Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. judge to weigh whether to drop criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday will weigh whether to grant a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal charge against President Donald Trump's former...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Google offers concessions in fresh bid to win EU okay for Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has offered concessions for a second time in a bid to address EU antitrust regulators' concerns about its bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Trump and Biden to meet in pivotal first presidential debate
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off for the first time on Tuesday in a pivotal debate that will provide a stark clash of sty...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Pensioners' paradise lost: COVID sows fear among Cote D'Azur retirees
By Caroline Pailliez and Eric Gaillard NICE, France (Reuters) - On a plot of gravel overlooking the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Jean-Claude Calcagno prepares for a round of petanque, th...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Barrett meets senators in race to confirmation
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sprint to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to become President Donald Trump's third conservative appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court begins in e...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Table Tennis: Durban to host 2023 World Championships
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships will be staged in Durban, South Africa, the first time since 1939 the tournament has been staged on the African continent. Du...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Barrett high-court vote against Obamacare not as certain as Democrats claim
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to inval...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Lost year: New York parents wrestle with uncertainty as more schools open
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jodi Cook will drop off her son to his Brooklyn school on Tuesday for the first time in months, but even though her 6-year-old will get at least some time interac...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Trump ups spending on lawyers as U.S. election legal battles heat up
By Caroline Spiezio and Rick Linsk (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers to litigate voting by mail, including in the battleground state...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
One million COVID-19 deaths 'a very sad milestone', but virus suppressable: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that one million deaths from COVID-19 was "a very sad milestone", after many victims suffered "a terribly difficult and lonely de...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
