Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In lawsuit, ‘Fortnite’ maker to test idea of iPhone as market unto itself
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple's iPhone ecosystem has become so "sticky" that it is a dis...
Aug 14, 2020
Huawei lawyers say U.S. evidence ‘unreliable’ in Meng extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Evidence used by the United States to justify the extradition of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is "unreliable and defective" and should not be...
Aug 14, 2020
In struggle to land a blow on Biden, Trump toys with nickname change
By Steve Holland BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has used belittling nicknames to describe his opponents throughout his political career, toyed with a name change on Frid...
Aug 14, 2020
Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park shuts down ahead of anticipated militia rally
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - With internet rumors of a looming conflict between an anti-government militia, white supremacist rally-goers and counter-protesters, Georgia state officials said Ston...
Aug 14, 2020
Mexican government forces out over 1,000 immigration officials accused of corruption
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government has forced the resignation or sidelined more than 1,000 immigration officials over allegations of corruption and other irregularities, a senior official ...
Aug 14, 2020
Japan PM Abe sends ritual offering to war dead shrine on World War Two 75th anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, a ruling party lawmaker s...
Aug 14, 2020
Mexico’s registers 511,369 coronavirus cases, 55,908 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 5,618 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 615 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 511,369 cases and 55,90...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Chinese company ByteDance to divest its interest in video-sharing app TikTok's operations in the United States within 90 days. ...
Aug 14, 2020
Exclusive: UPS, FedEx warn they cannot carry ballots like U.S. Postal Service
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mail-in ballots from the U.S. Postal Service, which is war...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. vice president calls for Colombia’s Uribe to be released from house arrest
BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called for former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, to be released from house arre...
Aug 14, 2020
