Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State park/trail improvement plan unveiled by Governor Whitmer
ST IGNACE MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Whitmer has announced a plan that would invest in state parks and trails. The Governor made the announcement at Straits State Park in St. Ignace. The proposa...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. drops sanctions on former Iranian officials in routine step
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Thursday it had removed sanctions on three former Iranian officials and on two companies previously involved in trading Iranian petrochemical products...
Jun 10, 2021
Actor Riz Ahmed leads bid to change way Muslims seen in movies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Riz Ahmed on Thursday launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are depicted in movies after a study showed that they are barely seen and shown in a negative ...
Jun 10, 2021
Exclusive: Eli Lilly memo says firm did not make false statements to FDA
By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - A week before Eli Lilly disclosed to regulators that the U.S. Justice Department was investigating its New Jersey factory, the drugmaker told employees that...
Jun 10, 2021
Tennis-Long and special road leads Pavlyuchenkova to brink of French Open glory
PARIS (Reuters) - When Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the Australian Open junior title in 2006, aged 14, it looked as though it would not be long before she would emulate the likes of Maria Sharapova an...
Jun 10, 2021
Artisan fund joins opposition to Universal Music spin-off
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. investment fund Artisan Partners on Thursday joined another minority shareholder in French media group Vivendi in opposing its spin-off of Universal Music Group (UMG), decrying ...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. May budget deficit shrinks as revenues rise sharply, Treasury says
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a May deficit of $132 billion, about a third of the May 2020 deficit of $399 billion, as higher employment and an earlier tax deadline...
Jun 10, 2021
Biden: U.S. to purchase half a billion vaccine doses for lower income countries
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - The United States will purchase half a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for lower income countries with no strings attached, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday. "H...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to unveil $78 billion surface transportation bill – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will unveil a bipartisan surface transportation bill that would authorize $78 billion over five years, including $25 billion for ...
Jun 10, 2021
Crisis-hit EU airlines seek ‘more balanced’ passenger rights
PARIS (Reuters) - European airlines said on Thursday they will seek to weaken passenger compensation and refund rights in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which left the industry struggling to reimb...
Jun 10, 2021
