Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. seeks to dismiss charges in visa fraud cases of Chinese researchers
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday filed motions in federal courts to dismiss charges in the remaining four cases of Chinese researchers arrested on visa fraud charges last year. A federal judg...
Jul 23, 2021
Kim K. joins Kanye West for mass unveiling of album ‘Donda’
(Reuters) - Kim Kardashian joined her estranged husband Kanye West as he unveiled his latest album for tens of thousands of fans at an Atlanta sports arena. Kardashian, who in February filed for divor...
Jul 23, 2021
Judge handling Jolie-Pitt divorce case told to step down
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge handling the bitter divorce case between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was ordered to step down on Friday after Jolie complained that he was not impartial. An appeals ...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive-Democrats may scrap matching funds from infrastructure bill over wage issue
By Jarrett Renshaw and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats are threatening to scrap plans to create an infrastructure bank in the $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill after Republicans op...
Jul 23, 2021
Florida asks Supreme Court to lift CDC coronavirus cruise ship order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Florida on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a lower-court decision to take effect that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co...
Jul 23, 2021
Pentagon says report that U.S. approved Chinese drone for purchase ‘inaccurate’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon said on Friday that drones produced by Chinese manufacturer Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose a potential threat to national security and that a media report that they...
Jul 23, 2021
IDPH: Nearly 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 7,983 new cases of COVID-19, including 47 additional deaths since last Friday. According to IDPH, more than 73...
Jul 23, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Oregon’s Bootleg blaze sidelines 9 firefighters
By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - The first COVID-19 outbreak among firefighters battling the enormous Bootleg fire in Oregon has put nine of them in quarantine as weather forecasters on Friday warned t...
Jul 23, 2021
Prosecutors agree to allow Trump ally Barrack free pending trial
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump's billionaire ally Thomas Barrack has reached a deal with prosecutors that will allow for his release from custody while he awaits trial on c...
Jul 23, 2021
Celebrity chef Mario Batali agrees to $600,000 settlement over sexual harassment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his business partner have agreed to pay $600,000 to at least 20 former employees after an investigation found their Manhattan restaurants were rife...
Jul 23, 2021
