Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NHL postpones more games in Canada due to fan limits
Even as teams return to the ice following their extended break due to coronavirus outbreaks around the league, the NHL continued Friday to postpone games due to attendance restrictions in Canada, exte...
Dec 31, 2021
Trump-appointed McWilliams resigns as chair of Democrat-majority U.S. FDIC board
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), who clashed with the majority-Democratic board, said on Friday she will step dow...
Dec 31, 2021
Arkhouse Partners nominates directors to Preferred Apartment Communities board -sources
BOSTON (Reuters) - Investment firm Arkhouse Partners is seeking to take control of real estate investment company Preferred Apartment Communities' board and nominated five directors, two sources famil...
Dec 31, 2021
Massive sewage spill closes California beaches
(Reuters) - A massive spill of raw sewage in California on Friday forced the city of Long Beach to close all swimming areas at nearby beaches, officials said. Between 2 million and 4 million gallons (...
Dec 31, 2021
Turkey’s lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's lira has logged its worst year since President Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly two decades ago, despite his appeal on Friday for Turk...
Dec 31, 2021
Biden extends U.S. support for International Space Station through 2030
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson sa...
Dec 31, 2021
Biden says he made it clear to Putin that Russia cannot move on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he made it clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their call a day earlier that he cannot "move on Ukraine." (Reporting by Doina Ch...
Dec 31, 2021
Betty White, working actress into her 90s, dies just shy of her 100th birthday
By Bill Trott Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms "The Golden Girls" and "T...
Dec 31, 2021
Athletics-Ethiopians Aregawi, Taye smash 5km world records in Barcelona
(Reuters) - Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye ended 2021 on a high when they broke the men's and women's 5km world records at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona on Friday. Aregawi, 20, near...
Dec 31, 2021
CES to now end sooner than planned on Omicron concerns
(Reuters) -CES will now end a day earlier than planned, on Jan. 7, the organizer of the global technology and gadget show said, after companies including Amazon.com Inc and BMW dropped out of attendin...
Dec 31, 2021
