Mayweather says McGregor is ‘all bark and no bite’
By Alan Baldwin LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather sent a message to mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor on Tuesday to stop ‘barking’ and find some ‘bite’ after months of talk about a crossover fight between the two. Speaking after announcing an IBF world super-featherweight title bout... Read more
Weather with Madalene Arias – March 7, 2017
Skedline Reporter, Madalene Arias, gives you a run down of the weather for the week of Tues., March 7, 2017. Read more
No deaths as avalanche sweeps past skiers in France’s Tignes
LYON, France, March 7 (Reuters) – No one was killed in an avalanche that swept past several skiers on Tuesday in Tignes, authorities in the French Alpine resort said. The avalanche was triggered shortly before 10 A.M. (0900 GMT) in an off-piste area of the vast resort and swept across a relatively easy... Read more
Coca-Cola serves up gay-friendly ad for all genders, generations
NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) – Soft drinks maker Coca–Cola Co has launched a gay-friendly ad featuring a brother and sister vying for the attention of a handsome pool boy in the campaign that has won praise for diversity and inclusion. “Sibling rivalry never looked more inclusive,” Out Magazine said of... Read more
LinkedIn fails to agree with Russia on restoring access to site
MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp. has failed to reach an agreement with the Russian authorities to restore public access to the social networking website, the company and Russia’s communications regulator said on Tuesday. Russia blocked access to LinkedIn’s website last year after a court found the firm... Read more
Canada posts third straight monthly trade surplus
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, March 7 (Reuters) – Canada posted a third consecutive monthly trade surplus in January, the first such stretch since 2014, in another signal that the economy is gaining momentum after slumping for more than two years due to low oil prices. Statistics Canada on Tuesday... Read more
The biggest challenge facing women? Work, say men and women globally
Video courtesy of Thomson Reuter Foundation. By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, March 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world would be a better place for women if they had access to more and better quality jobs, according to a street survey of women and men in 10 countries in Europe,... Read more
Trump backs House Republican healthcare plan, aims to cut drug prices
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed a draft U.S. House of Representatives Republican bill to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law and said it was open to negotiation, adding that he was working on a system to cut drug prices.... Read more
Studies highlight gender, racial inequalities in medical profession
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Women and minorities face more barriers to getting ahead in their medical careers, both early in training and later on, researchers say. In one study, Dr. Julie Boiko of the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues found that women are underrepresented... Read more
skedNOW with Rob Lowrey – March 7, 2017
  News Host, Rob Lowrey, gives you a run-down of today’s top news stories. For more, tune into skedLIVE at 2:30 p.m. Read more