Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil's Lula scraps tax on imports under $50 before election
BRASILIA, May 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate federal taxes on foreign purchases worth up to $50, reversing course on a hi...
May 12, 2026
NBA-Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies at 47
May 12 (Reuters) - Jason Collins, the first openly gay active player in the NBA, has died at the age of 47 after battling cancer, his family said on Tuesday. Collins revealed in September that he was ...
May 12, 2026
Union says BP delaying negotiations following Whiting refinery lockout
May 12 (Reuters) - BP has not resumed contract talks with a U.S. steelworkers' union since locking out more than 800 workers at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in March, the union said on Tuesday, accu...
May 12, 2026
Democratic lawmakers grill FBI’s Kash Patel over report alleging excessive drinking
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over a media report that episodes of excessive drinking interfered with his ability t...
May 12, 2026
Patients don't regain much weight switching from injections to Lilly's weight-loss pill, study finds
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Tuesday that patients in a late-stage trial who had been taking an injectable GLP-1 medication for over a year did not regain significa...
May 12, 2026
In break with Trump, Republicans in South Carolina Senate reject redistricting bid
By Joseph Ax May 12 (Reuters) - A bid to redraw South Carolina's congressional map and eliminate the state's sole Democratic U.S. House district failed in the state Senate on Tuesday, when a handful o...
May 12, 2026
SpaceX eyes global spaceports as Starship launch ambitions grow ahead of IPO
May 12 (Reuters) - SpaceX is scouting potential U.S. and overseas locations to build "spaceports", CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Tuesday, as the company prepares for a future in which its massi...
May 12, 2026
Yankees recall SS Anthony Volpe, place Jose Caballero (finger) on IL
The New York Yankees placed utility man Jose Caballero on the 10-day injured list with a fractured finger on Tuesday and called up shortstop Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take h...
May 12, 2026
Conan O'Brien to host the Academy Awards for a third time
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 12 (Reuters) - Comedian Conan O'Brien will return to host the Academy Awards in 2027 for a third straight year, broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday, after the former late...
May 12, 2026
US social media legislation gains momentum as key Republican senator pledges support
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for how their apps affect children and teens overcame a key hurd...
May 12, 2026
