Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alaska's famous Iditarod mushers can expect deep snow on race day
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The world's most famous dog racing contest gets underway on Saturday when 57 mushers and their canine teams line up in downtown Anchorage to start the Iditarod Tr...
Mar 6, 2020
Amazon says working with state AGs to nab sellers engaged in price-gouging over coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it is working with state attorneys general to identify and prosecute third-party sellers on its website who are engaged in price-gouging to take ad...
Mar 6, 2020
Weinstein's prison sentence should reflect 'lifetime of abuse': prosecutors
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein should get a prison sentence that reflects not only his conviction for sexually assaulting two women, but a "lifetime of ...
Mar 6, 2020
Migrants are boon for poor Roma villagers on Turkey-Greece border
By Joseph Nasr KARAAGAC, Turkey (Reuters) - For members of the Roma minority in the Turkish village of Karaagac on the border with Greece, the arrival of thousands of migrants desperately seeking to c...
Mar 6, 2020
Woods to skip Players Championship with back issue: report
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods' Masters preparation has suffered a setback as he is unable to return to action at next week's Players Championship in Florida due to a back issue, ESPN reported on Friday. "Ba...
Mar 6, 2020
UK calls in its sports bodies, broadcasters to discuss coronavirus plans: sources
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has called a meeting with its sports authorities and broadcasters to discuss how events could be staged without fans present if the coronavirus...
Mar 6, 2020
California health officials, cruise passengers await coronavirus test results from idled ship
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Anxious cruise ship passengers and California health officials awaited coronavirus test results on Friday from an ocean liner denied entry to San Francisco Bay after 35 peo...
Mar 6, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets that 'coronavirus panic is dumb'
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the coronavirus "panic" was "dumb". The number of people infected with coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world o...
Mar 6, 2020
After U.S. Congress and Fed's quick coronavirus response, next steps likely tougher for Washington
By Andy Sullivan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week, as the central bank propped up the e...
Mar 6, 2020
Citigroup waives certain fees for consumers impacted by coronavirus
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it will waive monthly bank account fees and certificate of deposit penalties for consumers impacted by coronavirus. Small business accounts are also eligible f...
Mar 6, 2020
