Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Multiple world champion Pellegrini tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Multiple world swimming champion Federica Pellegrini has contracted COVID-19, the Italian said in a social media post on Thursday. The 32-year-old, who intends to take part in her fifth an...
Oct 15, 2020
Tanzania deploys helicopter to boost fight to douse Kilimanjaro fires
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania said on Thursday it had deployed a helicopter to bolster its efforts to put out a blaze that has been burning on Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, in the East ...
Oct 15, 2020
Almost 2,000 Robinhood accounts infiltrated by hackers: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of a...
Oct 15, 2020
Judge puts on hold Texas’ limit on drop boxes for absentee ballots
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Thursday lifted an order by Republican Governor Greg Abbott that limited counties to a single drop-off location for absentee ballots in the Nov. 3 presidentia...
Oct 15, 2020
Fed’s Barkin says hiring could recover slowly as companies streamline
(Reuters) - Spending by consumers and businesses could increase as people become more confident about the economy, but it could take longer for the labor market to recover because of mismatches in the...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. stock funds attract $4.5 billion in week: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S.-based stock funds in the week ended Wednesday posted $4.5 billion in inflows, according to Lipper. Taxable bond funds attracted $11.2 billion, while U.S. money market funds shed $18.9...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. senators question Amazon on concerns it tracks employees, limits unionization
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday sent a letter to Amazon.com Inc's Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, demanding answers over the company's alleged moves to tra...
Oct 15, 2020
Black U.S. House candidate in Indiana says she’s being harassed, intimidated
By Brendan O'Brien and Makini Brice (Reuters) - The candidate running against U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's brother for a congressional seat in Indiana said on Thursday that people had made repeate...
Oct 15, 2020
Trump administration sets Gulf of Mexico drilling auction for Nov. 18
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday said it would offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas drillers on Nov. 18, the first major test of the offshore sect...
Oct 15, 2020
Italy’s sports minister thinks Ronaldo broke health protocol
MILAN (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo may have broken health rules when he returned to Italy after testing positive for COVID-19 in Portugal, Italy's sports minister said on Thursday. The Juventus forwa...
Oct 15, 2020
