Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch found on yacht wreck, Daily Telegraph reports
LONDON (Reuters) - The bodies of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah have been found in the yacht which sank off Sicily, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Wednesday. (...
Aug 21, 2024
Russia's Arctic airports back to work after drone alert
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Airports in Russia's Arctic cities of Murmansk and Apatity resumed operations after a brief airspace closure on Wednesday, the aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said. Since the start of...
Aug 21, 2024
Biden to raise Egypt-Gaza corridor in call with Netanyahu, Axios reports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to speak with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and focus on a new demand by the Israeli leader that Israel keep forces deployed along a land corridor be...
Aug 21, 2024
Scholz: Ukraine did not consult Germany over Russia incursion
By Andreas Rinke and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday Ukraine had not consulted Berlin about its Aug. 6 shock incursion into Russia and that he expe...
Aug 21, 2024
Exclusive-US drafts list of 60 Venezuelans for possible sanctions over election, sources say
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has drafted a list of about 60 Venezuelan government officials and family members who could be sanctioned in the first punitive measures following the ...
Aug 21, 2024
Back to school: 'Professor' Pete Carroll returns to USC
Former Southern California and Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is going back to school. Carroll told Seattle's Sports Radio 93.3 KJR-FM on Tuesday that he will be teaching a class at USC this spri...
Aug 21, 2024
Houston, Miami among sites for 2026 World Baseball Classic
Houston, Miami, Tokyo and San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be the host sites for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. The 20-team competition will run from March 5-17...
Aug 21, 2024
Cardinals sign C Hjalte Froholdt to 2-year extension
The Arizona Cardinals announced a two-year extension with center Hjalte Froholdt on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed for the deal that runs through 2026, but NFL Network put the value at $12 millio...
Aug 21, 2024
Cycling-Bitter edges Van Aert to win Vuelta fifth stage
(Reuters) - Czech rider Pavel Bittner beat Wout van Aert in a photo finish at the end of stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday. Van Aert looked set to claim his second stage of this year's ra...
Aug 21, 2024
Tennis-Vondrousova has shoulder surgery after pulling out of U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has undergone shoulder surgery, the 25-year-old said on Wednesday, days after she withdrew from this month's U.S. Open due to injury. Vondrous...
Aug 21, 2024
