Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN chief calls for swift deployment of security mission to Haiti
(shortens headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on the new authorities in Haiti "to expedite the full implementation of the transitional governance arrangement...
Apr 25, 2024
Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza at Washington Cathedral
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrity Chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza "the best of humanity" on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington...
Apr 25, 2024
Explainer-Mass graves in Gaza: what do we know?
By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals, said by Palestinian authorities to contain hundreds of bodies, have triggered ca...
Apr 25, 2024
Egypt in renewed mediation push for Gaza truce, sources say
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has asked for a follow-up meeting with Israel in renewed efforts to mediate a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian security sources ...
Apr 25, 2024
US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have...
Apr 25, 2024
Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstra...
Apr 25, 2024
US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out a $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president ...
Apr 25, 2024
US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice re...
Apr 25, 2024
Reactions to court overturning Harvey Weinstein NY rape conviction
(Reuters) - Reactions were widespread to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 New York conviction for sexual assault and rape on Thursday: DOUGLAS WIGDOR, LAWYER FOR EIGHT WEINSTEIN ACCUSERS: "T...
Apr 25, 2024
The rise and fall of movie maker Harvey Weinstein
(Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood producer who transformed the independent film world with Oscar-winning movies such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "The English Patient," was convicted ...
Apr 25, 2024
