FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media after attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer October 24, 2020 By Daren Butler and Geert De Clercq ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – France recalled its ambassador on Saturday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan […]
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These Atlanta suburbs show how Georgia has become a 2020 battleground state
Carolyn Bourdeaux and Rich McCormick Carolyn Bourdeaux for Congress and Rich McCormick for Congress. In a suburban county northeast of Atlanta, Melissa Clink has been pursuing an ambitious goal. “We’ve been working on normalizing being a Democrat in Forsyth County for quite some time,” she said. Clink is the chairwoman […]
Iran’s leader urges penalties for COVID offenders
October 24, 2020 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Saturday for strict punishments for violators of COVID-19 restrictions as the Middle East’s hardest-hit nation battled a third wave. Latest officials figures showed the coronavirus had killed 32,320 Iranians and infected 562,705, with 5,814 new cases and […]
Trump to vote in Florida on Saturday before holding three rallies
President Trump will cast his ballot in Florida on Saturday morning before traveling to headline three rallies in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. With only 10 days left before the election, Mr. Trump is turning his focus to rallying supporters in critical swing states. At a rally in Pensacola, Florida, […]
“Price is Right” coming back with no audience, other coronavirus changes
After nearly 50 years on the air, “The Price is Right” holds the title of TV’s longest-running game show. But like so many Hollywood productions, the pandemic shut it down in March. Now, network television’s number-one rated daytime series is firing back up, with new safety protocols in place. Dana […]
Jack Bishop on empowering home cooks through the pandemic
Cooking expert and author Jack Bishop is an original cast member of “America’s Test Kitchen,” the PBS show that rethinks recipes from the ground up. And as more of us spend time in the kitchen during the pandemic, Bishop’s hoping to inspire even novice chefs to make our home-cooked creations […]
Coca-Cola European Partners in talks to buy Coca-Cola Amatil
October 24, 2020 (Reuters) – Coca-Cola European Partners <CCEPC.L> is in advanced talks to acquire Australia’s Coca-Cola Amatil <CCL.AX>, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The details of the deal which has not yet been finalised could be announced within few days, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. A […]
Rising rates seem to signal a recovery is near, but investors wonder whether they can be believed
A worker uses a nail gun while installing trim in a home under construction at a Romanelli and Hughes Building Co. subdivision in Dublin, Ohio, July 9, 2020. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bonds, it would seem, are speaking the bulls’ language. Treasury yields rolled to a four-month […]
Starboard tries to find another winner in the fintech space
Jeffrey Smith, CEO of Starboard Value LP and Chairman of Papa John’s International Inc. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Company: ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW) Business: ACI Worldwide, Inc. develops and markets software products and services focused on facilitating electronic payments. Its products and services are used principally by financial institutions, retailers, […]
Guinea’s Conde wins presidency with 59.5% of vote
FILE PHOTO: Guinea’s President Alpha Conde laughs as he addresses participants of the “G20 Investment Summit – German Business and the CwA Countries 2019” on the sidelines of a Compact with Africa (CwA) in Berlin, Germany November 19, 2019. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS October 24, 2020 CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s […]