Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Colombian Lopez wins Tour de France stage 17, Roglic extends lead
MERIBEL, France (Reuters) - Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a 170-km mountain trek from Grenoble as Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the overall lead on Wedne...
Sep 16, 2020
White House sees encouraging signs on coronavirus relief bill, Meadows says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday he has seen encouraging signs by Democrats on reaching a deal on coronavirus relief legislation and the biggest stumbli...
Sep 16, 2020
Russia accuses U.S. of promoting revolution in Belarus
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus, where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties, in a sign that Mo...
Sep 16, 2020
Girl power in the deep blue sea: World’s largest fish are female
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Male and female whale sharks - filter-feeding marine behemoths - grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys,...
Sep 16, 2020
Maya Moore marries man she helped free from prison
Maya Moore is married to Jonathan Irons, the man she helped free from prison when his wrongful conviction from 23 years ago was overturned. Moore announced Wednesday on "Good Morning America" with Iro...
Sep 16, 2020
Manfred, MLB expect 16-team playoff format to continue
Baseball is embracing bigger is better when it comes to the postseason. Commissioner Rob Manfred said the 16-team playoff bracket established for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season was likely here to ...
Sep 16, 2020
Crews battle wildfires in U.S. West as smoke travels the world
By Deborah Bloom and Brad Brooks PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - As fire crews continued to battle deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, thousands of evacuees in Oregon and other states face...
Sep 16, 2020
Are higher Treasury yields coming? Options traders bet yes
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Options investors are positioning for rising Treasury yields, as improving data and rising hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine fuel bets on U.S. economic growth. The aver...
Sep 16, 2020
Lawmaker Rubio urges Trump to scrap TikTok-Oracle deal if Bytedance ties remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker called on the Trump administration to reject a proposed deal for Oracle to become a "trusted technology provider" for popular social media platform Tik...
Sep 16, 2020
Sri Lanka seeks at least $1.9 million damage from owner of fire-hit tanker
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.89 million) from the owners of the stricken supertanker New Diamond for assistance rendered to the vessel since it caught fire ...
Sep 16, 2020
