Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. gasoline prices slump as storm fears wane, demand concerns return
By Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline prices tumbled in Monday's energy market selloff, as worries about weak demand for fuel returned as the threat of Tropical Stor...
Sep 21, 2020
Former EPA heads, Democrats and Republicans, rebuke Trump environment record
(Reuters) - Four former heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Democrats and Republicans, on Monday issued a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration's record on the environment after the ...
Sep 21, 2020
Private equity executive pleads guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - An insurance and private equity executive pleaded guilty on Monday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud and bribery scheme in which he agreed to ...
Sep 21, 2020
Politics split athletes on volleyball’s return in Brazil
(Reuters) - Players and officials who run Brazil's beach volleyball criticized an athlete on Monday after she hit the headlines for shouting a political slogan at the first post-lockdown tournament. C...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. charges New York police officer with acting as illegal agent of China
(Reuters) - A New York City Police Department officer has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of China and other offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Baimadajie Angwang, 33, ...
Sep 21, 2020
SoftBank, General Atlantic invest $107 million in Brazil’s Acesso Digital
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm General Atlantic LLC and Japan's SoftBank Group Corp are leading a 580 million reais ($107.25 million) funding round in Brazilian facial biometrics and d...
Sep 21, 2020
Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Russian Siberian region of Irkutsk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck in Russia's Siberian region of Irkutsk at 0205 local time on Tuesday (1805 GMT on Monday), Russia's local emergency service said. The ep...
Sep 21, 2020
MSP – Statewide search launched for missing man
SAGINAW COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police (MSP) announced Monday that a search for a missing man has officially gone statewide. On Thursday, September 17, troopers from the MSP...
Sep 21, 2020
Two in custody in Tour de France doping probe – Marseille prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were in custody on Monday after an investigation was opened into suspected doping by the Arkea-Samsic team at this year's Tour de France, the Marseille prosecutor said on ...
Sep 21, 2020
Fed’s new zero-rate vow has Kaplan worried on market excesses
(Reuters) - U.S. Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said Monday he is "completely" on board with keeping interest rates at their current near-zero level even into 2023, but worries a vow t...
Sep 21, 2020
