Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. agency defends decision to withhold report on Russian claims about Biden’s health
By Mark Hosenball and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday defended its decision to withhold circulation of an intelligence report warning that...
Sep 02, 2020
Portland mayor to leave his home after being targeted by protesters
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he planned to move out of his apartment after people broke windows of the high-rise tower and set fires outside it on Monday and demanded that...
Sep 02, 2020
Kooyong Classic cancels 2021 edition due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - The Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament, a tune-up event for the Australian Open in January, will not be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The Kooyo...
Sep 02, 2020
Internet group urges FCC to reject Trump bid to impose new social media regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to...
Sep 02, 2020
Doctors and nurses invited to closed Italian GP at Monza
MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Sunday's Italian Grand Prix will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic but 250 doctors and nurses will watch from the grandstands as guests, Ferrari said on...
Sep 02, 2020
PGA Tour to play 50 events in 2020-21 ‘super season’
(Reuters) - The PGA Tour on Wednesday unveiled what it called a "super season" for its 2020-21 campaign, one that will feature six major championships among 50 events and a number of tournaments impac...
Sep 02, 2020
Airbnb spurns approach from Ackman’s blank-check company
By Joshua Franklin, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman has approached short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc about going public through a reverse me...
Sep 02, 2020
Kvitova overcomes tough start in straight-sets second round win
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova overcame a rocky start to defeat Kateryna Kozlova 7-6(3) 6-2 in the second-round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Sixth seed Kvitova was off her game early on, committ...
Sep 02, 2020
Seven killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon village
DAKAR (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and 14 others wounded in suicide bomb attack in a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon's Far North region, the second of such att...
Sep 02, 2020
Some U.S. cities turn against first planned small-scale nuclear plant
By Timothy Gardner and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The first U.S. small-scale nuclear power project, grappling with cost overruns and delays, faces another challenge: the defection of cities that had co...
Sep 02, 2020
