Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Sound of Music’ patriarch Christopher Plummer dead at 91: reports
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical "The Sound Of Music" and...
Feb 05, 2021
Bahrain imposes new virus restrictions as cases rise
DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf state Bahrain will reintroduce restrictions on Sunday for two weeks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus after a sharp rise in cases over the past month. The kingdom h...
Feb 05, 2021
Ether seeks to escape bitcoin’s shadow with CME futures launch
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures on ether, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and daily volume, will launch late Sunday on derivatives exchange...
Feb 05, 2021
Trump impeachment defense to attack the process, lawyer says
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will make "procedural objections" a focus during his U.S. Senate impeachment case next week, including challenging the notion the former president ...
Feb 05, 2021
Report: Chiefs WR Demarcus Robinson cleared to practice
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson has been cleared to practice on Friday, the NFL Network reported. Robinson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week due to close con...
Feb 05, 2021
Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama projects for Netflix
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barack and Michelle Obama's production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural ...
Feb 05, 2021
Renault and Stellantis cut some production as chip shortages bite
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault and Stellantis are both suspending car production at several factories as they grapple with a worldwide shortage of crucial semiconductors, the companies said on Friday. Carm...
Feb 05, 2021
Biden says economy ‘still in trouble,’ pushes for stimulus
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After lackluster jobs data showed the U.S. labor market recovery is stalling, President Joe Biden and his economic team on Friday hammered home the same mess...
Feb 05, 2021
Maxwell says U.S. is prosecuting her only because Jeffrey Epstein is dead
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have accused the U.S. government of prosecuting her for aiding Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses only because...
Feb 05, 2021
Pentagon to deploy 1,100 troops to help COVID-19 vaccination efforts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced that the Pentagon had approved the deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts in...
Feb 05, 2021
