Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FedEx revenue jumps as pandemic drives e-commerce bounce
(Reuters) - U.S. package delivery company FedEx Corp posted a 13.5% rise in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, boosted by an increase in domestic residential shipments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjuste...
Sep 15, 2020
Woods aims to end lacklustre run at U.S. Open
By Amy Tennery MAMARONECK, New York (Reuters) - Tiger Woods hopes to snap his run of lacklustre performances at the U.S. Open this week, nearly a year after his last PGA Tour victory. Woods has yet to...
Sep 15, 2020
Wild sign defenseman Brodin to 7-year, $42 million extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue line group...
Sep 15, 2020
Trump reviews ByteDance's plan to keep majority stake in TikTok: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials were to meet at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to consider a proposal by China's ByteDance to keep majority ownership of its po...
Sep 15, 2020
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech
(Reuters) - Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest against the spread of hate and misinformation on the social media platforms. "Misinformation...
Sep 15, 2020
In Mexico, presidential jet 'raffle' sees final push for ticket sales
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's national lottery prepared to announce on Tuesday the 100 winners of a much-hyped raffle tied to a luxury presidential jet that the government has slammed as a symbol o...
Sep 15, 2020
Fire breaks out near Greece's Samos migrant camp, facilities not at risk
ATHENS (Reuters) - A fire broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos, burning grass and forest, fire brigade and police officials said on Tuesday. The migrant camp facili...
Sep 15, 2020
Palestinians fire rockets at Israel, wounding two, during White House ceremony
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel, wounding two people, on Tuesday at the same time as Israel and two Gulf Arab states signed normalisat...
Sep 15, 2020
737 MAX crash victims seek U.S. legislation to block Boeing legal strategy
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by b...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 death analysis shows greater toll on Black, Hispanic youth: CDC
(Reuters) - A disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID-19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21, according to a U.S. study, a reflection of the racial and ethnic m...
Sep 15, 2020
