Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French president Macron to visit area where teacher’s throat was slit
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Paris suburb where a teacher's throat was slit by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar", or "God is Greatest", BFM TV reported. BFM said Macro...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 216,917 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 7,958,254 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 63,486 from its previous count, and said that the number...
Oct 16, 2020
Veteran Warner Bros. TV executive Roth to step down next year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran television executive Peter Roth will leave his job as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group in 2021, the AT&T Inc-owned studio said in a statement on Friday. Roth, ...
Oct 16, 2020
Coronavirus spending pushes U.S. 2020 fiscal year deficit to record $3.132 trillion
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $3.132 trillion during fiscal 2020, more than triple the 2019 shortfall due to massive coronavirus rescue spending, the U.S....
Oct 16, 2020
Five suspects in Michigan governor kidnap plot held without bail, await jury trial
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Five men suspected of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were being held without bail on Friday and were ordered to face a grand jury trial on federa...
Oct 16, 2020
Teacher killed in Paris suburb had shown Prophet Muhammad caricatures in class
PARIS (Reuters) - The school teacher who was stabbed and killed in a Paris suburb on Friday had shown caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in class, a police source said. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon)
Oct 16, 2020
Mexican ex-defense minister protected cartel for bribes: U.S. indictment
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power to protect the Beltran-Leyva Cartel, directing operations at rival groups, helping find boats to ship drugs ...
Oct 16, 2020
France reports over 25,000 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 25,086 new confirmed coronavirus cases in past 24 hours on Friday, after reporting a record 30,621 on Thursday. It also reported that 122 people h...
Oct 16, 2020
Explainer: When will COVID-19 vaccines be generally available in the United States?
By Carl O'Donnell and Michael Erman (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have disagreed about when a COVID-19 vaccine would beco...
Oct 16, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Big tech nervousness prompts calls to diversify
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - As a technology-driven rally brings U.S. stock indexes within striking distance of fresh records, concerns that big names are over-extended and that new regulation...
Oct 16, 2020
