Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Basketball-WNBA star Griner makes freedom appeal to Biden
(Reuters) - U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner has made a direct plea to President Joe Biden to stand up for her in an emotional letter sent to the White House on Monday as she remains detained...
Jul 04, 2022
White Sox to hold moment of silence due to shooting, cancel fireworks
Following a tragic shooting in Highland Park on Monday, the Chicago White Sox released a statement denouncing the shooting and providing guidance on tonight's scheduled home game against the Minnesota...
Jul 04, 2022
Former Boise State DL Greg Grimes shot to death
Former Boise State defensive lineman Greg Grimes was shot to death early Monday morning in a shooting outside a Sacramento nightclub. Grimes was 31. Four other people were wounded in the shooting. Sac...
Jul 04, 2022
New Zealand business confidence down due to high costs, interest rates
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's business confidence continued to worsen in the second quarter of this year as companies grappled with increased costs and higher interest rates, a private think tank said on...
Jul 04, 2022
Brittney Griner sends letter to White House in plea for help
WNBA star Brittney Griner, detained in Russia for more than four months, wrote a letter sent by her representatives to the White House appealing to President Joe Biden for help to bring her home. "As ...
Jul 04, 2022
El Salvador woman’s 50-year jail sentence outrages abortion rights group
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A woman in El Salvador has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for aggravated homicide in a controversial case in which authorities argued she had killed her baby after givin...
Jul 04, 2022
U.S. drug distributors prevail in $2.5 billion West Virginia opioid case
(Reuters) - McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The decision f...
Jul 04, 2022
Tennis-Norrie last Briton standing at Wimbledon but eager to lead the way
LONDON (Reuters) - Cameron Norrie, the last Briton standing at Wimbledon, has urged the home fans to get behind him when he plays his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final, against Belgian David Goffin, on ...
Jul 04, 2022
Tennis-I do what I want, says Kyrgios after breaking Wimbledon dress code
LONDON (Reuters) - Even on a day when his on-court behaviour was exemplary, Nick Kyrgios could not resist poking his nose at authority and Wimbledon's all-white clothing rules. The 27-year-old Austral...
Jul 04, 2022
UK says to strengthen internet laws to fight Russian disinformation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is proposing a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said on Monday. ...
Jul 04, 2022
