Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump says U.S. working with other countries on coronavirus vaccine
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop, quickly, a vaccine to prevent infection by...
May 15, 2020
Senate Intelligence panel sets Tuesday vote on Ratcliffe nomination for spy chief
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a vote for next Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe to the post of Director...
May 15, 2020
Buffett's Berkshire slashes Goldman stake; exits Phillips 66, Travelers
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it has sold much of its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc , despite the billionaire's assurance that the banking s...
May 15, 2020
Residents of Bogota slum facing eviction despite quarantine
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people expected to be evicted from their hillside homes in a slum of Colombia's capital Bogota on Friday, despite having nowhere to go during the count...
May 15, 2020
Brazil registers new daily record of 15,305 coronavirus cases
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed 15,305 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, a record for a 24-hour period, as well as 824 related deaths, according to data from the Health Ministry. Bra...
May 15, 2020
'We Are The World' to get an 'American Idol' alumni encore
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "We Are The World," the celebrity-packed 1985 charity single, is getting an encore this weekend, courtesy of the stars of "American Idol." "Idol" judges Lionel Richie, who co-w...
May 15, 2020
Brazil says airline bailout settled, but carriers say talks ongoing
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Marcelo Rochabrun RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's state development bank BNDES said on Friday that the country's top three airlines had accepted a $680 million ...
May 15, 2020
Rodgers says Packers’ decision to draft Love surprised him
By: Steve Megargee Packers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay drafting a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team. ...
May 15, 2020
V-shaped recovery unlikely for Swiss economy: SNB's Maechler
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - A full V-shaped recovery is unlikely for the Swiss economy, Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler told Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Z...
May 15, 2020
Across U.S., students in lockdown celebrate graduations virtually with celebrity guests
(Reuters) - Graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage in the United States, a chance to don a scholarly cap and gown and celebrate with friends and family another stage of school completed. But the ...
May 15, 2020
