Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Maradona – the greatest street footballer
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup began with the tightest of turns by the Argentine and the deftest of touches to...
Nov 25, 2020
U.N. mulls U.S. proposal to streamline, lengthen North Korea aid exemptions
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee is considering a U.S. proposal to streamline and lengthen exemptions from U.N. sanctions on North Korea f...
Nov 25, 2020
Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light on avian diversity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that ...
Nov 25, 2020
Trump order could spark mass firings of civil servants before inauguration, lawmakers warn
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office, and Democratic lawmakers, watchdog ...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona’s relationship with Naples went beyond football
By Brian Homewood (Reuters) - Diego Maradona was raised in dire poverty and would always take the side of the oppressed which made Napoli, sneered at by the richer clubs from northern Italy, the perfe...
Nov 25, 2020
Brazilian state sues Carrefour unit for $38 million in damages for beating death of Black man
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A state attorney in southern Brazil is suing a unit of France's Carrefour SA seeking 200 million reais ($37.6 million) in damages after security guards beat a Black man to death a...
Nov 25, 2020
Passionate and outrageous, Maradona had cult status beyond the pitch
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona had more talent than almost any other footballer in history but his cult status in Argentina and around the world went far beyond the pitch. His...
Nov 25, 2020
AG Nessel warns residents of unemployment benefits scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an important alert advising residents to be aware of a current scam taking advantage of claimants who are colle...
Nov 25, 2020
Trump pardons former adviser Flynn, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Rus...
Nov 25, 2020
Stock trades by Senator Perdue said to have prompted DoJ Inquiry – NYT
(Reuters) - Republican Senator David Perdue's stock trades in financial firm Cardlytics Inc earlier in 2020 prompted a Justice Department inquiry that has since been shut without charges, the New York...
Nov 25, 2020
