Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan discuss conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed by phone the intensified military conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Kr...
Jul 27, 2020
New heart problems discovered post COVID-19; virus mutation may make vaccines more effective
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. judge rejects imposing attorney fee levy on opioid lawsuit settlements
(Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees that could be worth billions of dollars, a request drug compan...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. consumers received $9.8 billion in Volkswagen diesel settlements: FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday that buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements. Volkswagen agreed to offer...
Jul 27, 2020
Oprah Winfrey to host new TV discussion series for Apple TV+
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series on Apple TV+ in which she will discuss the topics of the day with prominent newsmakers, Apple Inc and Winfr...
Jul 27, 2020
Latin America will be poorer after the pandemic, IADB president says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin America will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with higher poverty rates as efforts to control the virus lead to spikes in unemployment and indebtedness, Inter-American Devel...
Jul 27, 2020
Republican Senator Collins against nomination of Trump Fed pick Shelton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican senator Susan Collins said on Monday that she is against the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board. "Ms. Shelton has openly called for the Fede...
Jul 27, 2020
NCAA cuts required number of fall contests
The NCAA has reduced the minimum number of contests required of Division I fall sports teams, excluding football, by 50% this season. The decision by the Division I Council coordination committee to g...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. sending more federal officers to Portland protests: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is sending at least 100 additional federal officers to Portland, Oregon, the Washington Post reported on Monday, as confrontations between anti-racism p...
Jul 27, 2020
Jason Thiner Named MSUM Head Women’s Tennis Coach
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) - Minnesota State University Moorhead athletic director Doug Peters has announced that Jason Thiner has been named the new head women’s tennis coach at MSUM. Thi...
Jul 27, 2020
