Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Gauff crushes Keys to reach U.S. Open last 16
By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coco Gauff dominated fellow American Madison Keys to win 6-2 6-3 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open fourth round for the first time. The 18-year-old Gauff, who was ...
Sep 02, 2022
Judge throws out indictment of captain in 2019 California boat fire that killed 34
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday dismissed the criminal indictment against a dive boat captain charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people when...
Sep 02, 2022
CVS in advanced talks to buy Signify Health for $8 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp is in advanced talks to acquire home-healthcare company Signify Health Inc for around $8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with th...
Sep 02, 2022
U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan. Roza Otunbayeva, who also served as fo...
Sep 02, 2022
Tennis-Murray encouraged by third-round display despite loss to Berrettini
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray said he was encouraged after taking a set off Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in a 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 defeat on Friday after competing in ...
Sep 02, 2022
U.S. approves potential $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, the Pentagon sa...
Sep 02, 2022
Russia using energy as weapon, White House says about Nord Stream shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Moscow is using energy as a tool to pressure Europe, the White House said about the delayed return of Gazprom's Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, as Europe gets closer to a ban...
Sep 02, 2022
Brazil should be prepared for political violence after Kirchner attack, says Lula
(Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday politicians should be prepared to face a climate of violence, a day after an assassination attempt that targeted Argentin...
Sep 02, 2022
Jane Fonda says she has started chemo for a ‘treatable’ cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda on Friday said she had been diagnosed with a "very treatable" form of lymphoma and started a six-month regimen of chemotherapy. The 84-...
Sep 02, 2022
U.S. FTC asks Amazon, One Medical for more information on $3.4-billion deal
(Reuters) - One Medical said on Friday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had sought more information from the company and Amazon.com Inc over the primary care provider's $3.4-billion acquisition by th...
Sep 02, 2022
