Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Low-income U.S. households are spending savings quicker than high earners: study
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - U.S. households across the board built up savings during the pandemic, but low-income households are burning through their cash more quickly than higher-income families a...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. firms up asylum deal with El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The United States and El Salvador have worked out "operational details" of an agreement in which El Salvador would take in certain migrants who had sought asylum at the U.S. b...
Dec 15, 2020
Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans, researchers say
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using their gaze to "point" and ask for help, researchers said in a study pub...
Dec 15, 2020
Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia gets backing from Amazon, Shell
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia said on Wednesday it had secured $21.4 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures to develop zero-emiss...
Dec 15, 2020
PNG opposition bid to oust PM falters
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A bid to remove Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape fizzled out on Wednesday after more than a dozen members of parliament switched allegiances and b...
Dec 15, 2020
India records 26,355 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 26,355 new coronavirus cases, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday, making it the third straight day that daily infections in the country have stayed bel...
Dec 15, 2020
Oil prices ease on surprise build in U.S. inventory, demand worries
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on a surprise gain in crude oil inventories in the United States and as investors continued to worry about demand for fuel b...
Dec 15, 2020
Feeney and Tonsfeldt named to Vikings All-State Team
Moorhead quarterback Trey Feeney and Barnesville quarterback Adam Tonsfeldt were named to the 2020 Vikings All-State Team on Tuesday. The Minnesota Football Coaches Association, alongside the Minnesot...
Dec 15, 2020
Twins’ Baldelli to Cruz: ‘We’d love to see you in spring’
By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was discussing the state of his roster in baseball's so-far quiet offseason, making no secret of the team's desire to re-sign des...
Dec 15, 2020
Cockburn scores 33 as No. 13 Illinois routs Minnesota 92-65
By: Terry Towery CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes to lead No. 13 Illinois past Minnesota 92-65 in the Big Ten opener for both t...
Dec 15, 2020
