Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amid quarantine, Ecuador women speak in code to seek protection from domestic violence
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean women are using code words to seek help in situations of domestic violence as the country's quarantine is creating conditions for increased abuse of ...
Aug 05, 2020
St. Clair Promoted to Associate Director of NDSU Track & Field
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University athletics department and director of track & field Stevie Keller announced Wednesday that longtime throws coach Justin St. Cl...
Aug 05, 2020
Factbox: Facebook and TikTok's fraught history
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's escalated a bruising fight with TikTok with the launch on Wednesday of its new short-video feature Reels, a look-alike service embedded within its popular Instagra...
Aug 05, 2020
Board directs each division to safeguard student-athlete well-being, scholarships and eligibility
(NCAA) – The NCAA Board of Governors has directed schools and conferences to meet specific requirements if they are to conduct NCAA fall sports during the preseason, regular season and postseaso...
Aug 05, 2020
Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big ...
Aug 05, 2020
Biden will not accept Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee: DNC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will not accept the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination at the designated convention site of Milwaukee because of concerns about the coronavirus, the Democratic Pa...
Aug 05, 2020
Spain diagnoses 1,772 new coronavirus cases in post-lockdown record
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain reported 1,772 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, marking the biggest jump since a national lockdown was lifted in June and beating the previous day's record rise. The r...
Aug 05, 2020
State Department says acting IG left to return to private sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department's Acting Inspector General Stephen J. Akard has left his post and is returning to the private sector, a spokesperson for the agency said on Wednesday, seve...
Aug 05, 2020
Boeing does not see immediate need to raise cash with new debt
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co does not see the need to add to liquidity through additional debt offerings to manage the downturn in global aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, chief financial off...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots, asserting 'inevitable' fraud
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ah...
Aug 05, 2020
