Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook removes GOP lawmaker’s threat to ‘drop’ protesters
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman's post that suggested armed Black demonstrators should be met with force was removed by Facebook on Wednesday for violating its policies aga...
Sep 02, 2020
U.S. Open order of play on Thursday
(Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the fourth day of the U.S. Open on Thursday (play starts at 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding): Arthur Ashe Stadium (1...
Sep 02, 2020
Police investigating bomb hoax at Texas pipeline construction site
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal and Texas law enforcement agencies are investigating a device made to look like a bomb placed at a construction site for a controversial natural gas pipeline ...
Sep 02, 2020
Zverev powers past wildcard Nakashima into U.S. Open third round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fifth seed Alexander Zverev fought off a spirited challenge from American wildcard Brandon Nakashima to claim a 7-5 6-7(8) 6-3 6-1 victory in the second round of the U.S. Open on ...
Sep 02, 2020
Russia steps up support for private military contractor in Libya -U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine mo...
Sep 02, 2020
Syria shoots down ‘Israeli rockets’ aimed at Tiyas airport: state news agency
CAIRO - (Reuters) - Syria's air defense on Wednesday shot down most of a series of Israeli rockets launched in the direction of Tiyas airport in Homs governorate, the state news agency reported, citin...
Sep 02, 2020
Mississippi panel selects magnolia design to replace retired state flag
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Mississippi on Wednesday took a big step toward replacing its old state flag dominated by the Confederate "stars and bars" when a commission selected a new design featuring a...
Sep 02, 2020
Chilean truckers end to week-long strike on promise of beefed up security
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean truckers said on Wednesday they would lift a seven-day strike that has damaged supply chains and raised fears for food and commodities exports,...
Sep 02, 2020
Still no movement on stalled high school sports
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – For a number of high school sports in Michigan, the waiting game continues. While the Michigan High School Athletic Association already announced the fall 2020 football...
Sep 02, 2020
Argentina’s wetlands under assault by worst fires in more than a decade
By Cassandra Garrison and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The worst fires in more than a decade are cutting through Argentina's vast wetlands, exacerbated by low water levels in the Parana R...
Sep 02, 2020
