Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AG Nessel issues urgent consumer alert on COVID-19 scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Monday, in coordination with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an urgent consumer alert to Michigan res...
Dec 07, 2020
FCC awards $9.2 billion to deploy broadband to 5.2 million U.S. homes, businesses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said that it was awarding $9.2 billion to provide high-speed broadband internet service to 5.22 million unserved h...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden expects to announce pick for on defense secretary on Friday
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday he expects to announce his pick for U.S. defense secretary on Friday and that he could nominate someone for attorney general ...
Dec 07, 2020
Palantir wins $44 million FDA contract, boosting shares 21%
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc was awarded a $44.4 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Palantir spokeswoman said, sending its s...
Dec 07, 2020
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on Monday, a possibl...
Dec 07, 2020
Despite Biden pledge, coronavirus bill in Congress now may be all Americans get: analysts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has called the $908 billion coronavirus aid bill taking shape in Congress a "downpayment" toward a bigger stimulus next year, but if it...
Dec 07, 2020
Newest state “pause” extension also puts high school sports on-hold for now
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Monday’s announcement from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to extended the "pause" on high school in-person instruction and high school...
Dec 07, 2020
Peru economy minister says prospects for growth in 2021 looking up
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru expects to raise its projection for 10% growth in 2021 as cases of coronavirus fall off from their devastating peak this year, reinvigorating the economy of the w...
Dec 07, 2020
Brazil to offer COVID-19 vaccine for all at no cost, says president
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday the government will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all Brazilians, without cost or obligation, once health regulator Anvisa gives it ...
Dec 07, 2020
Pfizer, Moderna decline White House’s ‘Vaccine Summit’ invitation: Stat News
(Reuters) - Vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to attend a White House "Vaccine Summit", Stat News reported on Monday, citing sources ...
Dec 07, 2020
