Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Scott Pilgrim’ cast members will reunite in Netflix anime series
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brie Larson, Michael Cera and other cast members from the 2010 film "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" will return for an upcoming Netflix anime series based on...
Mar 30, 2023
State Department confirms two U.S. citizens kidnapped in Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, adding Washington is in regular contact with Haitian aut...
Mar 30, 2023
U.S. accuses Fugees rapper of illegal lobbying with Malaysian financier
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor on Thursday accused Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of The Fugees hip hop group of illegally taking tens of millions o...
Mar 30, 2023
Protesters demand action on guns at Tennessee statehouse
By Jonathan Allen and Brad Brooks NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Protesters flooded Tennessee's statehouse on Thursday to demand lawmakers stiffen gun laws following a school shooting in Nashville t...
Mar 30, 2023
Fed’s Barkin: No view yet on rate hike appropriate at next meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin said on Thursday he had not come to a view yet on what rate increase might be appropriate at the Fed's May 1-2 meeting. "Th...
Mar 30, 2023
Exclusive-Refiner Valero seeks US approval to import Venezuelan oil -sources
By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil refiner, is seeking Washington's permission to import Venezuelan crude, according...
Mar 30, 2023
Pope Francis in much better health after antibiotics -statement
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, the Vatican said on Thursday, a day after the pope was hospitalised wi...
Mar 30, 2023
Oslo police seize 820 kg of cocaine in Norway’s biggest bust
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police have seized about 820 kilograms (1,808 lb) of cocaine in Oslo this week, the country's biggest bust of the drug, police said on Thursday. Nobody has so far been arres...
Mar 30, 2023
Azerbaijan denounces ‘slanderous’ comments by top Iranian commander
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan on Thursday denounced what it called "slanderous" comments by a senior Iranian military commander, the latest sign of fractious relations between the oil-rich Caspian Sea n...
Mar 30, 2023
Six U.S. troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Syria -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Six U.S. troops in Syria suffered traumatic brain injuries during two different attacks last week by Iran-backed militants, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding they were diagno...
Mar 30, 2023
