Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lions make roster moves ahead of game Sunday at Atlanta
ALLEN PARK, MI (WTVB) – The Detroit Lions have placed rookie defensive end Julian Okwara on Injured Reserve with an injury to his right leg. Okwara will have to remain on IR for at least three w...
Oct 22, 2020
U.S. Senate panel poised to advance Trump Supreme Court pick as Democrats boycott
By Lawrence Hurley and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Thursday on President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a li...
Oct 22, 2020
U of M launches online initiative for football fans
ANN ARBOR, MI (WTVB) – University of Michigan fans may not be able to attend football games this season, but they can still be part of game day. The Michigan athletic department has introduced t...
Oct 22, 2020
For workers, ‘digital upskilling’ puts tech trends on fast-forward
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK - This year has taught us a lot of things, but here is one major 2020 lesson: Tech skills are a virtual necessity. With much of the workforce cooped up at home for eight month...
Oct 22, 2020
Goldman Sachs U.S. settlement over Malaysia 1MDB scandal to lift dark cloud
By Matt Scuffham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week will agree to pay more than $2 billion to settle U.S. charges over its role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, lifting a d...
Oct 22, 2020
Google’s antitrust legal woes far from over if Biden wins
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's nascent antitrust case against Google will get the attention it needs to succeed if Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidency next...
Oct 22, 2020
Former MSU Athletic Director Norvell passes away
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Former Michigan State University athletic director Merritt Norvell Jr. has passed away. Norvell became the Spartans first Black director of athletics in July of 1995 an...
Oct 22, 2020
New fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh dims hopes before Washington talks
By Nailia Bagirova and Nvard Hovhannisyan BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) - Hopes of ending nearly a month of bloodshed in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh were receding on Thursday as Azeri and ethnic...
Oct 22, 2020
Poland to seek EU approval for state aid to build nuclear plant
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will ask the European Commission to approve state aid for the construction of a nuclear power station, the minister responsible for energy infrastructure said on Thursday. "I...
Oct 22, 2020
Afghan air strike hits religious school as Taliban mount attacks, officials say
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan military air strike targeting Taliban fighters killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a religious school in the northeastern pr...
Oct 22, 2020
