Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stand-off with Attorney General Barr ends, as New York prosecutor agrees to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman agreed to resign from his post on Saturday, after Attorney General William Barr said he would allow Berman's deputy to take ov...
Jun 20, 2020
Horse racing: Tiz the Law wins Belmont Stakes to clinch first leg of Triple Crown
ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - Tiz the Law won the Belmont Stakes in front of empty stands on Saturday, clinching the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The colt was followed by Dr Post and Max P...
Jun 20, 2020
Players association advises against group workouts after surge in COVID-19 cases
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - NFL players should avoid engaging in group workouts as COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States, the medical director of the sport's players association...
Jun 20, 2020
Canadian banks end extra pandemic pay as infections ease
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Most of Canada's biggest banks are ending their extra payments to employees who continued working in public during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, as the coun...
Jun 20, 2020
Horse racing: Eerie calm welcomes contenders at empty Belmont
By Amy Tennery ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - Betting counters were closed and an eerie silence settled over the ivy-coated plaza inside Belmont Park on Saturday as jockeys and horses gathered for the 1...
Jun 20, 2020
Chile ups coronavirus death count to more than 7,000; second Codelco death reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Saturday increased its estimate of cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus while a labor union at state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, confirmed t...
Jun 20, 2020
Several people stabbed in English town of Reading: reports
LONDON (Reuters) - British media said several people had been stabbed in the southern English town of Reading on Saturday and police in the area said they were investigating reports of an incident. Sk...
Jun 20, 2020
Attorney General Barr says Trump has fired U.S. Attorney Berman, at his request
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Saturday that President Donald Trump had fired Geoffrey Berman, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan whose office...
Jun 20, 2020
Poles run for LGBT equality ahead of presidential vote
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - Around a hundred Poles took part in an "Equality Run" on Saturday, condemning discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community dur...
Jun 20, 2020
Teenager killed in Seattle protest zone shooting, one wounded
(Reuters) - Seattle police on Saturday said they were investigating the fatal shooting of one person and wounding of another in a part of the city occupied by activists protesting against police bruta...
Jun 20, 2020
