Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Weinstein's legal problems extend beyond New York criminal trial
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A New York jury began deliberations on Tuesday in the rape trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Regardless of the verdict, Weinstein's legal problems are far
Feb 19, 2020
Duplantis fails to break own pole vault world record
LIEVIN, France (Reuters) - Armand Duplantis cleared 6.07 meters with jaw-dropping ease to win an international indoor meeting in Lievin but the Swede could not break his own world record on Wednesday.
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. says accused bike-path killer Saipov threatened to behead jail officer
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man charged with killing eight people by driving a truck down a lower Manhattan bike path in October 2017 recently threatened to decapitate an officer at the
Feb 19, 2020
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity
Feb 19, 2020
Turkey raises stir as philanthropist re-arrested after acquittal
By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's judiciary drew international criticism on Wednesday after a prominent businessman was re-arrested over charges related to a failed
Feb 19, 2020
S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record highs on China stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record closing highs on Wednesday as optimism that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased concerns about the economic impact of
Feb 19, 2020
EU bets on industrial data, new rules to catch up in global tech
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to create a single European market for data, hoping that pooling the region's deep industrial expertise will help build technology
Feb 19, 2020
Revolutionary squads guard Sudan's bakeries to battle corruption
By Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) - As bakers in flour-stained clothes knead dough and slide trays of loaves into ovens in Sudan's capital, a cluster of yellow-vested volunteers keep watch. The goal
Feb 19, 2020
Mexican prosecutors to issue arrest warrants in probe for young girl's murder
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they would soon issue arrest warrants for two people wanted for the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Mexico City, the latest in a series of
Feb 19, 2020
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity
Feb 19, 2020
