Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California law aiming to curb COVID misinformation blocked by judge
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has blocked a California law that sought to penalize doctors who spread "misinformation or disinformation" about COVID-19 while he considers a pair lawsuits...
Jan 26, 2023
BetMGM expects to become profitable in second half of 2023
By Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) - U.S. sports-betting platform BetMGM expects to turn profitable in the second half of 2023 after the MGM Resorts and Entain joint venture's annual revenue beat its own ...
Jan 26, 2023
Warren tells FTC she is “particularly concerned” about Amgen and Indivior deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of corporate consolidation, wrote to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to express concern about two pending pharmaceutical deals. In a...
Jan 26, 2023
Former Memphis police officer indicted in Tyre Nichols case, CNN reports
(Reuters) - A former Memphis police officer has been indicted over the Jan. 10 death of Tyre Nichols, CNN reported on Thursday citing his attorney William Massey, as officials prepare to release bodyc...
Jan 26, 2023
Russia eyes end to liquidity caps on wealth fund ‘anti-crisis’ spending
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russia's finance ministry on Thursday proposed scrapping liquidity restrictions for spending on "anti-crisis" investments from its National Wealth ...
Jan 26, 2023
Factbox-What is a chip making tool?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sophisticated and expensive machinery used to make semiconductors, more widely-known as "chip-making tools", are in the news again, amid talks where the United States will urge ...
Jan 26, 2023
Tennis-Australian Open final 2023: date, time of men’s, women’s and doubles tennis finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev to lift his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last year, while Ash Barty won the women's singles final to end Australia's 44-year wai...
Jan 26, 2023
For automakers, the EV surge is everything everywhere all at once
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - The surprise leadership shuffle on Thursday at Toyota Motor Corp, renewed urgency at Renault and Nissan Motor Co to restructure their alliance and Elon Musk's decla...
Jan 26, 2023
Sony’s gaming chief met EU’s Vestager on Microsoft’s Activision deal -source
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sony's gaming chief Jim Ryan met EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Wednesday to discuss Microsoft's $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Bliz...
Jan 26, 2023
U.S. FDA withdraws authorization for AstraZeneca’s Evusheld
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca's COVID-19 antibody cocktail Evusheld is not currently authorized for use in the United States until further notice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. The ...
Jan 26, 2023
