Author Archives: Syndicated Content
McConnell rules out quick vote on House bill for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct...
Dec 30, 2020
Netherlands sticks to plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 8
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will stick to its plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 8 even though other European Union countries began inoculations this week, Health minister Hugo de J...
Dec 30, 2020
NFL-Browns COVID-19 positives are potential final hurdle for NFL regular season
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Cleveland Browns shut down their training and practice facility on Wednesday after a player and a staff member tested positive for the novel coronavirus, posing a potent...
Dec 30, 2020
Aldi to spend additional 3.5 billion pounds on food and drink from British suppliers
(Reuters) - Britain's fifth-biggest supermarket Aldi said Wednesday it plans to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by 3.5 billion pounds ($4.77 billion) within the ne...
Dec 30, 2020
Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV’s ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies from COVID-19
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom...
Dec 30, 2020
Governor Whitmer signs bipartisan Flint settlement bill
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan Senate Bills 1251 and 1252, creating the Flint Settlement Trust Fund within the Michigan Department of Treasury,...
Dec 30, 2020
Canada to delay drug price reforms by six months, industry group says
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada has delayed the implementation of new drug price rules that had been due to go into effect on Friday by six months, the pharmaceutical industry's main lobby group said on We...
Dec 30, 2020
New York Chinatown’s Asian Pearl River Mart closing store next year
By Aleksandra Michalska (Reuters) - Pearl River Mart, New York Chinatown's landmark emporium for everything Asian since 1971, will close its flagship store in early 2021 as the pandemic has left the f...
Dec 30, 2020
Egypt summons Ethiopia’s envoy over comments – statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the Ethiopian Charg d'Affairs to Cairo on Wednesday to provide clarifications over comments made by the spokesman of the Ethiopian foreign mini...
Dec 30, 2020
MI COVID Alert app now available in two additional languages
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) announced the launch of S...
Dec 30, 2020
