Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prosecutors seek 4 years in prison for wife of Mexican drug lord El Chapo
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - U.S. Prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to sentence the wife of the imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin known as "El Chapo" to four years behind bars after she pleaded guilt...
Nov 18, 2021
Tennis: WTA prepared to pull tournaments out of China over Peng allegation
(Reuters) - The Women's Tennis Association is prepared to pull its tournaments out of China if they are not satisfied with the response to the sexual assault allegation made by former doubles world nu...
Nov 18, 2021
Soccer: Sports court backs down on points deduction in racism case
(Reuters) - Brazil's main sports tribunal backed down in a landmark case of racism in football on Thursday, qualifying the punishment handed out to a second division team who had been docked points fo...
Nov 18, 2021
Factbox-Rival estimates on the cost of Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives were pushing ahead on Thursday with a vote on President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic spending bill, after a lengthy wait on...
Nov 18, 2021
White House says social spending package would cut deficit by $112 billion over 10 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that its social spending package, known as the "Build Back Better" Act, would reduce the deficit by $112 billion over the next decade according ...
Nov 18, 2021
Soccer-Red Stars, Spirit vie for maiden NWSL title in championship showdown
(Reuters) - A dominant Washington Spirit take on the scrappy Chicago Red Stars in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, as each vies for its first National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) crown. The Red Sta...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge temporarily blocks New York Times from publishing Project Veritas materials
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York trial judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the New York Times from publishing some materials concerning the conservative activist group Project Veri...
Nov 18, 2021
Shohei Ohtani unanimous AL MVP; Bryce Harper wins NL honor
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was the unanimous winner of the American League MVP award and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper won the National League MVP for the sec...
Nov 18, 2021
Euro’s pain makes for dollar’s weekly gain
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar was set to post a second week of chunky gains against the euro on Friday as traders wager on interest rates rising faster and further on the North Atlant...
Nov 18, 2021
China to defer more taxes, reduce fees – Securities Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is likely to introduce more tax and fee reductions, a state-backed newspaper reported on Friday citing experts, with one predicting they could amount to more than 500 billio...
Nov 18, 2021
