Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sacklers near deal to increase opioid settlement in Purdue bankruptcy
By Tom Hals and Mike Spector (Reuters) -Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma LP are nearing an agreement to boost their more than $4 billion offer to resolve sprawling opioid litigation...
Jan 31, 2022
Chicago blues drummer Sam Lay dies at 86
By Eric Cox (Reuters) - Chicago blues drummer and vocalist Sam Lay, who performed and recorded with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Bob Dylan, has died at age 86. Lay died of natural causes in a nursin...
Jan 31, 2022
Exclusive-SoftBank-backed Cybereason confidentially files for U.S. IPO: sources
By Anirban Sen and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Cybereason, a security startup backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud unit, has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public off...
Jan 31, 2022
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday ...
Jan 31, 2022
China’s most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant-study
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm, were shown to be effective against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a study based on real-w...
Jan 31, 2022
Avenatti does not plan to testify in his defense in Stormy Daniels U.S. fraud case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti said on Monday he does not intend to take the stand to defend himself at trial on charges he defrauded his former client, the adult film ...
Jan 31, 2022
New York Times acquires Wordle
(Reuters) - The New York Times Co said on Monday it had acquired Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent surge in popularity. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil ...
Jan 31, 2022
National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Warning for Kalamazoo area starting Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for residents in the Kalamazoo area, which begins Wednesday. The warning is currently in effect ...
Jan 31, 2022
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering the "final stretch," with all sides having to make tough political deci...
Jan 31, 2022
White House: Judge Fed nominee Raskin on credentials, not marriage to impeachment manager
By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday rejected concerns that Sarah Bloom Raskin would be unable to maintain independence at the Federal...
Jan 31, 2022
