Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Clubs spend $500 million in agents fees – FIFA
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Soccer clubs spent $500.8 million in fees to agents in 2020, more than in the previous year, despite a drop in spending on transfers, FIFA said in a report published on...
Dec 15, 2021
Driver of Tesla taxi involved in Paris accident released from police custody – Le Parisien
PARIS (Reuters) - French police released the driver of a Tesla Model 3 taxi from custody after a heavy accident involving the vehicle killed one and injured 20 people, French newspaper Le Parisien sai...
Dec 15, 2021
Governor Whitmer awards grants to “Fix the Damn Roads” in 9 communities, including in SW Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is awarding nine state Transportation Economic Development Fund (T...
Dec 15, 2021
Anchorage Capital to close $7.4 billion flagship hedge fund – WSJ
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Anchorage Capital Group is closing its flagship fund after 18 years and returning the $7.4 billion it manages to clients, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Anchorag...
Dec 15, 2021
Facing new COVID wave, staff at a French hospital say: ‘We’re exhausted’
By Yves Herman COLMAR, France (Reuters) - Doctor Ruxandra Divan, an intensive care anaesthetist in eastern France, slumped down onto her haunches against a wall of her department, exhausted by the pro...
Dec 15, 2021
Biden ramps up fight against drug traffickers with China, Brazil sanctions, executive orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed two new executive orders to fight transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking networks, and sanctioned Chinese companies and Brazil...
Dec 15, 2021
Soccer-NWSL’s OL Reign moves back to Seattle, sharing stadium with Sounders, Seahawks
(Reuters) - OL Reign is moving back to Seattle, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise said on Wednesday, sharing Lumen Field stadium with the National Football League's (NFL) Seahawks an...
Dec 15, 2021
Pot producer Canopy to sell German pharma unit C3 on COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Canadian pot producer Canopy Growth Corp said on Wednesday it would sell its German pharmaceuticals unit, C3 Cannabinoid Compound Co GmbH, to a local firm as revenue took a hit due to pand...
Dec 15, 2021
UK fund manager Schroders in talks to buy 75% stake in Greencoat Capital – Sky News
(Reuters) - British fund manager Schroders is in advanced talks to buy a 75% stake for about 360 million pounds ($475.52 million) in Greencoat Capital, which manages solar, wind and other renewables f...
Dec 15, 2021
AG Nessel calls for passing of gun safety legislation
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement in support of U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin's Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act: "This bill is an e...
Dec 15, 2021
