Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lets Ukrainians fleeing war into United States from Mexico
By Daina Beth Solomon and Dasha Afanasieva TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - At the U.S. border with Mexico, American officials are allowing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland to ente...
Mar 16, 2022
Texas official quizzes financial companies on fossil fuel investments
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has questioned 19 financial companies to clarify their investment policies on fossil fuels, his office said on Wednesday, showing the breadth o...
Mar 16, 2022
UN agency urges advanced countries to offer protection to all refugees in need
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the response by advanced countries to the Ukrainian refugee crisis and urged them to act in a similar way towards refugees ...
Mar 16, 2022
Canada’s defense minister to set ‘aggressive’ defense spending options
(Reuters) - Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Wednesday she would lay out "aggressive options" for defense spending amid the Ukraine crisis. "My role is to bring forward a number of differ...
Mar 16, 2022
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway tell the story of WeWork’s descent
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rise and fall of office-sharing company WeWork has been turned into a television series with Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto at the helm. "WeCrashe...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. to pay $127.5 million to resolve claims over 2018 Parkland school shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had settled the 40 civil cases arising out of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in P...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. Navy officer who purchased guns for Chinese national sent to prison
(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy flight officer convicted last year of lying about his purchase of two pistols for a Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Fin Yang, a 37-year-old...
Mar 16, 2022
CNN ex-host Chris Cuomo seeks $125 million, alleging wrongful termination
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Former CNN primetime host Chris Cuomo filed a request for arbitration on Wednesday, seeking $125 million in damages for alleged wrongful termination. The network fired ...
Mar 16, 2022
Tennis-Kecmanovic shocks Berrettini at Indian Wells, Fritz beats De Minaur
(Reuters) - Unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic stunned world number six Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 in the fourth round of Indian Wells on Wednesday to set up a quarter-final meeting with America...
Mar 16, 2022
Exclusive-Facebook removes more Russia posts claiming children’s hospital bombing a hoax
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children's hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spoke...
Mar 16, 2022
