Author Archives: Syndicated Content
League postpones Thunder-Rockets game due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association postponed Wednesday's game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets after three Rockets players returned tests that were either positive or...
Dec 23, 2020
Sun’s doping ban referred back to CAS after appeal
(Reuters) - Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his eight-year ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after an appeal to a Swiss court, the World Anti-Doping ...
Dec 23, 2020
Sit, stay, detect COVID! Chile dogs report for duty at Santiago airport
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The task of sniffing out passengers infected with COVID-19 at Chile's Santiago international airport is going to the dogs. A team of Golden Retrievers and Labradors sit when they ...
Dec 23, 2020
Coalition of human rights groups joins suit against Israeli firm NSO
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday joined Facebook's lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, alleging that the company "prioritizes profit to ...
Dec 23, 2020
Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang files papers to run for New York mayor
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender, has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next year's electio...
Dec 23, 2020
Massachusetts poised to enact police reforms following George Floyd’s death
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker plans to sign a police reform bill after lawmakers on Wednesday approved a compromise measure that included concessions on polic...
Dec 23, 2020
Mexican president offers defiance to major opposition alliance
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president responded defiantly on Wednesday to a major opposition alliance that aims to wrest control of the lower house of Congress in legislative elections next year....
Dec 23, 2020
MDHHS announces Holiday Data Schedule
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today it will not be publishing data updates on the Michigan.gov/Coronavirus website on Thursday...
Dec 23, 2020
A record 22 candidates to square off in Peru’s April presidential election
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvians will choose their next president from a record 22 candidates vying for the country's top job in the April 2021 election, with a soccer goalkeeper leading the race over an ex...
Dec 23, 2020
Japan to lay out ‘green’ growth strategy to meet Suga’s net-zero emissions goal: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will lay out on Friday a "green" growth strategy that includes a goal to replace gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by around 2035, the Nikkei newspaper ...
Dec 23, 2020
