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October 1, 2021 By Stephen Culp (Reuters) – Wall Street advanced in a broad rally on Friday, after sorting out conflicting news about the economy, the battle against COVID, and legislative wrangling in Washington at the start of the fourth quarter. All three major U.S. stock indexes began trending higher by late afternoon, buoyed by […]

Cherylnn Low Contributor Cherlynn Low is reviews editor at Engadget. If you’ve had your iPhone set up to unlock with your Apple Watch and recently upgraded to an iPhone 13, a software bug may have prevented you from continuing to use this. Thankfully, a fix is here and once you install it, you shouldn’t have […]

October 1, 2021 By Ilya Zhegulev KYIV (Reuters) – The former general manager of the Ukrainian Hockey League (UHL) told Reuters on Friday he was sacked for speaking out against racism and not preventing a video of a racist incident being published on the league’s official website. The video shocked the global hockey community this […]

October 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about its ability to rebound from five years of scandals over its treatment of customers. The fourth-largest U.S. bank has operated since 2018 under consent orders from […]

October 1, 2021 By Lewis Krauskopf and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) – Positive clinical trial results for Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill reverberated through the healthcare sector on Friday, sending the drugmaker’s stock price soaring while denting high-flying shares of vaccine companies and makers of other coronavirus therapies. Merck shares jumped as much as […]

October 1, 2021 (Corrects home state of Seattle to Washington in last paragraph) By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -As New York, San Francisco and a few other U.S. cities and counties require restaurants to check proof of COVID-19 vaccination to dine indoors, some fast-food chains are simply shutting their seating areas altogether – a […]

October 1, 2021 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is looking into ways to impose bank-like regulation on companies that issue stablecoins, including asking them to register as banks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday https://ift.tt/39Wvu4z, citing people familiar with the matter. The administration is also expected to urge the Congress to consider a new […]

When LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman first coined the term “blitzscaling,” he kept it simple: It’s a concept that encourages entrepreneurs to prioritize speed over efficiency during a period of uncertainty. Years later, founders are navigating a pandemic, perhaps the most uncertain period of their lives, and Hoffman has a clarification to make. […]

October 1, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate vaccines for employees by Dec. 8, four sources told Reuters on Friday. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients spoke to the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines on Thursday to ensure […]

October 1, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said on Friday it had added 21 new members as part of its efforts to diversify the ranks of the organization that hands out the Golden Globe awards for film and television. The additions bring the HFPA’s membership total to 105. Among the […]

October 1, 2021 MUMBAI (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings became the first team to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs on Thursday with their ninth win from 11 matches but head coach Stephen Fleming said the team will not take their foot off the pedal. Three-time winners Chennai, led by former India captain Mahendra Singh […]

October 1, 2021 (Reuters) – Former England defender Terry Butcher wants heading to be gradually phased out of the sport to reduce the risk of brain trauma and neurodegenerative diseases. Butcher, 62, was a no-nonsense centre back who was strong in the air and famously suffered a head wound playing for England in a World […]

October 1, 2021 No wobbly pass, stare-down interception, busted assignment or coughed-up fumble underscores the sad state of the NFL’s underwhelming rookie quarterback class more than these ugly statistics. Between towering Jacksonville Jaguars starter Trevor Lawrence, New York Jets signal caller Zach Wilson and New England Patriots quarterback and Cam Newton replacement Mac Jones, they’ve […]

If you’re diagnosed with lazy eye – otherwise known as amblyopia – as a child, there are only a few options at your disposal. You can wear an eye patch, you can take eye drops, or you can wear corrective lenses. Or, in the future pending FDA clearance, you could watch TV.  That’s the central idea […]

October 1, 2021 (Reuters) – Twice winner Tyrrell Hatton overcame three bogeys on a frustrating back nine to card a two-under 70 and take a one-shot lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship second round on Friday. The Englishman started the day at eight-under and looked in control with two early birdies before tough windy […]

October 1, 2021 By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) -An artist from Benin City in Nigeria said the British Museum had accepted his gift of a bronze plaque in what he felt was a possible first step towards the museum’s return of the priceless Benin Bronzes that were looted by British troops in 1897. However, the […]

October 1, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British heavyweight Joe Joyce said on Friday that he should be handed the 2016 Olympic gold medal if his Rio de Janeiro final with Frenchman Tony Yoka was found to have been manipulated by corrupt boxing officials. The fight was one of 11 called into question by an independent […]

October 1, 2021 TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian law enforcement officers have detained former president and opposition politician Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia, TASS news agency cited Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili as saying on Friday on the eve of local elections. Saakashvili, who has been living in Ukraine, announced plans this week to fly home for Saturday’s vote, […]

October 1, 2021 By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday that the world body does not accept Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior U.N. officials as famine looms in the war-torn region of Tigray. Ethiopia declared the officials personae non grata on Thursday and […]

October 1, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday. An online session hosted by the White House National Security Council […]