Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
U.S. hospitals to restrict Lilly COVID-19 antibody treatment due to limited supply
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals, weighing high demand and tight supplies, said they may limit use of a new Eli Lilly and Co antibody drug to COVID-19 patients with multiple risk factors fo...
Nov 17, 2020
Special Report: A cop shoots a Black man, and a police union flexes its muscle
By Lisa Girion and Reade Levinson ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - By the time Officer Joseph Ferrigno shot a Black man from behind, court records show, the Rochester cop had drawn at least 23 miscondu...
Nov 17, 2020
Britain and U.S. sign aviation deal for post-Brexit flights
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the U.S. have signed an aviation deal to ensure flights between the two countries continue next year, replacing a former agreement which covered Britain when it was part...
Nov 17, 2020
GameStop investor Ryan Cohen urges strategic review
(Reuters) - One of GameStop Corp's largest shareholders, Ryan Cohen, in a letter on Monday urged the videogame retailer to immediately conduct a strategic review of its business. "GameStop needs to ev...
Nov 17, 2020
Lufthansa to cut free snacks for economy passengers
BERLIN (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa , slashing costs as it struggles to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said on Tuesday it will stop offering free snacks to economy class passen...
Nov 17, 2020
Robot enforces mask-wearing, distancing at store in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan, taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the c...
Nov 17, 2020
