Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State Representatives introduce bipartisan bills targeting sexual misconduct
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Following a recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, Michigan House legislators today introduced a bipartisan plan to protect sexual assault survivors. ...
May 18, 2021
Discovery extends CEO contract through 2027 after AT&T deal
(Reuters) - Discovery Inc extended Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav's employment contract through Dec. 31, 2027, as he is expected to lead the proposed new company to be created by combining media...
May 18, 2021
Texas governor bars mask mandates for schools other government entities
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered all government entities in the state, including school districts, to lift mask mandates by week's end, though existing guidelines for face-cov...
May 18, 2021
Brazil senators say anti-China views hurt access to COVID-19 vaccines
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian senators on Tuesday accused the country's former foreign minister of undermining efforts to obtain COVID-19 vaccines after he used anti-China rhetoric ...
May 18, 2021
Olympics – Human rights activists urge athletes to boycott Beijing Games
(Reuters) - Human rights activists on Tuesday called for athletes to boycott next year's Winter Olympics in China and put pressure on the International Olympic Committee over the staging of the Games....
May 18, 2021
Denmark to repatriate women, children from Syrian camps
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark said on Tuesday it will repatriate 22 Danish citizens, women and children from detention camps in northeastern Syria, where they are being held due to their association ...
May 18, 2021
U.S. Senate leader backs big change for how military handles sexual assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday he supported an effort to shift the way the military handles cases of sexual assault, and expressed hope the Senate woul...
May 18, 2021
U.S. actor Charles Grodin dead at age 86 from cancer – New York Times
(Reuters) - American actor Charles Grodin, known for his deadpan comic delivery in Broadway, film and television roles, died on Tuesday at age 86 at his home in Winton, Connecticut, the New York Times...
May 18, 2021
Attorney General Nessel warns of Amazon scam calls
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert on robocalls after the Department received complaints related to calls impersonating Amazon custome...
May 18, 2021
U.S. administers 275.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 275,535,207 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 346,672,525 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
May 18, 2021
