Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Legal cannabis poses a quandary for US companies screening staff for drugs
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Workers at Wyatt Bassett's furniture factory in Virginia use powerful tools to churn out the company's trademark dressers and headboards, so screening new hires for drugs...
Oct 06, 2022
Kevin Spacey faces sexual misconduct civil trial in NY
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It has been just under five years since Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning career was upended by a slew of sexual misconduct accusations, starting when Anthony Rapp accused him of makin...
Oct 06, 2022
S.Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Kishida condemn N.Korea’s missile tests
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed during a phone call on Thursday that a clear message should be sent to North Korea that its prov...
Oct 06, 2022
Oath Keepers trial to resume with testimony from fresh witnesses
By Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors are expected to call fresh witnesses on Thursday as they argue their case in the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four co-defendant...
Oct 06, 2022
Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort
By Ted Hesson, Paul Ratje and Kristina Cooke EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by ...
Oct 06, 2022
India’s Edelweiss AM says repo rate may hit 6.75% on inflation woes
By Anushka Trivedi and Dharamraj Lalit Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India may have to hike the repo rate to as much as 6.75% as inflation remains a threat, lingering above the central...
Oct 06, 2022
Thai attacker was in court on drugs charge just before mass shooting – police
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The perpetrator behind a gun and knife attack in Thailand that killed at least 34 people had attended a court hearing on a drugs charge prior to opening fire at a day-care centre, ...
Oct 06, 2022
Israel rejects Lebanese revisions to U.S.-mediate maritime deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel rejected on Thursday revisions requested by Lebanon to a U.S.-mediated border demarcation proposal, throwing into doubt years of diplomatic efforts to enable both enemy co...
Oct 06, 2022
India’s Maiden Pharma: trying to find out about cough syrup-linked deaths in Gambia
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian cough syrup manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals is trying to find out from its buyer in Gambia details related to the deaths of children which the World Health Organizatio...
Oct 06, 2022
Analysts cut Canadian dollar forecasts as recession risk looms: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is set to fall short of a September forecast for the coming year following sharp losses in recent weeks and as interest rate hikes by the Bank o...
Oct 06, 2022
