Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook to add more account security features next year
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would start allowing users to set up physical security keys as a way to verify their identity before logging into the social network's mobile app, beginning...
Dec 22, 2020
Europe crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as new variant spreads – Reuters tally
By Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - Europe became the first region worldwide to cross 500,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a new variant of the coronavirus ...
Dec 22, 2020
MI treasury urges residents to prepare for tax season early
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — With the state individual income tax filing season beginning in late January 2021, the Michigan Department of Treasury is asking taxpayers to take actions early to ens...
Dec 22, 2020
First Latino will represent California in U.S. Senate -governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said he Tuesday will name Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's term. Padilla, the Californ...
Dec 22, 2020
Governor says federal aid package falls short on aid to state and local governments
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s Governor says she’s glad that the bipartisan COVID-19 relief package passed by the U.S. Congress Monday night provides support for families, fro...
Dec 22, 2020
A mysterious village murder raises questions in Lebanon
By Issam Abdallah and Ellen Francis KAHALEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - When Joe Bejjany was shot with a silencer as he got ready to take his two daughters to pre-school, it shocked not only his mountain vil...
Dec 22, 2020
League preaches ‘flexibility’ ahead of unprecedented season
(Reuters) - The NBA will take a flexible approach into the 2020-21 season that begins on Tuesday, with protocols in place that Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum feels will allow games to be played safely...
Dec 22, 2020
American Airlines begins return of workers after payroll relief
CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines is beginning the phased return of furloughed workers after Congress passed a massive COVID-19 aid package with $15 billion in payroll support for airlines, its ex...
Dec 22, 2020
Colombia confirms exit of Russian officials, local media alleges spying
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Two Russian diplomats have left their posts at their country's embassy in Colombia and cannot return, the South American nation said on Tuesday, as local media outlets accused the m...
Dec 22, 2020
Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile's military said this week, as health and army officia...
Dec 22, 2020
