Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Upton votes for marriage protections and religious liberties
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — U.S. Representative Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, on Thursday, December 8 issued the following statement after voting for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill which w...
Dec 08, 2022
Bid to censure Ghana’s finance minister fails in parliament
ACCRA (Reuters) - A bid to censure Ghana's embattled finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta failed on Thursday when ruling party members walked out of parliament, depriving the opposition of the two-thirds m...
Dec 08, 2022
CRTC rejects Telus’ request to charge processing fee on credit card payments
(Reuters) - A Canadian regulator said on Thursday it had rejected Telus Corp's request to charge a processing fee on credit card payments made by customers for its telecom services in Alberta and Brit...
Dec 08, 2022
Rep. Hall votes to add judgeships in Kalamazoo and Allegan counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — State Representative Matt Hall, of Comstock Township, voted on Thursday, December 8 to advance legislation that woudl add a circuit court judge in Kalamazoo and Alle...
Dec 08, 2022
EU adds eight people to Congolese sanctions list
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The European Union has added eight people to its list of sanctions relating to the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, including rebel leaders and a Belgian businessman, it ...
Dec 08, 2022
U.S. House backs sweeping defense bill, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to hit a record $858 billion next year, $45 billion more than proposed by ...
Dec 08, 2022
U.N. sanctions regime for Haiti expected by Jan. 2023 – coordinator
(Reuters) - The United Nations is establishing a sanction regime in response to the gang violence and humanitarian crisis in Haiti which should be working by January 2023, the U.N. resident coordinato...
Dec 08, 2022
Volkswagen postpones decision on gigafactory in eastern Europe by several months -CTK news agency
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG postponed its decision on the placement of a gigafactory for electric car batteries in eastern Europe by several months, CTK news agency reported on Thursday. The Czec...
Dec 08, 2022
FTX bankruptcy team meets federal prosecutors in New York – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -FTX's new chief executive officer and bankruptcy lawyers met Manhattan federal prosecutors investigating the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, ci...
Dec 08, 2022
Brazil’s Lula to announce some Cabinet names on Friday, aide says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to start announcing some members of his cabinet on Friday, the head of his Workers Party said on Thursday, a...
Dec 08, 2022
