Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Whitmer, Nessel praising restaurants
HOLALND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and other state officials issued statements highly commending bar and restaurant owners that have been complying with t...
Jan 11, 2021
Shale gas pioneer Chesapeake Energy worth $5.13 billion on bankruptcy exit -U.S. judge
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp's value has soared since its June bankruptcy filing, the U.S. judge overseeing the natural gas producer's trial indicated, and is worth $5.13 billion, far ab...
Jan 11, 2021
Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma on COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe illness has halted enrolment of severely ill COVID-19 patients...
Jan 11, 2021
Virgin Atlantic close to $230 million sale and leaseback deal for two planes
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson's airline which has been hammered by the pandemic, is close to finalising a deal to raise just over $230 million from two planes, enabling it to rep...
Jan 11, 2021
Staples offers $2.1 billion cash to buy Office Depot parent
(Reuters) - Office supplies retailer Staples on Monday said it made an offer to buy Office Depot owner ODP Corp for $2.1 billion in cash, nearly five years after its second takeover effort was rejecte...
Jan 11, 2021
January 11, 1805: Michigan Territory established by President Thomas Jefferson
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — It would take another 32 years and some growing and shrinking of its landmass for Michigan to achieve statehood, but on January 11, 1805 the Michigan Territory was est...
Jan 11, 2021
Students in Rome stage sit-in to demand schools be re-opened
ROME (Reuters) - Dozens of students staged a sit-in protest outside their school in central Rome on Monday, urging the government to re-open the education sector across the country after most of its 2...
Jan 11, 2021
Paris Club of international creditors accept Kenya debt relief request
LONDON (Reuters) - The Paris Club of international creditors said on Monday it had accepted a request from Kenya for a debt-servicing suspension from January to the end of June. "Kenya is committed to...
Jan 11, 2021
UK scammers tricking victims into paying for fake COVID vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - Scammers have been defrauding people by falsely offering them COVID vaccines in return for payment, with some victims receiving unidentified jabs, the Welsh health minister said on ...
Jan 11, 2021
Chipotle to hire 15,000 workers in the United States
(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Monday it would hire 15,000 workers in the United States, as the fast-casual burrito chain benefits from strong demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Jan 11, 2021
