Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Second group of U.S. diplomats fly back to China amid frayed ties
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - More than 100 U.S. diplomats and family members flew to China on Wednesday, according to internal State Department emails, as Washington pressed ahead with its plan to res...
Jul 15, 2020
Britain publishes plans to keep internal trade flowing after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain publishes plans on Thursday to keep trade flowing freely between its constituent nations when regulatory powers are reclaimed from the European Union at the end of the year ...
Jul 15, 2020
Brazil coronavirus cases rise by 39,924 as it inches closer to two million mark
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil on Wednesday reported 39,924 additional novel coronavirus cases in a day as the country's total tally inched closer to 2 million, the health ministry said. Brazil now has ...
Jul 15, 2020
American Airlines sending 25,000 furlough warnings: memo
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines is sending 25,000 notices of potential furloughs to frontline workers, according to a memo released on Wednesday, preparing employees for job cu...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. steps up crackdown on MS-13 gang, to seek death penalty of accused leader
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it was stepping up a crackdown on the international criminal gang MS-13 and would seek the death penalty against ...
Jul 15, 2020
Carnival to raise $1.26 billion in debt to deal with COVID-19 impact
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp is planning to raise about $1.26 billion in a bond offering, the beleaguered cruise operator said Wednesday as it struggles to stay afloat after the COVID-19 pandemic impacte...
Jul 15, 2020
Twitter accounts of Musk, Gates apparently hacked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The official Twitter accounts of billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk were apparently hacked as both accounts sought bitcoin donations on Wednesday. The tweets on both accounts...
Jul 15, 2020
St. Thomas can go D1; Minnesota school was ousted from D3 league
By: Dave Campbell The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final clearance for a bold move born out of the Minnesota privat...
Jul 15, 2020
NBA adds antibody testing to protocols - report
Because of a concern for false positives with coronavirus testing, the NBA on Wednesday authored a memo that added antibody testing to its return-to-play protocol, ESPN reported. Since dead coronaviru...
Jul 15, 2020
First summer camp, then a season like no other
By: Tim Dahlberg The big sports news from Los Angeles this week - other than the sensational outfield play of clubhouse attendant Francisco "Chico" Herrera - was that the Dodgers will join some other ...
Jul 15, 2020
