Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Queen Elizabeth marks 95th birthday, days after husband’s funeral
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the world's oldest monarch, turns 95 on Wednesday, but there will be no public celebrations of an occasion that comes just days after she bade a sad farew...
Apr 20, 2021
Report: OF Yasiel Puig to revive his career in Mexico
Without any options in the major leagues, outfielder Yasiel Puig will try to revive his career in Mexican League with Veracruz, ESPN reported Tuesday. Puig, 30, burst onto the scene in 2013 with the L...
Apr 20, 2021
UiPath raises $1.34 billion in IPO – source
By Krystal Hu and Echo Wang (Reuters) - Automation technology startup UiPath on Tuesday sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) above its target range to raise $1.34 billion, a person familia...
Apr 20, 2021
Chauvin likely to appeal, claiming trial tainted by civil settlement, media coverage
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will likely seek to overturn his murder and manslaughter convictions by arguing that the jury was prejudiced by media coverage and a ...
Apr 20, 2021
Northern Ireland referendum to leave UK would fail today: poll
BELFAST (Reuters) - A Northern Ireland referendum on leaving the United Kingdom would fail today, a poll indicated on Tuesday, but most of those questioned said they believed the region would leave wi...
Apr 20, 2021
Nervous anticipation turns to joy as former police officer Chauvin found guilty
By Nathan Layne and Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Nervous crowds awaiting a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin erupted in jubilation on Tuesday after the jury found the former Minneapolis ...
Apr 20, 2021
Navalny supporters seek to drown out Putin speech with mass protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will deliver a state-of-the-nation speech to Russians on Wednesday as supporters of his fiercest critic, Alexei Navalny, plan nationwide protests over his d...
Apr 20, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee Lisa Monaco to serve as deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at the...
Apr 20, 2021
Egypt’s Sunday train accident killed 23, says public prosecutor
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor office on Tuesday said that a train derailing north of Cairo on Sunday had left 23 people dead and 139 injured. The train was heading from Cairo to the Nile...
Apr 20, 2021
D.C. marijuana activists stage ‘Joints for Jabs’ to promote vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Josh Miller walked away from the U.S. capital's convention center on Tuesday with a COVID-19 vaccination and a joint. He was among the Washingtonians who took advantage of "Join...
Apr 20, 2021
