Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Buffett-backed Snowflake’s loss widens in first quarterly report post IPO
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett-backed data warehouse firm Snowflake Inc reported a bigger third-quarter loss on Wednesday, in its first quarterly results following a blockbuster market debut in September,...
Dec 02, 2020
Decathlete Rafer Johnson, ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’, dies at 86
(Reuters) - Rafer Johnson, who was crowned the world's greatest athlete after winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and later helped tackle Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, died on Wednes...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trump's orde...
Dec 02, 2020
Lilly to supply 650,000 more doses of COVID-19 antibody drug to U.S. government
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday the U.S. government has purchased 650,000 additional doses of its COVID-19 antibody drug for $812.5 million. The doses will be delivered through Jan. 31,...
Dec 02, 2020
BMW follows Audi to the Formula E exit
(Reuters) - BMW will be following Audi out of the electric Formula E series at the end of next year after announcing its departure on Wednesday. Audi said on Monday it would withdraw as a works team t...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. bans cotton imports from major producer in China’s Xinjiang region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it...
Dec 02, 2020
Michigan dine-in ban will not be overturned, judge rules
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A lawsuit brought forward by the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association (MRLA) seeking to overturn a three-week state pause on dine-in restaurant services and oth...
Dec 02, 2020
Brazil surpasses 174,500 COVID-19 deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 49,863 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 698 new deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The Sout...
Dec 02, 2020
Singer Cher says Kaavan will live life as an elephant, not a prisoner
By Chantha Lach ODDAR MEANCHEY PROVINCE, Cambodia (Reuters) - Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan began his new life in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday, the result of years of campaigning for ...
Dec 02, 2020
U of M forced to cancel football game with Maryland Saturday
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – After earlier this week pausing football practices, the University of Michigan Athletic Department announced Wednesday that this Saturday’s game against Maryla...
Dec 02, 2020
