Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Muslim advocacy group fires Ohio chapter director for alleged spying
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy organization, has fired the head of its Ohio chapter after alleging that he shared confide...
Dec 15, 2021
Russian rouble falls past 74 vs dollar with central bank meetings in focus
By Alexander Marrow and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble drifted lower on Wednesday, slipping past 74 versus the dollar for the first time in a week as investors focused on centra...
Dec 15, 2021
Athletics-Diamond League ‘Final 3’ format revised for 2022
(Reuters) - The Diamond League has approved a new 'Final 3' format that will take into account any throw or jump when deciding the event winners instead of only the final attempt by the three leading ...
Dec 15, 2021
Harvard professor didn’t lie about China ties, lawyer says at U.S. trial
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for a Harvard University professor charged with concealing his ties to a China-run recruitment program accused U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday of "inventing s...
Dec 15, 2021
Omicron is very serious threat, what we know is bad – UK health official
LONDON (Reuters) - England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant posed a really serious threat and that what health officials already knew about i...
Dec 15, 2021
Deutsche Bank’s M&A business in Q4 extremely strong, executive says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's merger and acquisition advisory business in the United States has been "extremely strong" in the fourth quarter, a bank executive said on Wednesday, adding that h...
Dec 15, 2021
Bank of Canada says likely to cut rates to effective lower bound more often
By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will likely need to lower rates to their effective lower bound (ELB) more often in the future and will therefore have to use a...
Dec 15, 2021
Kings coach Alvin Gentry (COVID-19) sidelined vs. Wizards
Sacramento Kings interim head coach Alvin Gentry has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Wednesday night's game against the visiting Washington Wizards, he told ESPN. The team canceled its morn...
Dec 15, 2021
Flames’ outbreak includes 16 players, coach Darryl Sutter
The Calgary Flames' COVID-19 outbreak expanded Wednesday to include 16 players and head coach Darryl Sutter. Seven more players entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols on Wednesday along with Sutter, ass...
Dec 15, 2021
Biden and Manchin at odds in Build Back Better negotiations – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's negotiations with moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin over a $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill have been going poorly with the two "far apar...
Dec 15, 2021
