Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Timbers sign MF Diego Chara to three-year extension
The Portland Timbers signed midfielder Diego Chara to a three-year extension through the 2024 season, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old team captain is entering his 12th season with Portland....
Jan 14, 2022
Contagiousness may linger beyond five days; COVID-19 worse for vapers
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Jan 14, 2022
Former Obama White House adviser pleads guilty in charter school theft case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former White House education adviser under President Barack Obama pleaded guilty on Friday to wire fraud after being charged with stealing $218,000 from a ch...
Jan 14, 2022
U.S. bald eagles comeback diminished by lead poisoning from bullets
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bald eagles have lifted themselves from the brink of extinction in the United States but deaths caused by lead poisoning from ingesting hunters' bullets left i...
Jan 14, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over football coach’s on-field prayers
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by a Christian former high school football coach who was suspended from his job at a high school in Washington stat...
Jan 14, 2022
Soccer-Ghana held to 1-1 draw after late Gabon equaliser
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Ghana had to settle for a 1-1 draw as Gabon struck two minutes from time through Jim Allevinah on Friday to put the Africa Cup of Nations campaign of the four-time champions in per...
Jan 14, 2022
North Korea used railway-born missile in Friday’s test -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea used a railway-born missile in its firing drills on Friday, state media KCNA said on Saturday. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Leslie Adler)
Jan 14, 2022
U.S. FAA reviews FedEx proposal to install A321 laser-based missile-defense system
By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it is proposing conditions that would allow FedEx to install a laser-based missile-de...
Jan 14, 2022
U.S. FDA approves Pfizer’s drug to treat eczema
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer Inc's drug Cibinqo to treat eczema, a skin disease, the company said on Friday. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun ...
Jan 14, 2022
States ask U.S. court to reinstate Facebook antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of states led by New York asked a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday to reinstate an antitrust lawsuit filed against Facebook. "Facebook is a monopolist that has exploi...
Jan 14, 2022
