Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Endeavor to buy sports betting unit from Scientific Games for $1.2 billion
By Krystal Hu and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will acquire sports betting business OpenBet from Scientific Games Corp for $1....
Sep 27, 2021
Relief and disbelief greet R. Kelly guilty verdict
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A mixture of relief and disbelief greeted the guilty verdict on Monday in the sex trafficking trial of singer R. Kelly, the most high-profile musician brought down in the #MeToo...
Sep 27, 2021
Tennis-Clijsters suffers first-round exit in latest comeback match
(Reuters) - Former world number one Kim Clijsters, in her latest comeback to tennis, suffered a 6-3 5-7 6-3 loss to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei in first-round action at the Chicago Fall Classic on Monday. T...
Sep 27, 2021
Tennis-Barty withdraws from Indian Wells
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty has withdrawn from next month's WTA 1000 tournament at Indian Wells, the tournament said on Monday, casting doubts on whether her 2021 season is over. Wimbledon ...
Sep 27, 2021
U.S. administers 390.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 390,664,923 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 471,818,715 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Sep 27, 2021
Chile to lift state of emergency as vaccines beat back COVID infections
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean authorities announced on Monday the end of a state of emergency in force since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of life returning to normal following a sharp ...
Sep 27, 2021
Cryptocurrencies see sixth straight week of inflows, led by bitcoin -CoinShares data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency investment products and funds posted inflows for a sixth consecutive week, as investors viewed recent regulatory challenges in the secto...
Sep 27, 2021
CAA to buy rival ICM Partners in merger of major Hollywood talent agencies
(Reuters) - Creative Artists Agency (CAA) said on Monday it would buy rival ICM Partners, in a deal that will merge two major Hollywood talent agencies. The deal, which is set to close later this year...
Sep 27, 2021
R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of racketeering in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-...
Sep 27, 2021
Protein found on infected cells protects virus from immune system; remdesivir helps prevent hospitalization
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 have yet to be certifie...
Sep 27, 2021
