Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House creates panel to probe federal coronavirus response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal government's response to the co...
Apr 23, 2020
WTO report says 80 countries limiting exports of face masks, other goods
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eighty countries and customs territories have banned or limited the export of face masks, protective gear, gloves and other goods to mitigate shortages since th...
Apr 23, 2020
MSHSL Spring Activities Cancelled
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (MSHSL) – In response to Executive Order 20-41 issued today by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota State High School League, under direction of the League's Board of Di...
Apr 23, 2020
Canadian police encourage tipsters while working on timeline of mass shooting
By Tim Krochak and Moira Warburton PORTAPIQUE, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Canadian police on Thursday worked to piece together the timeline of a shooting spree that started in a rural hamlet in the Atlan...
Apr 23, 2020
Locked-down Rolling Stones release new track 'Living in a Ghost Town'
(Editor's note: paragraph 7 contains language that some readers may find offensive) LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones gave their fans some satisfaction on Thursday by releasing a new track "Living...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. lawmakers urge Fed to keep energy industry out of lending program
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Federal Reserve to reject a request by the energy industry to be allowed to use funding from a $600 billion...
Apr 23, 2020
'We are failing our grandparents' Canada's Trudeau says as COVID-19 hammers nursing homes
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is failing its seniors as officials struggle to contain fatal outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in long-term care homes across the country, Prime Minister ...
Apr 23, 2020
Lawyers for ousted U.S. health official say he will file whistleblower's complaint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Rick Bright, the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday he will file a whistle...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. civil rights agency says employers can test workers for COVID-19
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID-19 before permitting them ...
Apr 23, 2020
Athletics: European championships cancelled due to COVID-19
PARIS (Reuters) - The 2020 European athletics championships, due to be held in Paris at the end of August, have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak, organisers said on Thursday. The champi...
Apr 23, 2020
