Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WTA roundup: Brady advances to first career final
Jennifer Brady advanced to the finals of a WTA event for the first time in her career Saturday, sweeping past fellow American Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, K...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says he’s ‘looking into’ banning China’s Alibaba in the U.S.
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said during a press conference that he was "looking into" whether Chinese technology giant Alibaba should be banned in the United States. (Reporting...
Aug 15, 2020
Nine football players at University of Oklahoma test positive for COVID-19
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Nine football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma tested positive for COVID-19, head coach Lincoln Riley said on Saturday, amid fierce national debate over the ...
Aug 15, 2020
Police disperse Georgia protest after fights break out
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police dispersed right-wing demonstrators and counter protesters on Saturday as scuffles broke out in an Atlanta suburb that is home to a giant Confederate memorial. Several dozen ...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says he’s considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligen...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says postal service chief wants to ‘make it great again’
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was trying to streamline the U.S. Postal Service and "make it great again." Trump made the remarks during a pres...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump vows to trigger ‘snapback’ of Iran sanctions at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would move next week to trigger a "snapback" of sanctions on Iran at the United Nations. "We'll be doing a snapback," Trump told ...
Aug 15, 2020
Brazil registers 41,576 new coronavirus cases and 709 deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil on Saturday registered 41,576 cases and 709 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said. Overall, the country now has 107,232 deaths and 3,317,096 confir...
Aug 15, 2020
Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies, advance to playoffs
CJ McCollum scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, helping the Portland Trail Blazers rally from a late deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 in the Western Confe...
Aug 15, 2020
Mexican president says 52,455 jobs gained back in August
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy recovered 52,455 jobs in August, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Twitter on Saturday, citing social security institute data. The Mexican ...
Aug 15, 2020
