Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain in negotiations to buy Moderna vaccine, Government spokeswoman says
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government is in a "very advanced phase" of negotiations to buy vaccines against COVID-19 being developed by pharmaceutical firm Moderna, spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero...
Nov 17, 2020
At least six dead after suicide bomber attacks restaurant in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Six people died on Tuesday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant near a police academy, a police spokesman and a witness said. It w...
Nov 17, 2020
Special Report: A city takes on its police union, and a nation is watching
By Lisa Girion and Reade Levinson ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - People who know Silvon Simmons call him "Tugg," a nickname his parents gave him after he pried apart the slats of his crib and squeeze...
Nov 17, 2020
Walmart beats same-store sales estimates on buoyant online demand
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc posted a bigger-than-expected increase in quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday as a 79% surge in its online business powered overall rises in spending on electronics, apparel ...
Nov 17, 2020
Albion College sends students home, on-campus classes to resume in late January
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases on campus, students at Albion College were sent home early for their winter break. Students were notified late last week an...
Nov 17, 2020
S&P, Dow futures retreat as coronavirus cases spike; Tesla surges
By Shivani Kumaresan and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow paused on Tuesday, a day after the indexes notched record closing highs, while Nasdaq 100 futures were boosted ...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. FDA declines to approve Alkermes’ schizophrenia treatment
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Alkermes' treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, the drugmaker said on Tuesday. Following a remote review of manufa...
Nov 17, 2020
Athletics: Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers confirmed on Tuesday. ...
Nov 17, 2020
Special Report: A Black man risks all to clear his name – and expose the police
By Reade Levinson and Lisa Girion ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - In a courthouse holding cell, Silvon Simmons changed from a jail jumpsuit into dress pants, a shirt and a tie. As a kid, he imagined b...
Nov 17, 2020
Tesla value set to jump $40 billion as S&P 500 beckons
(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc rose 11% before the bell on Tuesday, adding around $40 billion to the value of the electric carmaker and giving another boost to the fortune of billionaire Chief Execut...
Nov 17, 2020
