September 4, 2021 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in seven months in August as hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector stalled amid a resurgence in COVID-19 infections, which weighed on demand at restaurants and hotels. But other details of the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report […]
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R. Kelly accuser says she reached $200,000 settlement after herpes diagnosis
September 3, 2021 By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman testified at R. Kelly’s sex abuse trial on Friday that she reached a $200,000 settlement with the R&B singer after she contracted herpes. Prosecutors have been trying to show jurors in Brooklyn federal court that Kelly was careless toward alleged victims of his […]
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court’s rightward lurch put Roe v. Wade on the brink
September 4, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a 2016 presidential debate, then-candidate Donald Trump made a statement that seemed brash at the time: If he were elected and got the chance to nominate justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion would be overturned. By this […]
California Republicans launching campaign to boost trust in mail-in voting
September 4, 2021 By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -California Republicans will launch a campaign on Friday to convince conservatives to trust the state’s mail-in balloting system, hoping to boost turnout in the election to recall Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, party officials said. The party will roll out videos on its digital platforms showing Republican […]
Blinken to discuss Afghan evacuees at meetings in Qatar and Germany
September 4, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he would travel to Qatar on Sunday to meet with the country’s leaders and thank them for their help with evacuees from Afghanistan, and later go to Germany for a ministerial meeting. Blinken told a news conference at the State Department […]
De La Hoya hospitalized with COVID-19, withdraws from upcoming fight
September 4, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar De La Hoya is hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection and has withdrawn from his fight next weekend in Los Angeles, the 48-year-old said in a video shot from a hospital bed and posted to social media on Friday. The Sept. 11 fight against former UFC champion Vitor […]
Victim of Tesla crash in Texas had alcohol level exceeding legal limit
September 4, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One of the two victims of a fatal crash involving a Tesla car in Texas had a blood-alcohol level that exceeded the legal driving limit, according to an autopsy report. No one was found in the driver’s seat in the April accident where a Model S caught fire […]
Tennis – Alcaraz upsets Tsitsipas to reach U.S. Open fourth round
September 3, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fearless Carlos Alcaraz would not be distracted by a Stefanos Tsitsipas mid-match bathroom break holding his focus to upset the Greek third seed 6-3 6-4 7-6 (2) 0-6 7-6 (5) on Friday and advancing to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Having assumed the […]
Argentina 2021 economic growth forecast raised to 7.2% – central bank survey
September 3, 2021 BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy will grow 7.2% in 2021, analysts said in an Argentine central bank poll published on Friday, an improvement on their forecast last month of 6.8% growth. Inflation in 2021 is seen at 48.4%, 0.2 points percentage above last month’s estimate, according to 42 respondents to the […]
Wall St Week Ahead: Investors grow wary as stocks hit new highs
September 3, 2021 By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are girding their portfolios for potential stock market volatility, even as equities hover near fresh highs after logging seven straight months of gains. Utilities are the S&P 500’s best-performing sector so far this quarter with a 10.2% gain. They have been followed by […]
U.S. seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its goverment
September 3, 2021 By Arshad Mohammed, Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is likely to finance U.N. and other agencies providing humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan but there is virtually no chance it will directly fund a new Taliban-led government, congressional aides said on Friday. The United States has been a […]
Tennis – Kerber defeats Stephens in the battle of the U.S. Open champs
September 3, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – German Angelique Kerber triumphed in the battle of the former champions on Friday, downing Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-2 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2018. The 16th-seeded hadn’t taken a set off of Stephens in their last five meetings […]
Exclusive-Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails -source
September 3, 2021 By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban’s swift takeover of […]
Soccer – Manchester United kick off Women’s Super League with win over Reading
September 3, 2021 MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United got their FA Women’s Super League season off to a flying start with a 2-0 win over Reading thanks to a goal in each half from Kirsty Hanson and Ona Batlle. Hanson got the first goal of the season six minutes before the break […]
Soccer – Iheanacho nets brace as Nigeria beat Liberia in World Cup qualifier
September 3, 2021 By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Striker Kelechi Iheanacho scored twice as Nigeria defeated Liberia 2-0 to make a winning start to their 2022 World Cup Group C qualification campaign, while there was also success for Cameroon and Tunisia on Friday. Nigeria were heavy favourites for victory in Lagos and took […]
U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports remain crippled by Ida as harvest nears
September 3, 2021 By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) – Much of Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exporting capacity remained shuttered on Friday, as flooding and power outages from Hurricane Ida continue to cripple exports from the busiest U.S. grain shipping port, a state official said. Crop exporters are anxious for shipping to resume as […]
American Airlines to end pandemic leave for unvaccinated staff
September 3, 2021 (Reuters) – American Airlines said on Friday it would not provide special leave from next month to unvaccinated employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. Unvaccinated workers will have to use their sick time or medical leave if they miss work due to the disease, it said. “Given there is an […]
Daily Crunch: Fintech startup Jeeves snags $500M valuation after $57M Series B
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for September 3, 2021. As noted yesterday, most of TechCrunch has the day off so today’s newsletter is a little bit different than usual. Up top […]
Porsche, Puma to join Germany’s DAX as index expands
September 3, 2021 By Tom Sims and Hakan Ersen FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German carmaker Porsche and sportswear maker Puma will join the nation’s premier DAX stock index, as it expands to 40 from 30 companies in the biggest overhaul of its 33-year history, the exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Friday. The expansion, contemplated for […]
U.S. securities regulator scrutinizes funds over ESG labels -sources
September 3, 2021 By Chris Prentice (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator has been asking money managers to explain the standards they use for classifying funds as environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused for several months, according to two sources familiar with the queries. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff have been pressing firms for details […]