Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mnuchin says he was not involved in postmaster general selection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he played no role in the selection of a supporter of President Donald Trump as the head of the U.S. Postal Service. Democ...
Aug 20, 2020
Former Fed staffers urge U.S. Senate to reject Shelton nomination
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - A group of former Federal Reserve staffers, including economists, lawyers and bank presidents, sent a letter to U.S. senators Thursday asking them to reject the nominatio...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump calls on Pennsylvania governor to reopen state amid pandemic
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump called on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to reopen the state on Thursday, telling a rally of supporters the Democrat would wait until the day after the Nov. 3 electi...
Aug 20, 2020
Scientists peer inside ancient Egyptian cat, snake and bird mummies
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are gaining new insight into the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals, using high-resolution 3D scans to peer inside mummies of a cat, a bir...
Aug 20, 2020
F1’s engine mode changes to be delayed to after Belgium
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One is set to delay until after next week's Belgian Grand Prix plans to restrict engine modes in qualifying, a move world champion Lewis Hamilton has said is aimed at slowin...
Aug 20, 2020
Olson leads by three after first round at windy women’s British Open
(Reuters) - American Amy Olson carded a four-under-par 67 to take a three-shot lead in the women's British Open on Thursday as several players struggled to come to grips with the unforgiving condition...
Aug 20, 2020
Johnson not upset after runner-up finish at PGA Championship
(Reuters) - Dustin Johnson has endured his fair share of major heartbreak but on Thursday the former world number one said his near miss at this month's PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up t...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. Commerce investigates possible dumping of Chinese chassis and sub-assemblies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday said it had initiated an investigation into possible dumping of Chinese-built chassis and sub-assemblies into the U.S. market, and wheth...
Aug 20, 2020
Facebook confirms Zuckerberg interviewed in FTC investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook confirmed chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was interviewed earlier this week at a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigative hearing. Politico reported the interview e...
Aug 20, 2020
Brazil unemployment insurance claims fall in first two weeks of August
BRASILIA (Reuters) - New unemployment insurance claims in Brazil fell to 216,350 in the first two weeks of August, economy ministry figures showed on Thursday, down 23.2% from the preceding two-week p...
Aug 20, 2020
