Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pelosi says vote early by mail to avoid USPS delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Americans planning to vote by mail in the November election should do so early, alleging that the Trump ad...
Aug 14, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Grieving Beirut neighbourhood struggles to rebuild
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Claudette Halabi cried out from beneath the rubble of her house for an hour before she died. The neighbours couldn't save her. "We kept hearing the screams. I heard...
Aug 14, 2020
Chiefs TE Kelce signs four-year extension
Travis Kelce put pen to paper Friday morning on a four-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly worth $57 million. The Chiefs announced the deal with an accompanying photo of the All-Pro ...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada’s competition watchdog seeks inputs from sellers on Amazon probe
(Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau on Friday asked sellers to provide information that could help with its ongoing probe into e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc's operations in the country. The comp...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump’s younger brother hospitalized in New York: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert, has been hospitalized in New York, the White House said on Friday without providing details. "Yes he's been hospitalized,"...
Aug 14, 2020
Epic Games wins support from Fortnite gamers, firms on Apple standoff
(Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers, Tinder-owner Match Group and Spotify for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular video game f...
Aug 14, 2020
Athletics meetings to feature ‘pioneering’ artificial crowd noise
(Reuters) - Several Diamond League athletics meetings this season will use a pioneering system that will faithfully reproduce crowd noise to make up for the lack of spectators caused by COVID-19 safet...
Aug 14, 2020
Habs’ Julien heads home after heart procedure
Canadiens coach Claude Julien is heading home to Montreal to rest Friday after doctors inserted a stent into his coronary artery. The 60-year-old is expected to make a full recovery, according to a st...
Aug 14, 2020
Manhattan DA says Trump not entitled to heightened standard for subpoena for tax returns
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - The Manhattan district attorney on Friday said in a court filing that U.S. President Donald Trump was not entitled to a heightened standard of need for a grand-jury subpo...
Aug 14, 2020
Limits on U.S., Mexico, Canada border crossings to stay until Sept. 21: Dept. of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed to extend travel limits on their shared border through Sept. 21 in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Acting Secret...
Aug 14, 2020
