Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French coronavirus death toll up by nearly 1,000 in a day: ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France jumped by nearly 1,000 to 13,197 but the number of people in intensive care units fell slightly for the second...
Apr 10, 2020
Pope prays for sick at Good Friday service scaled back by coronavirus
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis prostrated himself on the floor of an empty St. Peter's Basilica on Friday to pray at a "Passion of the Lord" service commemorating Jesus' last...
Apr 10, 2020
Fed's Quarles: "Main Street" loans like two to three weeks off as details finalized
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve vice chair Randal Quarles said Friday that it would probably be another two to three weeks before the Fed's new loan program for mid-sized companies is up and ru...
Apr 10, 2020
Exclusive: Inside Trump's standoff with South Korea over defense costs
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week, he pressed for a deal quickly on defense cost-sharing that Pre...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. Treasury followed proper procedures in rejecting Trump tax return request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, the inspector general's offi...
Apr 10, 2020
Fed's Mester says policymakers want to prevent 'lasting damage' to the economy
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working to help the economy rebound quickly once businesses that were shuttered b...
Apr 10, 2020
Motor racing: Renault furloughs 'vast majority' of F1 team to end of May
LONDON (Reuters) - Renault have furloughed most of their British-based Formula One race team until the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with management also taking a pay cut, the French carmak...
Apr 10, 2020
New U.S. projections show summer spike if coronavirus restrictions lifted: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. government figures show coronavirus infections will spike during the summer if stay-at-home orders are lifted at 30 days as planned, the New York Times reported on Frid...
Apr 10, 2020
'Herculean task': Chicago public schools scramble to launch online classes
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - During a typical school day at Chicago's Benito Juarez Community Academy, James Klock's high-school students can be found splicing and connecting wiring, getting...
Apr 10, 2020
Virus costly to draft prospects needing face time with teams
By: Eric Olson The NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under th...
Apr 10, 2020
