Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkish C Alperen Sengun declares for NBA draft
Alperen Sengun of Turkey confirmed his entry into the 2021 NBA Draft on Wednesday. The 6-foot-10 teenager is ranked as the No. 14 overall prospect and the No. 2 center in the ESPN Top 100. "At the beg...
May 12, 2021
U.S. CDC says identified 28 blood clotting cases after J&J vaccine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that it had identified 28 cases of serious blood clotting among the more than 8.7 million people who had rece...
May 12, 2021
Exclusive-ValueAct pushes for changes at 7-Eleven convenience store owner
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist investor ValueAct Capital has amassed a $1.53 billion stake in Seven & i Holdings and is pushing the Japanese owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain ...
May 12, 2021
PAHO says 40% of last week’s COVID-19 deaths were in Americas
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Nearly 40% of all global deaths from COVID-19 reported last week happened in the Americas, and nearly 80% of the region's intensive care units are filled with COVID-19 patients, t...
May 12, 2021
Blackhawks unclear if Jonathan Toews will return
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews remains in contact with the team but his return to Chicago is uncertain. General manager and president of hockey operations Stan Bowman said in a radio interview on W...
May 12, 2021
Analysis-European banks: Q1 full house is no winning hand just yet
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) - European banks' first-quarter earnings have surpassed all expectations in a turnaround from the COVID-19 doldrums of a year ago, yet after a decade of travails mor...
May 12, 2021
Olympics-IOC confident of successful Tokyo Games despite public opposition
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it supported Japanese measures to counter COVID-19 and was confident the Tokyo Olympics would be a "historic" event, despite wide publ...
May 12, 2021
Mexico president welcomes U.S. labor action on GM plant
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday welcomed a move by the United States against General Motors Co for alleged labor violations at a Mexican factory, say...
May 12, 2021
Report: Cardinals allow LB Jordan Hicks to seek trade
Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Jordan Hicks has the team's permission to seek a trade with first-round pick Zaven Collins training to start at the position. Collins was a pass rusher at Tulsa but...
May 12, 2021
UK reports 2,284 further COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported on Wednesday a further 2,284 cases of coronavirus and an additional 11 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to official data. The total number of peo...
May 12, 2021
