in Santiago to mark anniversary of 2019 protests
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of the capital, Santiago, on Sunday, clanging pots, cheering and chanting to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests ov...
Oct 18, 2020
Falcons respond to Quinn firing with 40-23 win vs. Vikings
By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - Julio Jones returned from injury to catch two of Matt Ryan's four touchdown passes, as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Minnesota Vikings 40-23 on Sunday for their first vi...
Oct 18, 2020
Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
By: Jeff Baenen MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much c...
Oct 18, 2020
South Africa's health minister tests positive for COVID-19
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late on Sunday. "I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and...
Oct 18, 2020
AP Top 25: Clemson remains overwhelming No. 1 over Alabama
By: Ralph D. Russo Clemson easily held off Alabama on Sunday to retain the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll, extending its longest run atop the poll to seven weeks. The Crimson...
Oct 18, 2020
Trump envoy hopes Israeli-Arab peace deals will continue whatever the U.S. election result
By Dan Williams MANAMA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Sunday the U.S. President's push for an Israeli-Arab rapprochement was gaining momentum and he hoped more accords would foll...
Oct 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia restructures top religious and advisory bodies
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a series of orders on Sunday restructuring the kingdom's advisory Shura Council, the supreme court and the highest religious body. The orders were c...
Oct 18, 2020
