Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MDOT lifts traffic restrictions to ease Labor Day holiday weekend travel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of it’s road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays fo...
Sep 01, 2022
Explainer-How Alaska’s new voting system helped deliver historic win for U.S. Democrats
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time since 1972, Alaska is sending a Democrat to occupy its only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives through a new ranked voting ballot, t...
Sep 01, 2022
Man accused of pepper spraying U.S. Capitol police pleads guilty to assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New Jersey man accused of pepper spraying police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including one who died the next day, pleaded guilty on Thursday ...
Sep 01, 2022
Grain ship from Ukraine grounded in Istanbul, halting traffic
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A cargo ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered export deal drifted aground in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Thursday, halting shipping through Istanb...
Sep 01, 2022
Brazil posts trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, above expected
(Reuters) - Brazil posted an above-expected trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, recording growth in exports, but with imports again advancing at a higher pac...
Sep 01, 2022
White House: U.S. calls on China to immediately cease atrocities on Uyghurs and other minorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House called on China on Thursday to immediately cease "atrocities" against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities and urged Beijing to allow unfettered access to Xinjian...
Sep 01, 2022
Ex Burger King workers get another bite at ‘no-hire’ conspiracy lawsuit
By Barbara Grzincic (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has revived https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znvneweoopl/Arrington%20v%20Burger%20King.pdf a potential class action against Burge...
Sep 01, 2022
National Preparedness Month ideal time to review insurance policies
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — September is National Preparedness Month, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is providing tips to help Michiganders prepare for, an...
Sep 01, 2022
Philips subsidiary to pay over $24 million for alleged false claims for medical equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Dutch medical device maker Philips has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve alleged false claims over respiratory-related medical equipment, the U.S. Justic...
Sep 01, 2022
U.S. judge defers ruling now on Trump request for special master after FBI search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday declined to rule immediately on former President Donald Trump's request to impose a special master to review the materials seized by the FBI followin...
Sep 01, 2022
