Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Co-chair of bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers says airlines should get grants, not loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The co-chairman of a centrist bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers known as the "Problem Solvers", Representative Josh Gottheimer, said Thursday U.S. airlines should get gra...
Oct 08, 2020
13 charged with plan to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, attack Capitol, overthrow government
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several people are facing federal charges after the FBI stopped a plan to allegedly overthrow the government and kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. During a joint press confe...
Oct 08, 2020
FBI says thwarted plot to kidnap Michigan governor
(Reuters) - The FBI said on Thursday it thwarted a plot to overthrow the Michigan state government and kidnap its governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and had probable cause to charge six men with a failed ope...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. VP debate audience up slightly from 2016, early ratings show: Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television viewership for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's debate with Democratic challenger Kamala Harris rose slightly from a similar pre-election 2016 debate, according to e...
Oct 08, 2020
‘Democracy isn’t the objective’: Republican U.S. senator draws Democrats’ ire
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee came under fire from Democrats on Thursday for tweeting "democracy isn't the objective" after the debate between Vice President ...
Oct 08, 2020
UK police officers face misconduct probe over stop of two Black athletes
LONDON (Reuters) - The independent police watchdog said on Thursday it had notified five London officers that they are being investigated for misconduct over the treatment of two Black athletes pulled...
Oct 08, 2020
Hurricane Delta steams across Gulf of Mexico, halting 80% of oil output
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Delta raked across the prime U.S. offshore oil producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as energy companies pulled workers from offshore platforms ...
Oct 08, 2020
With no expectation of fiscal stimulus soon, Fed’s Rosengren sees recovery hampered
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - A likely absence of more federal aid for households and businesses this year and the extensive build up of corporate debt will weigh on the U.S. economic recovery from the rec...
Oct 08, 2020
Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous veh...
Oct 08, 2020
Facebook, Twitter dismantle global array of disinformation networks
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups to deceive users on ...
Oct 08, 2020
