Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Winter storm grips U.S. Northeast with mix of heavy snow, freezing rain
(Reuters) - An intense winter storm will dump a mix of heavy snow and freezing rain on the U.S. Northeast on Friday, creating dangerous travel conditions while knocking out power to homes and business...
Feb 25, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination follows varied legal career
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal appeals court judge who President Joe Biden is poised to nominate to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court...
Feb 25, 2022
U.S. investors flee to money market funds amid Ukraine crisis
(Reuters) - U.S. investors purchased money market funds and withdrew cash from higher risk equity funds in the week to Feb. 23, as a rush for safety dominated markets in the run up to Russia's invasio...
Feb 25, 2022
Soccer-New York City bid to repeat as MLS Cup champions
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New York City FC will need to step up their play from last season if they hopes to repeat as MLS Cup champions, head coach Ronny Deila said ahead of the start o...
Feb 25, 2022
Nicaragua moves two more jailed political opponents to house arrest
MANAGUA (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan Prosecutor's Office said early Friday that it had moved two prisoners, accused of undermining national integrity, to house arrest due to health concerns. The moves c...
Feb 25, 2022
Factbox-Historic firsts on the diversifying U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday is poised to name federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making good on his pledge to name a Black woman to the nation's top ...
Feb 25, 2022
Philip Morris suspends Ukraine operations after Russian invasion
(Reuters) - Tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc said on Friday it would temporarily suspend its operations in Ukraine, including at its factory in Kharkiv, following the Russian invasion of ...
Feb 25, 2022
Key U.S. senator backs more than $10 billion to handle Ukraine crisis
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Coons, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Friday he would support an emergency spending bil...
Feb 25, 2022
No Russian showcase, bans for ‘handful’ of firms at Mobile World Congress – organizer
By Joan Faus and Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - There will be no Russian pavilion at the telecoms industry's biggest annual gathering and a "handful" of Russian firms will be barre...
Feb 25, 2022
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Romania's government waived COVID-19 quarantine rules on Friday for Ukrainians crossing the border after Russia launched an all-out invasion, while China reported its highest daily count o...
Feb 25, 2022
