Author Archives: Syndicated Content
American jailed for attempt to overthrow Vietnam government says he was ‘kidnapped’
By Bill Tarrant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for "attempting to overthrow the state" spoke of his 27-month detention at a Zoom news confe...
Oct 28, 2020
Mexican president slams European coronavirus lockdown measures
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday blasted European countries for adopting strict lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus, suggesting they smacked o...
Oct 28, 2020
JetBlue to review middle seat policy early next year: CEO interview
CHICAGO (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways will continue limiting the number of seats it sells on each flight into the first quarter of 2021, when it will review a current policy of limiting capacity at 70% ...
Oct 28, 2020
Hospitals in Wisconsin, Texas under strain as COVID-19 cases surge
By Maria Caspani and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin has been rushing to convert available space into units for COVID-19 patients, as the state's...
Oct 28, 2020
Rays left to wonder what might have been after World Series loss
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday began the first day of an offseason sure to be haunted by thoughts of what might have been after a controversial decision to pull their ace pitcher from a d...
Oct 28, 2020
FBI warning played a role in Facebook downplaying NY Post report, Zuckerberg says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that a warning from the FBI on hack-and-leak operations before the Nov. 3 presidential election played a role in i...
Oct 28, 2020
Turkey summons French charge d’affaires over caricatures in Charlie Hebdo weekly
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey summoned the French charge d'affaires on Wednesday over caricatures published in Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, a statement by Turkish foreign ministry said. The cartoon o...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 225,985 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 8,752,794 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 72,183 cases from its previous count, and said that t...
Oct 28, 2020
Attorney General files emergency appeal against court ruling that allows guns at polls
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The back and forth between guns at polling places continues. A day after a Michigan Court of Claims judge struck down the Secretary of State’s ban on the open ca...
Oct 28, 2020
Dodgers delay World Series celebration because of pandemic
The Los Angeles Dodgers are delaying a public celebration of their long-awaited World Series championship because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "This season was everything we believed it could be. It was ...
Oct 28, 2020
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