Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Longest running show on Broadway, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to close
By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest-running show on Broadway, is set to close on Feb. 18, 2023 due to a sharp drop in ticket sales even after New York theaters reo...
Sep 16, 2022
Giant refugee puppet joins ‘huddled masses’ in New York
By Andrew Hofstetter NEW YORK (Reuters) - A giant refugee girl puppet, known as "Little Amal," walked around New York City's Times Square on Friday, raising awareness of the plight of displaced childr...
Sep 16, 2022
Biden meets families of Russian-held detainees Griner, Whelan
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden met on Friday with families of two Americans being held by Russia, and personally reassured them he is working to gain ...
Sep 16, 2022
Man in plot to kidnap Michigan governor has sentence reduced
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday reduced the sentence of a man who pleaded guilty to participating in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor after his testimony helped conv...
Sep 16, 2022
U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after N.Korea nuclear law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday denounced North Korea's first-use nuclear doctrine announced this month as "escalatory and destabilizing" and Washington vowed to con...
Sep 16, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Nike for leaving Russia market
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had spoken to Nike Inc and thanked the U.S. sportswear maker for making what he called the "right decision" to pull out of Russia....
Sep 16, 2022
Former NFL lineman, College Hall of Famer Shelby Jordan dies at 70
Former NFL offensive lineman and College Football Hall of Famer Shelby Jordan passed away on Sept. 9. He was 70. The New England Patriots, who Jordan played for from 1975-82, announced his death on Fr...
Sep 16, 2022
Soccer-Murray becomes first openly gay Scottish professional player
(Reuters) - Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray became the first openly gay Scottish professional soccer player after announcing it in an interview with his fifth-tier club on Friday. The 30-y...
Sep 16, 2022
Tennis-Murray loses doubles as Britain bow out of Davis Cup
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Britain were knocked out of the Davis Cup Finals as Andy Murray and partner Joe Salisbury lost a deciding doubles to Dutch pair Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop in Glasgow on Fr...
Sep 16, 2022
Credit Suisse settles U.S. shareholder lawsuit over risk exposure, Archegos
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group AG reached a $32.5 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Swiss bank of misleading shareholders about how well it managed ris...
Sep 16, 2022
