Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. says accused bike-path killer Saipov threatened to behead jail officer
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man charged with killing eight people by driving a truck down a lower Manhattan bike path in October 2017 recently threatened to decapitate an officer at the
Feb 19, 2020
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity
Feb 19, 2020
Turkey raises stir as philanthropist re-arrested after acquittal
By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's judiciary drew international criticism on Wednesday after a prominent businessman was re-arrested over charges related to a failed
Feb 19, 2020
S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record highs on China stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record closing highs on Wednesday as optimism that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased concerns about the economic impact of
Feb 19, 2020
EU bets on industrial data, new rules to catch up in global tech
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to create a single European market for data, hoping that pooling the region's deep industrial expertise will help build technology
Feb 19, 2020
Revolutionary squads guard Sudan's bakeries to battle corruption
By Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) - As bakers in flour-stained clothes knead dough and slide trays of loaves into ovens in Sudan's capital, a cluster of yellow-vested volunteers keep watch. The goal
Feb 19, 2020
Mexican prosecutors to issue arrest warrants in probe for young girl's murder
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they would soon issue arrest warrants for two people wanted for the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Mexico City, the latest in a series of
Feb 19, 2020
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. gun-control advocacy group to spend $8 million on Texas political campaigns
By Brad Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. advocacy group calling for tougher gun regulations said on Wednesday it will spend $8 million this year to support the campaigns of Texas politicians
Feb 19, 2020
Stocks scale fresh peaks on slowing virus, dollar gains
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gained while some U.S. and European equity indexes scaled fresh peaks on Wednesday after China reported another decline in new coronavirus cases and on
Feb 19, 2020
