Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden says Black turnout key to winning election, battling inequality
By Trevor Hunnicutt CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and rever...
Sep 23, 2020
Column: How Democrats could curb a conservative SCOTUS without court-packing: Frankel
By Alison Frankel NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decade...
Sep 23, 2020
NBA draft Combine, altered for virus, starts Monday
The 2020 NBA Draft Combine will begin Monday and extend into November, following a format change designed to emphasize safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA announced Wednesday that the event ...
Sep 23, 2020
Bankrupt airline Avianca paid millions in executive bonuses during pandemic
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Airline Avianca Holdings came under broad criticism in Colombia for paying its top two executives $6 million in bonuses in May, at a time when the carrier ha...
Sep 23, 2020
United Airlines, pilots union agree to delay furloughs until October 30
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines and the union representing its pilots have agreed to delay furloughs until Oct. 30, according to a memorandum of understanding seen by Reuters. United had planned t...
Sep 23, 2020
Possible virus vulnerability discovered; about 20% of people with COVID-19 remain asymptomatic
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 23, 2020
Democratic challenger leads in Arizona Senate race: Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly leads Arizona's Republican incumbent Martha McSally among likely voters, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls released ...
Sep 23, 2020
Woman jailed under El Salvador's harsh abortion law walks free from prison
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A Salvadoran woman whom activists say was falsely accused of homicide after suffering a stillbirth has been freed from prison in a case that has sparked ren...
Sep 23, 2020
Chile's capital becomes hot spot for cougar sightings
By Reuters TV SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A cougar cub was captured in a posh Santiago neighborhood near the foothills of the Andes mountains, National Zoo officials said, the latest in a rash of recent wild...
Sep 23, 2020
Facebook to reject political ads prematurely claiming election victory
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will not accept political ads that seek to claim victory before the results of the 2020 U.S. election are declared, a company spokesman tweeted on Wednesday. The...
Sep 23, 2020
