Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gastric bypass may be best weight-loss surgery for diabetes remission
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Diabetics considering weight-loss surgery may want to opt for a procedure known as gastric bypass because it's the technique most likely to send their disease into ...
Mar 4, 2020
Ex-Uber self-driving head owes $179 million to Google in contract dispute
By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The former head of Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving technology unit must pay $179 million to Alphabet Inc's Google to end a legal battle over his split fro...
Mar 4, 2020
Golf: Masters 'proceeding as scheduled', monitoring coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Masters will proceed as scheduled next month and precautions will be established to ensure the safety of everyone at the year's first major following the coronavirus outbreak, Augusta ...
Mar 4, 2020
Mantel unveils final volume in award-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment on Wednesday of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son who rose to be King...
Mar 4, 2020
Canopy Growth to close two greenhouses, cut about 500 positions
(Reuters) - Pot producer Canopy Growth Corp said on Wednesday it plans to close two of its greenhouses in Aldergrove and Delta, British Columbia, cutting about 500 positions. The company said it no lo...
Mar 4, 2020
U.S. should give China leeway in implementing trade deal due to virus: Grassley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington needs to give China some leeway in implementing a Phase 1 trade deal given a downturn in the Chinese economy caused by the fast-spreading coronavirus, U.S. Senate Fin...
Mar 4, 2020
Fashion designers recall their first big celebrity breaks
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - For fashion designers having a major celebrity wear their clothing can immediately launch them into the limelight. The big break for Badgley Mischka almost did no...
Mar 4, 2020
Wells Fargo to raise minimum pay in most of its U.S. markets
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Wednesday it plans to increase minimum wage to between $15 and $20 per hour for most of its U.S. markets, joining other Wall Street banks that have raised hourly p...
Mar 4, 2020
Jury refuses felony charges against protesters who shut Houston Ship Channel
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - A Harris County grand jury on Wednesday declined to issue felony indictments against a group of Greenpeace USA activists who last year closed a key oil export waterway for 1...
Mar 4, 2020
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive aims to introduce laws to combat gender pay gap across the bloc for the first time ever in a bid to fight inequality and boost...
Mar 4, 2020
