Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The robot dolphin that could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
By Nathan Frandino HAYWARD, Calif. (Reuters) - Darting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that jump through hoops and perform acrobatic...
Oct 14, 2020
New detail emerges in case of New York white woman charged with making false report against Black man
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A white woman who became an internet video sensation in May over a racial incident in New York's Central Park not only falsely claimed that a Black man threatened...
Oct 14, 2020
NY Fed’s Logan: Fed moved quickly to address market dislocations in spring
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve moved quickly last March to address broad-based selling of Treasury securities and other assets that caused notable dislocations in markets, and it st...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. states oppose settlement being negotiated by OxyContin maker Purdue and Justice Department – letter
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family wh...
Oct 14, 2020
IOC ‘very worried’ by reported ousting of IWF interim head
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it was "very worried" by the reported ousting of the interim president of weightlifting's troubled governing body. The sport, ro...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration to consider adding China’s Ant Group to trade blacklist – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, ...
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday formally warned international financial institutions doing business with individuals deemed responsible for the crackdown on democracy in ...
Oct 14, 2020
France’s new daily COVID-19 cases above 20,000 again
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 22,591 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the daily tally going beyond the 20,000 threshold for the third time in six days, while hospitalisations and deat...
Oct 14, 2020
France’s Macron announces nightly curfews to beat back coronavirus
By Benoit Van Overstraeten and Christian Lowe PARIS (Reuters) - France will impose a nightly curfew on almost one third of the country's 67 million people to tackle a resurgent coronavirus, but a new ...
Oct 14, 2020
Loaded field in Las Vegas for CJ Cup as Masters looms
(Reuters) - Defending champion Justin Thomas returns to action at this week's CJ Cup in Las Vegas where four of the world's top six players head an elite field warming up for next month's Masters. The...
Oct 14, 2020
