Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. judge reluctant to give woman on death row more time to seek clemency
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge signaled reluctance on Monday to grant Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, extra time to petition for clemency after her atto...
Nov 16, 2020
Supermarket chain Costco declares special dividend of $10 per share
(Reuters) - Membership-only supermarket chain Costco Wholesale Corp on Monday declared a special dividend of $10 per share as it benefits from consumers stocking up essentials due to the COVID-19 pand...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. government to send out over 7 million Abbott BinaxNOW tests this week
(Reuters) - The U.S. government will send over 7 million of Abbott Laboratories' BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to states, hospice providers, and for other uses this week, a top administrat...
Nov 16, 2020
Smithfield Foods, subcontractor fined $100,000 for COVID-19 violations in California
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, and a subcontractor face fines of more than $100,000 from California's workplace safety regulator for failing ...
Nov 16, 2020
Medvedev opens ATP Finals account with defeat of Zverev
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev finally claimed his maiden victory at the ATP Finals with an impressive 6-3 6-4 defeat of Germany's Alexander Zverev to join Novak Djokovic at th...
Nov 16, 2020
Pompeo says Europe, U.S. need to work together to address Turkey
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing the actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Frenc...
Nov 16, 2020
Airbnb IPO filing shows slowdown in revenue growth due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Home rental startup Airbnb Inc disclosed paperwork for its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday that showed a slowdown in its core business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, even as it prep...
Nov 16, 2020
Wisconsin recount would cost Trump campaign about $7.9 million, state officials say
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission said on Monday that a statewide vote recount would cost an estimated $7.9 million, money that President Donald Trump's campaign would have to pay in adva...
Nov 16, 2020
Eagles back to prohibiting fans at home games
The Philadelphia Eagles will reverse course and prohibit fans from attending home games at Lincoln Financial Field moving forward. The change was implemented because of a recent rise in COVID-19 cases...
Nov 16, 2020
Factbox: U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos, Tim Walberg latest lawmakers to test positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - 18 Republicans and 10 Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Repres...
Nov 16, 2020
